Finance Minister Helmut Schmidt (SPD) then formed a government, continuing the SPD–FDP coalition. He served as Chancellor from 1974 to 1982. Hans-Dietrich Genscher, a leading FDP official, was Vice Chancellor and Foreign Minister in the same years. Schmidt, a strong supporter of the European Community (EC) and the Atlantic alliance, emphasized his commitment to "the political unification of Europe in partnership with the USA".
finance minister helmut schmidt (spd) then formed a government continuing the spd–fdp coalition he served as chancellor from 1974 to 1982 hans-dietrich genscher a leading fdp official was vice chancellor and foreign minister in the same years schmidt a strong supporter of the european community (ec) and the atlantic alliance emphasized his commitment to "the political unification of europe in partnership with the usa"