Elections in Germany: New Swing with Schröder

could become a great chancellor.

Schröders cabinet :

On tuesday, 27th October, Gerhard Schröder was elected Chancellor by the new Bundestag. He got 351 votes. 287 deputies voted against him, 27 abstained. Independent Jost Stollmann did not enter the cabinet and was replaced by entrepreneur Werner Müller. The new German government is composed by 15 ministers.

Chancellor : Gerhard Schröder (SPD)

Foreign Office : Joschka Fischer (Greens)

Finance : Oskar Lafontaine (SPD)

Economy : Werner Müller

Interior : Otto Schily (SPD)

Justice : Herta Däubler-Gmelin (SPD)

Defense : Rudolf Scharping (SPD)

Labor : Walter Riester (SPD)

Transport and Construction : Franz Müntefering (SPD)

Agriculture : Karl-Heinz Funke (SPD)

Environment : Jürgen Trittin (Greens)

Health : Andrea Fischer (Greens)

Family : Christine Bergmann (SPD)

Education and Research : Edelgard Bulmahn (SPD)

Economic Cooperation and Development : Heidemarie Wieczorek-Zeul (SPD)

Chancellor's Department : Bodo Hombach (SPD)

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