Fourth Kohl cabinet

Fourth Cabinet of Helmut Kohl
Cabinet Kohl IV

16th Cabinet of the Federal Republic of Germany
18 January 1991 – 10 November 1994
(until 17 November 1994 as caretaker government)
Helmut Kohl
Date formed18 January 1991
Date dissolved17 November 1994
(3 years, 9 months, 4 weeks and 2 days)
People and organisations
PresidentRichard von Weizsäcker (until 30 June 1994)
Roman Herzog (from 1 July 1994)
ChancellorHelmut Kohl
Vice-ChancellorHans-Dietrich Genscher (until 18 May 1992)
Jürgen Möllemann (from 18 May 1992 to 21 January 1993)
Klaus Kinkel (from 21 January 1993)
Member partyChristian Democratic Union
Christian Social Union
Free Democratic Party
Status in legislatureCoalition government led by CDU/CSU
398/662 (60%)




Opposition partySocial Democratic Party
The Greens
Party of Democratic Socialism
Opposition leader
History
Election1990 federal election
Legislature terms12th Bundestag
PredecessorKohl III
SuccessorKohl V

The Fourth Kohl cabinet led by Helmut Kohl was sworn in on 18 January 1991 and laid down its function on 15 November 1994. The cabinet was formed after the 1990 elections. It laid down its function after the formation of the Cabinet Kohl V, which was formed following the 1994 elections.

This cabinet was the first to be formed after German Reunification. Among the East German politicians to enter the government was future chancellor Angela Merkel, as minister of women and health.