Fico's Second Cabinet
| Fico's Second Cabinet | |
|---|---|
7th Cabinet of Slovakia | |
| Incumbent | |
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| Date formed | 4 April 2012 |
| People and organizations | |
| Head of government | Robert Fico |
| Head of state | Ivan Gasparovic |
| Number of ministers | 14 |
| Member party | Direction - Social Democracy |
| Status in legislature | Absolute majority |
| History | |
| Election(s) | Slovak parliamentary election, 2012 |
| Previous | Radicova I Cabinet |
Robert Fico's Second Cabinet is the current government of Slovakia, headed by prime minister Robert Fico. Appointed on 4 April 2012, it consists of 14 members, 11 from the Direction - Social Democracy party (Slovak: Smer-SD) and three independents. It replaced Iveta Radicova's cabinet after gaining an absolute majority in the Slovak parliament following the Slovak parliamentary election, 2012.
This was the first time since the breakup of Czechoslovakia that any party had won an absolute majority, though Smer-SD fell seven seats short of a three-fifths majority to unilaterally amend the constitution.[1]
Current Cabinet
Following the Slovak parliamentary election, 2012, the current prime minister, Robert Fico is serving with his government since 4 April 2012.[2]
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|---|---|---|---|
| Office | Name | Political party | Assumed Office |
| Prime Minister | Robert Fico | Smer-SD | 4 April 2012 |
| Deputy Prime Minister Minister of Interior |
Robert Kaliňák | Smer-SD | 4 April 2012 |
| Deputy Prime Minister Minister of Finance |
Peter Kažimír | Smer-SD | 4 April 2012 |
| Deputy Prime Minister Foreign Minister |
Miroslav Lajčák | Independent | 4 April 2012 |
| Minister of Economy | Tomáš Malatinský | Independent | 4 April 2012 |
| Minister of Transport, Construction and Regional Development | Ján Počiatek | Smer-SD | 4 April 2012 |
| Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development | Ľubomír Jahnátek | Smer-SD | 4 April 2012 |
| Minister of Defence | Martin Glváč | Smer-SD | 4 April 2012 |
| Minister of Justice | Tomáš Borec | Independent | 4 April 2012 |
| Minister of Labour, Social Affairs and Family | Ján Richter | Smer-SD | 4 April 2012 |
| Minister of the Environment | Peter Žiga | Smer-SD | 4 April 2012 |
| Minister of Education, Science, Research and Sport | Dušan Čaplovič | Smer-SD | 4 April 2012 |
| Minister of Culture | Marek Maďarič | Smer-SD | 4 April 2012 |
| Minister of Health | Zuzana Zvolenská | Smer-SD | 4 April 2012 |
See also
References
- ↑ "Slovakia's election: Slovakia turns left". The Economist. 11 March 2012.
- ↑ BBC News, 9 July 2010
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