Mirek Topolánek's Second Cabinet
The Government of the Czech Republic since January 9, 2007 was formed by a coalition of the victorious Civic Democratic Party (ODS, 9 seats) with the small Christian and Democratic Union - Czechoslovak People's Party (KDU-ČSL, 5 seats) and the Green Party (SZ, 4 seats). It had 18 members; initially four of the appointed ministers were women but two subsequently resigned and were replaced with men. On 24 March 2009, during the Czech presidency of the European Union, Topolánek's second cabinet suffered defeat in a parliamentary vote of no confidence, 101–96, in the 200-seat lower house.[1] Prime minister Topolánek stated that he would resign.[1]
Members of the Cabinet
| Portfolio | Minister | Political party | In Office |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister | Mirek Topolánek | ODS | |
| Deputy Prime Minister Minister for European Affairs |
Alexandr Vondra | ODS | |
| Deputy Prime Minister Minister of Labour and Social Affairs |
Petr Nečas | ODS | |
| First Deputy Prime minister | Vlasta Parkanová | KDU-ČSL | 23 January 2009 – 8 May 2009 |
| Jiří Čunek | KDU-ČSL | 9 January 2007 – 13 November 2007 | |
| Deputy Prime Minister Minister of the Environment |
Martin Bursík | SZ | |
| Minister of Interior | Ivan Langer | ODS | |
| Minister of Industry and Trade | Martin Říman | ODS | |
| Minister of Justice | Jiří Pospíšil | ODS | |
| Minister of Transportation | Petr Bendl | ODS | 23 January 2009 – 8 May 2009 |
| Aleš Řebíček | ODS | 9 January 2007 – 23 May 2009 | |
| Minister of Health | Daniela Filipiová | ODS | |
| Tomáš Julínek | ODS | ||
| Minister of Agriculture | Petr Gandalovič | ODS | |
| Minister of Finance | Miroslav Kalousek | KDU-ČSL | |
| Minister of Culture | Václav Jehlička | KDU-ČSL | |
| Helena Třeštíková | KDU-ČSL | ||
| Minister of Defence | Vlasta Parkanová | KDU-ČSL | |
| Minister without Portfolio | Pavel Svoboda | KDU-ČSL | |
| Cyril Svoboda | KDU-ČSL | ||
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | Karel Schwarzenberg | non-partisan for SZ | |
| Minister of Education, Youth and Physical training | Ondřej Liška | SZ | 4 December 2007 – 8 May 2009 |
| Dana Kuchtová | SZ | 9 January 2007 – 4 October 2007 | |
| Minister of Regional development | Cyril Svoboda | KDU-ČSL | |
| Jiří Čunek | KDU-ČSL | ||
| Minister without Portfolio (Human rights and minorities) |
Michael Kocáb | non-partisan for SZ | |
| Džamila Stehlíková | SZ |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Dan Bilefsky (2009-03-24). "Czech leader loses vote of confidence". International Herald Tribune. Retrieved 8 January 2009.
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