| Cabinet Name: | Third Cabinet of Konrad Adenauer Cabinet Adenauer III |
| Cabinet Number: | 3rd |
| Jurisdiction: | the Federal Republic of Germany |
| Flag: | Flag of Germany.svg |
| Incumbent: | 29 October 1957 – 17 October 1961 (until 14 November 1961 as caretaker government) |
| Date Dissolved: | |
| Government Head Title: | Chancellor |
| Government Head: | Konrad Adenauer |
| Deputy Government Head Title: | Vice-Chancellor |
| Deputy Government Head: | Ludwig Erhard |
| State Head Title: | President |
| State Head: | Theodor Heuss |
| Legislature Status: | Coalition majority 287/497 (58%) |
| Opposition Party: | Social Democratic Party Free Democratic Party |
| Opposition Leader: | Erich Ollenhauer (SPD) |
| Election: | 1957 West German federal election |
| Legislature Term: | 3rd Bundestag |
| Predecessor: | Adenauer II |
| Successor: | Adenauer IV |
The Third Adenauer cabinet was formed by incumbent Chancellor Konrad Adenauer after the 1957 federal election. The cabinet was sworn in on 29 October 1957, and remained until it was succeeded by the fourth Adenauer cabinet on 17 October 1961.