Second Merkel cabinet

Second Cabinet of Angela Merkel
Cabinet Merkel II

21st Cabinet of the Federal Republic of Germany
28 October 2009 – 22 October 2013
(until 17 December 2013 as caretaker government)
Date formed28 October 2009
Date dissolved17 December 2013
(4 years, 1 month, 2 weeks and 5 days)
People and organisations
PresidentHorst Köhler (until 31 May 2010)
Jens Böhrnsen (Acting; from 31 May 2010 to 30 June 2010)
Christian Wulff (from 30 June 2010 to 17 February 2012)
Horst Seehofer (Acting; from 17 February 2012 to 18 March 2012)
Joachim Gauck (from 18 March 2012)
ChancellorAngela Merkel
Vice ChancellorGuido Westerwelle (until 18 May 2011)
Philipp Rösler (from 18 May 2011)
Member partyChristian Democratic Union
Christian Social Union of Bavaria
Free Democratic Party
Status in legislatureCoalition government
332/622 (53%)




Opposition partySocial Democratic Party
The Left
The Greens
Opposition leaderFrank-Walter Steinmeier (SPD)
History
Election2009 federal election
Legislature terms17th Bundestag
PredecessorMerkel I
SuccessorMerkel III

The Second Merkel cabinet (German: Kabinett Merkel II) was the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany during the 17th legislative session of the Bundestag. Installed after the 2009 federal election, it left office on 17 December 2013. It was preceded by the first Merkel cabinet and succeeded by the third Merkel cabinet. Led by Chancellor Angela Merkel, it was supported by a coalition of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), the Christian Social Union of Bavaria (CSU), and the Free Democratic Party (FDP).

The cabinet served as a caretaker government following the elections on 22 September 2013; which saw the removal of the Free Democratic Party from the Bundestag. Negotiations between the Christian Democratic Union/Christian Social Union of Bavaria (CDU/CSU) and the Social Democratic Party (SPD) took place to form a new cabinet.