The third government of German Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel was sworn in on December 17, 2013 .
On October 24, 2017, the federal government was dismissed by federal president Steinmeier , but retained authority until the formation of a new cabinet on March 14, 2018.
- Angela Merkel ( CDU ) - Chancellor
- Peter Altmaier (CDU) - Minister of Special Affairs , Head of the Chancellery and Minister of Finance (acting since October 2017)
- Andrea Nahles ( SPD ) - Minister of Labor and Social Affairs (December 2013 to September 2017)
- Katarina Barley (SPD) - Minister of Labor and Social Affairs (since September 2017) and Minister for Family, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth (since June 2017)
- Frank-Walter Steinmeier (SPD) - Minister of Foreign Affairs (December 2013 to January 2017)
- Thomas de Maizière (CDU) - Minister of the Interior
- Ursula von der Leyen ( CDU ) - Minister of Defense
- Heiko Maas (SPD) - Minister of Justice
- Wolfgang Schäuble (CDU) - Minister of Finance (December 2013 to October 2017)
- Sigmar Gabriel (SPD) - Deputy Chancellor , Minister of Economy and Energy (December 2013 to January 2017) and Minister of Foreign Affairs (January 2017)
- Brigitte Zypries (SPD) - Minister of Economy and Energy (since January 2017)
- Hans-Peter Friedrich (CSU) - Minister of Food and Agriculture (December 2013 to February 2014)
- Christian Schmidt (CSU) - Minister of Food and Agriculture (since February 2014) and Minister of Transport and Digital Infrastructure (acting since October 2017)
- Hermann Gröhe (CDU) - Minister of Health
- Alexander Dobrindt (CSU) - Minister of Transport and Digital Infrastructure (December 2013 to October 2017)
- Manuela Schwesig (SPD) - Minister for Family, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth (December 2013 to June 2017)
- Johanna Wanka (CDU) - Minister of Research and Education
- Barbara Hendricks (SPD) - Minister of the Environment, Nature Conservation, Construction and Nuclear Safety
- Gerd Müller (CSU) - Minister of Economic Cooperation and Development