Second Cabinet of Mirek Topolánek
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] It happened in May, 2009.
Mirek Topolánek's Second Cabinet | |
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 9th Cabinet of Czech Republic | |
| 9 January 2007 - 8 May 2009 | |
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| Date formed | 9 January 2007 |
| Date dissolved | 8 May 2009 |
| People and organisations | |
| Head of state | Václav Klaus |
| Head of government | Mirek Topolánek |
| No. of ministers | 18 |
| Member party | ODS KDU-ČSL SZ |
| Status in legislature | Majority (coalition) 100 / 200 (50%) |
| Opposition party | ČSSD KSČM |
| Opposition leader | Jiří Paroubek |
| History | |
| Election | 2006 Czech legislative election |
| Incoming formation | 2007 |
| Outgoing formation | 2009 |
| Predecessor | First Cabinet of Mirek Topolánek |
| Successor | Cabinet of Jan Fischer |
Members of the Cabinet
edit| Portfolio | Minister | Political party | In Office |
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| Prime Minister | Mirek Topolánek | ODS | 9 January 2007 – 8 May 2009 |
| Deputy Prime Minister Minister for European Affairs |
Alexandr Vondra | ODS | 9 January 2007 – 8 May 2009 |
| Deputy Prime Minister Minister of Labour and Social Affairs |
Petr Nečas | ODS | 9 January 2007 – 8 May 2009 |
| 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 | 9 January 2007 – 8 May 2009 |
| Minister of Interior | Ivan Langer | ODS | 9 January 2007 – 8 May 2009 |
| Minister of Industry and Trade | Martin Říman | ODS | 9 January 2007 – 8 May 2009 |
| Minister of Justice | Jiří Pospíšil | ODS | 9 January 2007 – 8 May 2009 |
| Minister of Transportation | Petr Bendl | ODS | 23 January 2009 – 8 May 2009 |
| Aleš Řebíček | ODS | 9 January 2007 – 23 January 2009 | |
| Minister of Health | Daniela Filipiová | ODS | 23 January 2009 – 8 May 2009 |
| Tomáš Julínek | ODS | 9 January 2007 – 23 January 2009 | |
| Minister of Agriculture | Petr Gandalovič | ODS | 9 January 2007 – 8 May 2009 |
| Minister of Finance | Miroslav Kalousek | KDU-ČSL | 9 January 2007 – 8 May 2009 |
| Minister of Culture | Václav Jehlička | KDU-ČSL | 26 January 2007 – 8 May 2009 |
| Helena Třeštíková | non-partisan for KDU-ČSL | 9 January 2007 – 26 January 2007 | |
| Minister of Defence | Vlasta Parkanová | KDU-ČSL | 9 January 2007 – 8 May 2009 |
| Minister without Portfolio | Pavel Svoboda | KDU-ČSL | 23 January 2009 – 8 May 2009 |
| Cyril Svoboda | KDU-ČSL | 9 January 2007 – 23 January 2009 | |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | Karel Schwarzenberg | non-partisan for SZ | 9 January 2007 – 8 May 2009 |
| 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 | 23 January 2009 – 8 May 2009 |
| Jiří Čunek | KDU-ČSL | 1 April 2008 – 23 January 2009 | |
| KDU-ČSL | 9 January 2007 – 7 November 2007 | ||
| Minister without Portfolio (Human rights and minorities) |
Michael Kocáb | non-partisan for SZ | 23 January 2009 – 8 May 2009 |
| Džamila Stehlíková | SZ | 9 January 2007 – 23 January 2009 |
Vote of No Confidence
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A vote of no confidence in the government was held on 24 March 2009.[2] It was the first time since the dissolution of Czechoslovakia that Czech government had lost a vote of No Confidence.[3] Vote was held during Czech Presidency of the Council of the European Union in 2009.[4]
101 MPs voted for the motion of No Confidence. Some MPs from the governing coalition voted for the motion, including Vlastimil Tlustý, Jan Schwippel, Věra Jakubková and Olga Zubová.[5] cabinet of Jan Fischer was appointed in May 2009.[6]
Notes
edit- ^ a b Dan Bilefsky (2009-03-24). "Czech leader loses vote of confidence". International Herald Tribune. Retrieved 8 January 2009.
- ^ "Sněmovna vyslovila nedůvěru vládě Mirka Topolánka". iROZHLAS (in Czech). Retrieved 11 December 2017.
- ^ "Vláda padla. Pohřbili ji Tlustý, Schwippel, Jakubková a Zubová". iDNES.cz. 24 March 2009. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
- ^ "Nic nového, říká historie EU k pádu vlády v předsednické zemi". iDNES.cz. 24 March 2009. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
- ^ "Vláda Mirka Topolánka padla. Rebelové ji potopili". TÝDEN.cz. 24 March 2009. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
- ^ "Překlenovací kabinet Jana Fischera začal úřadovat". iROZHLAS (in Czech). Retrieved 11 December 2017.