The First Schröder cabinet (

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: ''Kabinett Schröder I'') was the 19th

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in office from 27 October 1998 until 22 October 2002. It succeeded the Fifth Kohl cabinet formed after the 1998 elections.

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, Minister President of Lower Saxony, reached an agreement on a

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with the

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(Greens) and his

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(SPD), setting the stage for Schröder to become

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. Joschka Fischer (Greens) replaced

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and Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs. The cabinet was succeeded by the

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Composition

Within the red-green coalition cabinet, the SPD controlled the posts overseeing finance, the economy, and welfare issues.

References

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