Second Schröder cabinet

Second Cabinet of Gerhard Schröder
Cabinet Schröder II

19th Cabinet of Germany
22 October 2002 – 18 October 2005
(until 22 November 2005 as caretaker government)
Gerhard Schröder
Date formed22 October 2002
Date dissolved22 November 2005
(3 years and 1 month)
People and organisations
PresidentJohannes Rau (until 30 June 2004)
Horst Köhler (from 1 July 2004)
ChancellorGerhard Schröder
Vice ChancellorJoschka Fischer
Member party  Social Democratic Party
  Alliance '90/The Greens
Status in legislatureRed–green coalition (Majority)
306/603 (51%)









Opposition party  Christian Democratic Union
  Christian Social Union
  Free Democratic Party
  Party of Democratic Socialism
Opposition leaderAngela Merkel
History
Election2002 federal election
Legislature terms15th Bundestag
PredecessorSchröder I
SuccessorMerkel I

The Second Schröder cabinet (German: Kabinett Schröder II) was the 19th Government of Federal Republic of Germany in office from 22 October 2002 until 22 November 2005. It succeeded the First Schröder cabinet formed after the 2002 elections. Chancellor Gerhard Schröder continued the coalition with the Alliance 90/The Greens (Greens) and his Social Democratic Party (SPD). Joschka Fischer (Greens) served as Vice Chancellor of Germany and Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs. The cabinet was succeeded by the First Merkel cabinet following the 2005 elections.

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