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Second Cabinet of Konrad Adenauer Cabinet Adenauer II
2nd Cabinet of the Federal Republic of Germany
20 October 1953 – 15 October 1957 (until 29 October 1957 as caretaker government)
Date formed	20 October 1953
Date dissolved	29 October 1957 (4 years, 1 week and 2 days)
People and organisations
President	Theodor Heuss
Chancellor	Konrad Adenauer
Vice-Chancellor	Franz Blücher
Member party	Christian Democratic Union   Christian Social Union   Free Democratic Party   All-German Bloc/League of Expellees and Deprived of Rights   German Party (DP)
Status in legislature	Coalition supermajority
Opposition party	Social Democratic Party   Centre Party
Opposition leader	Erich Ollenhauer (SPD)
History
Election	1953 West German federal election
Legislature term	2nd Bundestag
Predecessor	Adenauer I
Successor	Adenauer III

The Second Adenauer cabinet led by Konrad Adenauer was sworn in on 20 October 1953 after the 1953 elections. It laid down its function after the formation of the Cabinet Adenauer III on 29 October 1957, which was formed following the 1957 elections.

During Adenauer's second administration, several cabinet members crossed the floor. In March 1956, following conflicts within the All-German Bloc/League of Expellees and Deprived of Rights (BHE), Theodor Oberländer (Federal Ministry of Displaced Persons, Refugees and War Victims) and Waldemar Kraft (Federal Minister for Special Affairs (water management)) joined the CDU. In June, three FDP cabinet members first joined FVP, then DP. This weakened their old parties, and contributed to a CDU/CSU victory in the 1957 elections with the to date only absolute majority for a single German parliamentary group, and Electoral wipeout for BHE.