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.
Date formed16 October 2002
Date dissolved4 July 2006
Head of stateRudolf Schuster (2002 – 2004)
Ivan Gašparovič (2004–2006)
Ivan Gašparovič (2004–2006)
Head of governmentMikuláš Dzurinda
Dzurinda's Second Cabinet | |
|---|---|
 5th Cabinet of Slovakia | |
| 16 October 2002 – 4 July 2006 | |
 Mikuláš Dzurinda in 2008 | |
| Date formed | 16 October 2002 |
| Date dissolved | 4 July 2006 |
| People and organisations | |
| Head of state | Rudolf Schuster (2002 – 2004) Ivan Gašparovič (2004–2006) |
| Head of government | Mikuláš Dzurinda |
| No. of ministers | 16 |
| Ministers removed | 10 |
| Total no. of members | 25 |
| Member party | SDKÚ KDH (2002–2006) ANO (2002–2005) SMK |
| Status in legislature | Majority Coalition (2002–2004) Minority Coalition (2004–2006) |
| Opposition party | HZDS KDH (2006) Smer KSS |
| Opposition leader | Vladimír Mečiar (2002–2005) Robert Fico (2005–2006) |
| History | |
| Incoming formation | 2002 |
| Outgoing formation | 2006 |
| Election | 2002 Slovak parliamentary election |
| Predecessor | Dzurinda's First Cabinet |
| Successor | Fico's First Cabinet |
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
- Official Website of the Slovak Government (in Slovak)