First Kohl cabinet

The first cabinet led by Helmut Kohl was sworn in on October 4, 1982 and took power on March 29, 1983. The cabinet was the first to be formed after a constructive vote of no confidence. It was succeeded by the Cabinet Kohl II, which was formed after the 1983 elections.

It had the following composition:

• Helmut Kohl (CDU) – Chancellor
• Hans-Dietrich Genscher (FDP) – Vice Chancellor and Minister of Foreign Affairs
• Manfred Wörner (CDU) – Minister of Defense
• Friedrich Zimmermann (CSU) – Minister of the Interior
• Gerhard Stoltenberg (CDU) – Minister of Finance
• Hans Engelhard (FDP) – Minister of Justice
• Otto Graf Lambsdorff (FDP) – Minister of Economics
• Norbert Blüm (CDU) – Minister of Labour and Social Affairs
• Josef Ertl (FDP) – Minister of Food, Agriculture, and Forestry
• Werner Dollinger (CSU) – Minister of Transport
• Oscar Schneider (CSU) – Minister of Construction
• Heiner Geissler (CDU) – Minister of Youth, Family, and Health
• Heinz Riesenhuber (CDU) – Minister of Research and Technology
• Dorothee Wilms (CDU) – Minister of Education and Science
• Jürgen Warnke (CSU) – Minister of Economic Cooperation
• Christian Schwarz-Schilling (CDU) – Minister of Posts and Communications
• Rainer Barzel (CDU) – Minister of Intra-German Relations