Third Kohl cabinet

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Third Cabinet of Helmut Kohl Cabinet Kohl III
15th Cabinet of the Federal Republic of Germany
12 March 1987 – 20 December 1990 (until 18 January 1991 as caretaker government)
Helmut Kohl
Date formed	12 March 1987
Date dissolved	18 January 1991 (3 years, 10 months and 5 days)
People and organisations
President	Richard von Weizsäcker
Chancellor	Helmut Kohl
Vice-Chancellor	Hans-Dietrich Genscher
Member party	Christian Democratic Union Christian Social Union Free Democratic Party
Status in legislature	Coalition government led by CDU/CSU
Opposition party	Social Democratic Party The Greens
Opposition leader	Hans-Jochen Vogel (SPD)
History
Election	1987 federal election
Legislature terms	11th Bundestag
Predecessor	Kohl II
Successor	Kohl IV

The Third Kohl cabinet led by Helmut Kohl was sworn in on March 12, 1987. The cabinet was formed after the 1987 elections. This cabinet oversaw the German Reunification. It laid down its function on January 18, 1991, after the formation of the Fourth Kohl cabinet, which was formed following the 1990 elections.