hiː sˈɜːvd æz fˈɛdɚɹəl mˈɪnɪstɚ fɔːɹ ˈɪntɹədʒˈɜːmən ɹᵻlˈeɪʃənz fɹʌm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti nˈaɪn tə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi tˈuː ænd, fɚðə ʃˈɔːɹt pˈiəɹɪəd bᵻtwˌiːn ðə bɹˈeɪkʌp ʌvðɪ ˌɛspˌiːdˈiːˌɛfdˌiːpˈiː kˌoʊəlˈɪʃən ˌɔn sˈɛvəntˌiːn sɛptˈɛmbɚ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi tˈuː ænd ðə kənstɹˈʌktɪv vˈoʊt ʌv nˈoʊ kˈɑːnfɪdəns ˌɔn wˈʌn ɑːktˈoʊbɚɹ ʌvðə sˈeɪm jˈɪɹ, baɪ wˌɪtʃ hˈɛlmʌt kˈoʊl ɹᵻplˈeɪst hˈɛlmʌt ʃmˈɪt, æz vˈaɪs tʃˈænsɛlɚɹ ʌv dʒˈɜːməni.
He served as Federal Minister for Intra-German Relations from 1969 to 1982 and, for the short period between the breakup of the SPD-FDP coalition on 17 September 1982 and the constructive vote of no confidence on 1 October of the same year, by which Helmut Kohl replaced Helmut Schmidt, as Vice Chancellor of Germany.