The Cabinet Brandt II was the government of Germany between 15 December 1972 and 16 May 1974, during the 7th legislature of the Bundestag. Led by the Social Democrat Willy Brandt, the cabinet was a coalition between the Social Democrats (SDP) and the Free Democratic Party (FDP). It followed the Cabinet Brandt I. Following Brandt's resignation as Chancellor on 7 May 1974, Vice-Chancellor Walter Scheel (FDP) served as Acting Chancellor for nine days, until the inception of the Cabinet Schmidt I.
The federal cabinet consisted of the following Ministers:
| Office | Incumbent | Party | Parl. State Secretary & Minister of State | Party |
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| Chancellor | Willy Brandt (1913–1992) until 7 May 1974 | SPD | Karl Ravens | SPD |
| Walter Scheel (* 1919) acting, from 7 May 1974 | FDP | – | – | |
| Vice-Chancellor | Walter Scheel | FDP | – | – |
| Foreign Affairs | Walter Scheel | FDP | Karl Moersch Hans Apel | FDP SPD |
| Interior | Hans-Dietrich Genscher (* 1927) | FDP | Gerhart Rudolf Baum Kurt Jung | FDP |
| Justice | Gerhard Jahn (1927–1998) | SPD | Alfons Bayerl | SPD |
| Finance | Helmut Schmidt (* 1918) | SPD | Hans Hermsdorf until 1 April 1974 Karl Haehser from 1 April 1974 Konrad Porzner | SPD |
| Economics | Hans Friderichs (* 1931) | FDP | Martin Grüner | FDP |
| Food, Agriculture and Forestry | Josef Ertl (1925–2000) | FDP | Fritz Logemann | FDP |
| Labour and Social Affairs | Walter Arendt (1925–2005) | SPD | Helmut Rohde | SPD |
| Defence | Georg Leber (* 1920) | SPD | Karl Wilhelm Berkhan | SPD |
| Youth, Families and Health | Katharina Focke (* 1922) | SPD | Heinz Westphal | SPD |
| Transport | Lauritz Lauritzen (1910–1980) | SPD | Ernst Haar | SPD |
| Planning, Architecture und Urban Development | Hans-Jochen Vogel (* 1926) | SPD | Dieter Haack | SPD |
| Internal German Relations | Egon Franke (1913–1995) | SPD | Karl Herold | SPD |
| Research and Technology and Post and Telecommunications | Horst Ehmke (* 1927) | SPD | Volker Hauff | SPD |
| Education and Science | Klaus von Dohnanyi (* 1928) | SPD | Fred Zander | SPD |
| Economic Cooperation | Erhard Eppler (* 1926) | SPD | Hans Matthöfer | SPD |
| Special Duties for the Chancellor | Egon Bahr (* 1922) | SPD | – | – |
| Special Duties for the Vice-Chancellor | Werner Maihofer (1918–2009) | FDP | – | – |
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