Fifth Adenauer cabinet
The fifth Adenauer cabinet was formed by incumbent Chancellor Konrad Adenauer shortly after the previous Adenauer IV cabinet fell apart over the Spiegel affair. The forced resignation of Defence Minister Franz Josef Strauss was required to gain back the FDP's support for the cabinet.
Adenauer's fifth cabinet was sworn in on 14 December 1962. Adenauer decided to retire just a few months later, following which Ludwig Erhard was elected as Chancellor and formed the first Erhard cabinet on 17 October 1963.Composition