- Date formed
- 28 October 2009
- Date dissolved
- 17 December 2013, (4 years, 1 month, 2 weeks and 5 days)
- President
- Horst Köhler (until 31 May 2010) , Jens Böhrnsen ( acting ; from 31 May 2010 to 30 June 2010) , Christian Wulff (from 30 June 2010 to 17 February 2012) , Horst Seehofer ( acting ; from 17 February 2012 to 18 March 2012) , Joachim Gauck (from 18 March 2012)
- Chancellor
- Angela Merkel
- Vice chancellor
- Guido Westerwelle (until 18 May 2011) , Philipp Rösler (from 18 May 2011)
- Member party
- Christian Democratic Union , Christian Social Union of Bavaria , Free Democratic Party
- Status in legislature
- Coalition government
- Opposition party
- Social Democratic Party , The Left , The Greens
- Opposition leader
- Frank-Walter Steinmeier (SPD)
- Election
- 2009 federal election
- Legislature terms