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The Merkel Cabinet II is the current government of Germany since October 28, 2009, during the 17th legislature of the Bundestag. Led by the Christian Democrat Angela Merkel (the first female chancellor in German history), it is supported by a coalition of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), Christian Social Union of Bavaria (CSU) and the Free Democratic Party (FDP). It follows the Merkel Cabinet I.
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Composition
The current federal cabinet consists of the following Ministers:
Office Image Incumbent Party In office Chancellor 
Angela Merkel CDU November 22, 2005 – present Vice-Chancellor 
Guido Westerwelle FDP October 28, 2009 – May 18, 2011 
Philipp Rösler May 18, 2011 - present Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs Guido Westerwelle FDP October 28, 2009 – present Federal Minister of the Interior 
Thomas de Maizière CDU October 28, 2009 – March 3, 2011 
Hans-Peter Friedrich CSU March 3, 2011 - present Federal Minister of Justice 
Sabine Leutheusser-Schnarrenberger FDP October 28, 2009 – present Federal Minister of Finance 
Wolfgang Schäuble CDU October 28, 2009 – present Federal Minister of Economics and Technology 
Rainer Brüderle FDP October 28, 2009 – May 12, 2011 Philipp Rösler May 12, 2011 - present Federal Minister of Labour and Social Affairs 
Franz Josef Jung CDU October 28, 2009 – November 27, 2009 
Ursula von der Leyen November 30, 2009 – present Federal Minister of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection 
Ilse Aigner CSU October 31, 2008 – present Federal Minister of Defence 
Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg CSU October 28, 2009 – March 3, 2011 Thomas de Maizière CDU March 3, 2011 - present Federal Minister for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth Ursula von der Leyen CDU November 22, 2005 – November 30, 2009 
Kristina Schröder November 30, 2009 – present Federal Minister of Health Philipp Rösler FDP October 28, 2009 – May 12, 2011 
Daniel Bahr May 12, 2011 - present Federal Minister of Transport, Building and Urban Affairs 
Peter Ramsauer CSU October 28, 2009 – present Federal Minister for the Environment, Nature Conservation, and Nuclear Safety 
Norbert Röttgen CDU October 28, 2009 – present Federal Minister of Education and Research 
Annette Schavan CDU November 22, 2005 – present Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development 
Dirk Niebel FDP October 28, 2009 – present Federal Minister for Special Tasks,
Head of the Chancellery
Ronald Pofalla CDU October 28, 2009 – present Religion
At the Cabinet's inception, Protestants and Catholics were equally represented, each with 7 ministers.[1] Two ministers have not stated their religious beliefs. However, when the Cabinet was sworn in, Chancellor Merkel and all the ministers used the optional formula "so help me God".[2] Minister of the Interior Thomas de Maizière is a member of the presidium of the Deutscher Evangelischer Kirchentag, a Protestant organisation. Minister of Education Annette Schavan is a member of the Central Committee of German Catholics. Minister of Economics and Technology Philipp Rösler is also an active member of Catholic organisations.
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Guido Westerwelle (FDP) | Wolfgang Schäuble (CDU) | Sabine Leutheusser-Schnarrenberger (FDP) | Thomas de Maizière (CDU) | Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg (until 3 Mar 2011) (CSU)/Hans-Peter Friedrich (since 3 Mar 2011) (CSU) | Philipp Rösler (FDP) | Rainer Brüderle (until 12 May 2011) (FDP)/Daniel Bahr (since 12 May 2011) (FDP) | Ilse Aigner (CSU) | Franz Josef Jung (until 27 Nov 2009) (CDU)/Kristina Schröder (since 30 Nov 2009) (CDU) | Ursula von der Leyen (CDU) | Peter Ramsauer (CSU) | Norbert Röttgen (CDU) | Annette Schavan (CDU) | Dirk Niebel (FDP) | Ronald Pofalla (CDU)
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