The First Kohl cabinet (German: Kabinett Kohl I) was the 13th Cabinet of the Federal Republic of Germany. It was formed in 1 October 1982 following a successful constructive vote of no confidence, by which Helmut Kohl replaced Helmut Schmidt as Chancellor. The other cabinet members were appointed and sworn in on 4 October 1982. It was the first (and as yet only) German federal cabinet formed after a constructive vote of no confidence. After ascending to the chancellorship, Kohl and his coalition sought to bring about new elections as quickly as possible, which he achieved by deliberately losing a confidence motion and then having the Bundestag dissolved by the president at the chancellor's request. The following 1983 federal election on 6 March 1983 resulted in a re-election of Kohl and his newly formed CDU/CSU/FDP-coalition. On 30 March 1983, Kohl was again elected chancellor by the Bundestag and formed his second cabinet. With a duration of just under half a year, the cabinet Kohl I was the shortest-lived German government since the cabinet von Schleicher (3 December 1932–28 January 1933) during the Weimar Republic and is, as yet, the shortest-lived cabinet in the history of the Federal Republic.
First Cabinet of Helmut Kohl Cabinet Kohl I | |
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 13th Cabinet of the Federal Republic of Germany | |
| 14 October 1982 – 30 March 1983 | |
 Helmut Kohl | |
| Date formed | 1 October 1982 |
| Date dissolved | 30 March 1983 (5 months, 4 weeks and 1 day) |
| People and organisations | |
| President | Karl Carstens |
| Chancellor | Helmut Kohl |
| Vice-Chancellor | Hans-Dietrich Genscher |
| Member party | Christian Democratic Union Christian Social Union Free Democratic Party |
| Status in legislature | Coalition government led by CDU/CSU |
| Opposition party | Social Democratic Party The Greens |
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| History | |
| Election(s) | Constructive vote of no confidence led by Helmut Kohl against incumbent Chancellor Helmut Schmidt |
| Legislature term(s) | 9th Bundestag |
| Predecessor | Schmidt III |
| Successor | Kohl II |