Between 16 October 2002 and 4 July 2006, prime minister of Slovakia Mikuláš Dzurinda formed his second cabinet in his second consecutive term in this office.

Government ministers

OfficeMinisterPolitical PartyIn office
Prime MinisterMikuláš DzurindaSDKÚ16 October 2002 – 4 July 2006
Minister of Transport, Posts and TelecommunicationsPavol ProkopovičSDKÚ16 October 2002 – 4 July 2006
Minister of Labour, Social Affairs and FamilyĽudovít KaníkSDKÚ16 October 2002 – 17 October 2005
Iveta RadičováSDKÚ17 October 2005 – 4 July 2006
Minister of FinanceIvan MiklošSDKÚ16 October 2002 – 4 July 2006
Minister of EconomyRobert NemcsicsANO16 October 2002 – 9 September 2003
Pavol Prokopovič Acting)SDKÚ10 September 2003 – 23 September 2003
Pavol RuskoANO23 September 2003 – 24 August 2005
Ivan Mikloš (Acting)SDKÚ24 August 2005 – 4 October 2005
Jirko MalchárekNonpartisan4 October 2005 – 4 July 2006
Minister of AgricultureZsolt SimonSMK16 October 2002 – 4 July 2006
Minister of InteriorVladimír PalkoKDH16 October 2002 – 8 February 2006
Martin PadoSDKÚ8 February 2006 – 4 July 2006
Minister of DefenceIvan ŠimkoSDKÚ16 October 2002 – 24 September 2003
Eduard Kukan (Acting)SDKÚ4 September 2003 – 10 October 2003
Juraj LiškaSDKÚ10 October 2003 – 1 February 2006
Martin FedorSDKÚ1 February 2006 – 4 July 2006
Minister of JusticeDaniel LipšicKDH16 October 2002 – 8 February 2006
Lucia ŽitňanskáSDKÚ8 February 2006 – 4 July 2006
Minister of Foreign AffairsEduard KukanSDKÚ16 October 2002 – 4 July 2006
Minister of EducationMartin FroncKDH16 October 2002 – 8 February 2006
László SzigetiSMK8 February 2006 – 4 July 2006
Minister of CultureRudolf ChmelANO16 October 2002 – 24 May 2005
František TóthANO24 May 2005 – 5 April 2006
Rudolf ChmelANO5 April 2006 – 4 July 2006
Minister of HealthRudolf ZajacANO16 October 2002 – 4 July 2006
Minister of ConstructionLászló GyurovszkySMK16 October 2002 – 4 July 2006
Minister of the EnvironmentLászló MiklósSMK16 October 2002 – 4 July 2006

Deputy Prime Ministers

MinisterPolitical PartyIn officeNotes
Pál CsákySMK16 October 2002 – 4 July 2006Deputy Prime Minister of European Affairs, Human Rights and Minorities
Ivan MiklošSDKÚ16 October 2002 – 4 July 2006
Daniel LipšicKDH16 October 2002 – 8 February 2006
Lucia ŽitňanskáSDKÚ8 February 2006 – 4 July 2006Replaced Daniel Lipšic
Robert NemcsicsANO16 October 2002 – 9 September 2003
Pavol RuskoANO23 September 2003 – 24 August 2005Replaced Robert Nemcsics
Jirko MalchárekNonpartisan4 October 2005 – 4 July 2006Replaced Pavol Rusko

Party composition

From the election until 7 February 2006 the following parties formed the government:

PartyIdeologyLeaderDeputiesMinisters
SDKÚChristian democracyMikuláš Dzurinda28 / 1506 / 18
SMKHungarian minority interestsBéla Bugár20 / 1504 / 18
KDHChristian democracyPavol Hrušovský15 / 1503 / 18
ANOLiberal populismPavol Rusko15 / 1505 / 18
Total78 / 15018

After the KDH left the government the governing parties were the following:

PartyIdeologyLeaderDeputiesMinisters
SDKÚChristian democracyMikuláš Dzurinda23 / 1508 / 18
SMKHungarian minority interestsBéla Bugár20 / 1505 / 18
ANOLiberal populismPavol Rusko10 / 1505 / 18
Total53 / 15018

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