Dzurinda's Second Cabinet
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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
| Office | Minister | Political Party | In office | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister | Mikuláš Dzurinda | SDKÚ | 16 October 2002 – 4 July 2006 | |
| Minister of Transport, Posts and Telecommunications | Pavol Prokopovič | SDKÚ | 16 October 2002 – 4 July 2006 | |
| Minister of Labour, Social Affairs and Family | Ľudovít Kaník | SDKÚ | 16 October 2002 – 17 October 2005 | |
| Iveta Radičová | SDKÚ | 17 October 2005 – 4 July 2006 | ||
| Minister of Finance | Ivan Mikloš | SDKÚ | 16 October 2002 – 4 July 2006 | |
| Minister of Economy | Robert Nemcsics | ANO | 16 October 2002 – 9 September 2003 | |
| Pavol Prokopovič Acting) | SDKÚ | 10 September 2003 – 23 September 2003 | ||
| Pavol Rusko | ANO | 23 September 2003 – 24 August 2005 | ||
| Ivan Mikloš (Acting) | SDKÚ | 24 August 2005 – 4 October 2005 | ||
| Jirko Malchárek | Nonpartisan | 4 October 2005 – 4 July 2006 | ||
| Minister of Agriculture | Zsolt Simon | SMK | 16 October 2002 – 4 July 2006 | |
| Minister of Interior | Vladimír Palko | KDH | 16 October 2002 – 8 February 2006 | |
| Martin Pado | SDKÚ | 8 February 2006 – 4 July 2006 | ||
| Minister of Defence | Ivan Šimko | SDKÚ | 16 October 2002 – 24 September 2003 | |
| Eduard Kukan (Acting) | SDKÚ | 4 September 2003 – 10 October 2003 | ||
| Juraj Liška | SDKÚ | 10 October 2003 – 1 February 2006 | ||
| Martin Fedor | SDKÚ | 1 February 2006 – 4 July 2006 | ||
| Minister of Justice | Daniel Lipšic | KDH | 16 October 2002 – 8 February 2006 | |
| Lucia Žitňanská | SDKÚ | 8 February 2006 – 4 July 2006 | ||
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | Eduard Kukan | SDKÚ | 16 October 2002 – 4 July 2006 | |
| Minister of Education | Martin Fronc | KDH | 16 October 2002 – 8 February 2006 | |
| László Szigeti | SMK | 8 February 2006 – 4 July 2006 | ||
| Minister of Culture | Rudolf Chmel | ANO | 16 October 2002 – 24 May 2005 | |
| František Tóth | ANO | 24 May 2005 – 5 April 2006 | ||
| Rudolf Chmel | ANO | 5 April 2006 – 4 July 2006 | ||
| Minister of Health | Rudolf Zajac | ANO | 16 October 2002 – 4 July 2006 | |
| Minister of Construction | László Gyurovszky | SMK | 16 October 2002 – 4 July 2006 | |
| Minister of the Environment | László Miklós | SMK | 16 October 2002 – 4 July 2006 |
Deputy Prime Ministers
| Minister | Political Party | In office | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pál Csáky | SMK | 16 October 2002 – 4 July 2006 | Deputy Prime Minister of European Affairs, Human Rights and Minorities | |
| Ivan Mikloš | SDKÚ | 16 October 2002 – 4 July 2006 | ||
| Daniel Lipšic | KDH | 16 October 2002 – 8 February 2006 | ||
| Lucia Žitňanská | SDKÚ | 8 February 2006 – 4 July 2006 | Replaced Daniel Lipšic | |
| Robert Nemcsics | ANO | 16 October 2002 – 9 September 2003 | ||
| Pavol Rusko | ANO | 23 September 2003 – 24 August 2005 | Replaced Robert Nemcsics | |
| Jirko Malchárek | Nonpartisan | 4 October 2005 – 4 July 2006 | Replaced Pavol Rusko |
Party composition
From the election until 7 February 2006 the following parties formed the government:
| Party | Ideology | Leader | Deputies | Ministers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SDKÚ | Christian democracy | Mikuláš Dzurinda | 28 / 150 | 6 / 18 | |
| SMK | Hungarian minority interests | Béla Bugár | 20 / 150 | 4 / 18 | |
| KDH | Christian democracy | Pavol Hrušovský | 15 / 150 | 3 / 18 | |
| ANO | Liberal populism | Pavol Rusko | 15 / 150 | 5 / 18 | |
| Total | 78 / 150 | 18 |
After the KDH left the government the governing parties were the following:
| Party | Ideology | Leader | Deputies | Ministers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SDKÚ | Christian democracy | Mikuláš Dzurinda | 23 / 150 | 8 / 18 | |
| SMK | Hungarian minority interests | Béla Bugár | 20 / 150 | 5 / 18 | |
| ANO | Liberal populism | Pavol Rusko | 10 / 150 | 5 / 18 | |
| Total | 53 / 150 | 18 |
External links
- (in Slovak)