| Cabinet of Otto von Bismarck | |
|---|---|
.svg){kind=small} 1st Cabinet of the German Empire | |
| 1871 – 1890 | |
 Otto von Bismarck | |
| Date formed | 21 March 1871 |
| Date dissolved | 20 March 1890 (18 years, 11 months, 3 weeks and 6 days) |
| People and organisations | |
| Emperor | Wilhelm I Friedrich III Wilhelm II |
| Chancellor | Otto von Bismarck |
| Vice Chancellor | Otto zu Stolberg-Wernigerode (until 20 June 1881) Karl Heinrich von Boetticher (from 20 June 1881) |
| Member parties | Independent Supported by: National Liberal Party (until 1878; from 1884) Centre Party (1878-1884) German Progress Party (until 1878) German Conservative Party (from 1878) Free Conservative Party Imperial Liberal Party |
| Status in legislature | Majority |
| History | |
| Elections | 1871 federal election 1874 federal election 1877 federal election 1878 federal election 1881 federal election 1884 federal election 1887 federal election |
| Predecessor | n/a |
| Successor | Caprivi cabinet |
The Bismarck Cabinet was the first cabinet of the German Empire, led by Otto von Bismarck from the unification of Germany in 1871 until 1890.
Composition
| Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reich Chancellor | Otto von Bismarck | 21 March 1871 | 20 March 1890 | Independent | |
| Vice Chancellor (from 17 March 1878) | Otto Graf zu Stolberg-Wernigerode | 1 June 1878 | 20 June 1881 | FKP | |
| Karl Heinrich von Boetticher | 20 June 1881 | 1 July 1897 | FKP | ||
| State Secretary for Foreign Affairs | Hermann von Thile | 21 March 1871 | 30 September 1872 | Independent | |
| Hermann Ludwig von Balan | 3 October 1872 | 9 October 1873 | Independent | ||
| Bernhard Ernst von Bülow | 9 October 1872 | 20 October 1879 | Independent | ||
| Joseph Maria von Radowitz (Acting) | 6 November 1879 | 17 April 1880 | Independent | ||
| Chlodwig zu Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst (Acting) | 20 April 1880 | 1 September 1880 | Independent | ||
| Friedrich zu Limburg-Stirum (Acting) | 1 September 1880 | 25 June 1881 | DKP | ||
| Clemens Busch (Acting) | 25 June 1881 | 16 July 1881 | Independent | ||
| Paul von Hatzfeldt | 16 July 1881 | 24 October 1885 | Independent | ||
| Herbert von Bismarck | 18 May 1886 | 20 March 1890 | Independent | ||
| State Secretary for the Interior (from 21 December 1879) | Karl von Hofmann | 21 December 1879 | 31 August 1880 | Independent | |
| Karl Heinrich von Boetticher | 1 September 1880 | 20 March 1890 | FKP | ||
| State Secretary for Justice (from 1 January 1877) | Heinrich von Friedberg | 21 December 1876 | 30 October 1879 | Independent | |
| Hermann von Schelling | 19 November 1879 | 31 January 1889 | Independent | ||
| Otto von Oehlschläger | 19 February 1889 | 20 March 1890 | Independent | ||
| State Secretary for the Navy | Karl Eduard Heusner | 1 April 1889 | 20 March 1890 | Independent | |
| State Secretary for the Post (from 1880) | Heinrich von Stephan | 23 February 1880 | 20 March 1890 | Independent | |
| State Secretary for the Treasury (from 1880) | Adolf von Scholz | 1880 | July 1882 | DKP | |
| Franz Emil Emanuel von Burchard | 1882 | November 1886 | Independent | ||
| Karl Rudolf Jacobi | 1886 | 14 September 1888 | Independent | ||
| Helmuth von Maltzahn | 1888 | 20 March 1890 | DKP | ||
Sources
- Regenten und Regierungen der Welt, Vol. 2,3. Neueste Zeit: 1492–1917, ed. by B. Spuler; 2nd edition, Würzburg, Ploetz, 1962.
| German cabinets | |
|---|---|
 German Empire (1871–1918) | |
 Weimar Republic (1918–1933)  Nazi Germany (1933–1945) | |
 German Democratic Republic (1949–1990) | |
 Federal Republic of Germany (since 1949) | |