Second Schmidt cabinet

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Second Cabinet of Helmut Schmidt Cabinet Schmidt II
11th Cabinet of the Federal Republic of Germany
16 December 1976 – 5 November 1980
Helmut Schmidt
Date formed	16 December 1976
Date dissolved	5 November 1980 (3 years, 10 months, 2 weeks and 6 days)
People and organisations
President	Walter Scheel
Chancellor	Helmut Schmidt
Vice-Chancellor	Hans-Dietrich Genscher
Member party	Social Democratic Party Free Democratic Party
Status in legislature	Coalition government 253/496 (51%)
Opposition party	Christian Democratic Union Christian Social Union
Opposition leader	Helmut Kohl (CDU)
History
Election	1976 West German federal election
Legislature terms	8th Bundestag
Predecessor	Schmidt I
Successor	Schmidt III

The Second Schmidt cabinet was the government of West Germany between 16 December 1976 and 5 November 1980, during the 8th legislature of the Bundestag. Led by the Social Democrat Helmut Schmidt, the cabinet was a coalition between the Social Democrats (SDP) and the Free Democratic Party (FDP). The Vice-Chancellor was the Free Democrat Hans-Dietrich Genscher (FDP).