The Third Schmidt cabinet was the government of Germany between 6 November 1980 and 1 October 1982, during the 9th legislature of the Bundestag. Led by the Social Democrat Helmut Schmidt. After the 1980 federal election, incumbent Chancellor Schmidt continued the social-liberal coalition between his SPD and the FDP.

Third Cabinet of Helmut Schmidt Cabinet Schmidt III
12th Cabinet of the Federal Republic of Germany
6 November 1980 – 1 October 1982
Date formed	6 November 1980 (1980-11-06)
Date dissolved	1 October 1982 (1982-10-01) (1 year, 10 months, 3 weeks and 4 days)
People and organisations
President	Karl Carstens
Chancellor	Helmut Schmidt (SPD)
Vice-Chancellor	Hans-Dietrich Genscher (until 17 September 1982) Egon Franke (from 17 September 1982)
Member parties	SPD, FDP
Opposition party	Christian Democratic Union Christian Social Union of Bavaria
Opposition leader	Helmut Kohl (CDU)
History
Election(s)	1980 West German federal election
Legislature term(s)	9th Bundestag
Predecessor	Schmidt II
Successor	Kohl I

In 1982 the coalition collapsed. A first cabinet reshuffle was performed on 28 April, replacing several ministers. The split culminated in the resignation of all FDP ministers on 17 September.^[1] Schmidt briefly replaced them with an all-SPD cabinet before being voted out of office in a constructive vote of no confidence in favour of Helmut Kohl, who formed the first Kohl cabinet.