Ludwig Erhard

Ludwig Erhard (February 4, 1897–May 5, 1977) was a German politician (CDU) and Chancellor of Germany from 1963 until 1966.

Erhard's Second Ministry (26 October 1965 - 1 December 1966)

• Ludwig Erhard (CDU) - Chancellor
• Erich Mende (FDP) - Vice Chancellor and Minister of All-German Affairs
• Gerhard Schröder (CDU) - Minister of Foreign Affairs
• Kai-Uwe von Hassel (CDU) - Minister of Defense
• Paul Lücke (CDU) - Minister of the Interior
• Rolf Dahlgrün (FDP) - Minister of Finance
• Richard Jaeger (CSU) - Minister of Justice
• Kurt Schmücker (CDU) - Minister of Economics
• Hans Katzer (CDU) - Minister of Labour and Social Affairs
• Hermann Höcherl (CSU) - Minister of Food, Agriculture, and Forestry
• Hans-Christoph Seebohm (CDU) - Minister of Transport
• Ewald Bucher (FDP) - Minister of Construction
• Bruno Heck (CDU) - Minister of Family and Youth
• Elisabeth Schwarzhaupt (CDU) - Minister of Health
• Gerhard Stoltenberg (CDU) - Minister of Scientific Research
• Walter Scheel (FDP) - Minister of Economic Cooperation
• Richard Stücklen (CSU) - Minister of Posts and Communications
• Johann Baptist Gradl (CDU) - Minister of Displaced Persons, Refugees, and War Victims
• Alois Niederalt (CSU) - Minister of Bundesrat and State Affairs
• Werner Dollinger (CSU) - Minister of Federal Treasure

Changes

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• 28 October 1966 - Hans-Christoph Seebohm (CDU) succeeds Mende as Vice Chancellor, remaining also Minister of Transport. Rainer Barzel (CDU) succeeds Mende as Minister of All-German Affairs. The other FDP ministers, Dahlgrün and Scheel, also resign.
• 8 November 1966 - Kurt Schmücker succeeds Dahlgrün as Minister of Finance. Werner Dollinger (CSU) succeeds Scheel as Minister of Economic Cooperation, remaining also Minister of Federal Treasure.