Third Kohl cabinet (Rhineland-Palatinate)

The Third Kohl cabinet was the state government of the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate from 20 May 1975 until 2 December 1976. The Cabinet was headed by Minister President Helmut Kohl and was formed by the Christian Democratic Union. On 20 May 1975 Kohl was elected and sworn in as Minister President by the Landtag of Rhineland-Palatinate.[1]

Third Cabinet of Helmut Kohl Kohl III
11th Cabinet of Rhineland-Palatinate
19 May 1969 – 20 May 1975
Date formed	20 May 1975
Date dissolved	2 December 1976 (1 year, 6 months, 1 week and 5 days)
People and organisations
Chancellor	Helmut Schmidt
Minister President	Helmut Kohl
Deputy Minister President	Otto Meyer
Member party	Christian Democratic Union
Opposition party	Social Democratic Party Free Democratic Party
Opposition leader	Social Democratic Party
History
Election(s)	1975 Rhineland-Palatinate state election
Legislature term(s)	8th Landtag of Lower Saxony
Predecessor	Cabinet Kohl I
Successor	Cabinet Vogel I

The reason for the short term was that Kohl switched to federal politics: he was the Union’s candidate for chancellor in the 1976 West German federal election, was elected to the Bundestag for the first time and then resigned as Minister President of Rhineland-Palatinate.