Social-liberal coalition

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Social–liberal coalition (

The term stems from social democracy of the SPD and the liberalism of the FDP. Because of the colours traditionally used to symbolise the two parties (red for SPD and yellow for FDP), such a coalition is also referred to as a "red–yellow" coalition (rot–gelbe Koalition). The FDP is basically an economic/classical liberal party, but under the coalition, the FDP and the SPD are close to left-liberalism (Linksliberalismus).

Social–liberal coalitions are currently rare, as the SPD usually governs with the

. Social–liberal coalitions have previously been in power in many other federal states of Germany as well.

The

espoused by the Zentrum is absent in the postwar social-liberal coalition.

Social–liberal coalitions at the federal state level

After the term, the leader of the government is given.

Berlin

• 1963–66 Willy Brandt (despite having an absolute majority)
• 1966–67 Heinrich Albertz (despite having an absolute majority)
• 1967–71 Klaus Schütz (despite having an absolute majority)
• 1975–77 Klaus Schütz
• 1977–81 Dietrich Stobbe
• 1981 Hans-Jochen Vogel

Bremen

• 1959–65 Wilhelm Kaisen
• 1967–71 Hans Koschnick

Hamburg

• 1957–61 Max Brauer
• 1961–65 Paul Nevermann
• 1965–66 Herbert Weichmann
• 1970–71 Herbert Weichmann
• 1971–74 Peter Schulz
• 1974–78 Hans-Ulrich Klose
• 1987–88 Klaus von Dohnanyi
• 1988–91 Henning Voscherau

Hesse

• 1970–76 Albert Osswald
• 1976–82 Holger Börner

Lower Saxony

• 1963–65 Georg Diederichs
• 1974–76 Alfred Kubel

North Rhine-Westphalia

• 1956–58 Fritz Steinhoff
• 1966–78 Heinz Kühn
• 1978–80 Johannes Rau

Rhineland-Palatinate

• 1991–94 Rudolf Scharping
• 1994–2006 Kurt Beck

See also

• German governing coalition
• Grand coalition (Germany)
• Traffic light coalition
• Jamaica coalition
• Red–green alliance
• British politics
• Purple coalition

References