The First Erhard cabinet was the

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between 17 October 1963 and 26 October 1965. Led by the Christian Democratic Union

Ludwig Erhard Ludwig Wilhelm Erhard (; 4 February 1897 – 5 May 1977) was a German politician affiliated with the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), and chancellor of West Germany from 1963 until 1966. He is known for leading the West German postwar economi ...

, the cabinet was a coalition between the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and the

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(FDP). The

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was the Free Democrat

Erich Mende Erich Mende (28 October 1916 – 6 May 1998) was a German politician of the Free Democratic Party (FDP) and Christian Democratic Union (CDU). He was the leader of FDP from 1960 to 1968 and the vice-chancellor of West Germany from 1963 to 1966. ...

(FDP).

Composition

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