Fourth Merkel cabinet
| Fourth Merkel cabinet | |
|---|---|
 cabinet of Germany | |
| 2018– | |
| |
| Date formed | 14 March 2018 |
| People and organisations | |
| Head of state | Frank-Walter Steinmeier |
| Head of government | Angela Merkel |
| Member party |
Christian Democratic Union Social Democratic Party Christian Social Union in Bavaria |
| Status in legislature | Grand coalition |
| Opposition party |
Alternative for Germany Free Democratic Party The Left The Greens |
| Opposition leader |
Alice Weidel Alexander Gauland |
| History | |
| Election(s) | German federal election, 2017 |
| Legislature term(s) | 19th Bundestag |
| Predecessor | Merkel III |
The fourth cabinet of Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel is the current government of Germany, sworn in on 14 March 2018 after Merkel was proposed as Chancellor by President of Germany Frank-Walter Steinmeier and elected on the first ballot. It is the 24th cabinet of Germany.
This government is supported by a coalition of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), the Christian Social Union of Bavaria (CSU), and the Social Democrats (SPD), as was its immediate predecessor.
The cabinet consists of Chancellor Angela Merkel and fifteen Federal Ministers. Fourteen ministers head a department, one member of the cabinet, the Chief of Staff of the Chancellery, will be a Federal Minister for Special Affairs without a portfolio. CDU has 7 positions, SPD has 6, and CSU has 3, as follows:
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