Fourth Adenauer cabinet
Fourth Adenauer Cabinet (Adenauer IV) | |
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cabinet of West Germany | |
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Date formed | 14 November 1961 |
Date dissolved | 14 December 1962 |
People and organisations | |
Head of state | President Heinrich Lübke |
Head of government | Konrad Adenauer |
Member parties | |
Opposition party | SPD |
Opposition leader | Erich Ollenhauer |
History | |
Election(s) | West German federal election, 1961 |
Legislature term(s) | 4th Bundestag |
Predecessor | Adenauer III |
Successor | Adenauer V |
The Fourth Adenauer cabinet was formed by incumbent Chancellor Konrad Adenauer after the 1961 federal election. The cabinet was sworn in on 14 November 1961.
The Spiegel affair in 1962 caused the coalition to fall apart over Defence Minister Franz Josef Strauss' actions which violated press freedom, leading to all FDP ministers resigning in protest. As a result, the Adenauer IV cabinet lasted for only little more than a year.
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