Second Adenauer cabinet

The Second Adenauer cabinet led by Konrad Adenauer was sworn in on 20 October 1953 after the 1953 elections. It laid down its function after the formation of the Cabinet Adenauer III on 29 October 1957, which was formed following the 1957 elections.
During Adenauer's second administration, several cabinet members crossed the floor. In March 1956, following conflicts within the All-German Bloc/League of Expellees and Deprived of Rights, Theodor Oberländer and Waldemar Kraft joined the CDU. In June, three FDP cabinet members first joined FVP, then DP. This weakened their old parties, and contributed to a CDU/CSU victory in the 1957 elections with the to date only absolute majority for a single German parliamentary group, and Electoral wipeout for BHE.