Fico's First Cabinet
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Prime Minister of Slovakia Robert Fico formed his first cabinet from 2006 to 2010. President Ivan Gašparovič appointed the cabinet on 4 July 2006.[1]
Date formed4 July 2006
Date dissolved8 July 2010
Head of stateIvan Gašparovič
Head of governmentRobert Fico
Fico's First Cabinet | |
|---|---|
 6th Cabinet of Slovakia | |
| 4 July 2006 – 8 July 2010 | |
a_(cropped).jpg) Robert Fico in 2008 | |
| Date formed | 4 July 2006 |
| Date dissolved | 8 July 2010 |
| People and organisations | |
| Head of state | Ivan Gašparovič |
| Head of government | Robert Fico |
| No. of ministers | 16 |
| Ministers removed | 12 |
| Total no. of members | 28 |
| Member party | Smer-SD ĽS-HZDS SNS |
| Status in legislature | Majority Coalition |
| Opposition party | SDKÚ – DS SMK KDH KDS (2008–2010) Most–Híd (2009–2010) |
| Opposition leader | Mikuláš Dzurinda |
| History | |
| Election | 2006 Slovak parliamentary election |
| Incoming formation | 2006 |
| Outgoing formation | 2010 |
| Predecessor | Dzurinda's Second Cabinet |
| Successor | Radičová's Cabinet |
Government ministers
| Office | Minister | Political Party | In office | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister | Robert Fico | Direction–Social Democracy | 4 July 2006 – 8 July 2010 | |
| Minister of Labour, Social Affairs and Family | Viera Tomanová | Direction–Social Democracy | 4 July 2006 – 8 July 2010 | |
| Minister of Finance | Ján Počiatek | Direction–Social Democracy | 4 July 2006 – 8 July 2010 | |
| Minister of Economy | Ľubomír Jahnátek | Direction–Social Democracy | 4 July 2006 – 8 July 2010 | |
| Minister of Agriculture | Miroslav Jureňa | ĽS-HZDS | 4 July 2006 – 28 November 2007 | |
| Zdenka Kramplová | ĽS-HZDS | 28 November 2007 – 18 August 2008 | ||
| Stanislav Becík | ĽS-HZDS | 18 August 2008 – 16 September 2009 | ||
| Vladimír Chovan | ĽS-HZDS | 16 September 2009 – 8 July 2010 | ||
| Minister of Interior | Robert Kaliňák | Direction–Social Democracy | 4 July 2006 – 8 July 2010 | |
| Minister of Defence | František Kašický | Direction–Social Democracy | 4 July 2006 – 30 January 2008 | |
| Jaroslav Baška | Direction–Social Democracy | 30 January 2008 – 8 July 2010 | ||
| Minister of Justice | Štefan Harabin | ĽS-HZDS | 4 July 2006 – 23 June 2009 | |
| Robert Fico (Acting) | Direction–Social Democracy | 23 June 2009 – 3 July 2009 | ||
| Viera Petríková | ĽS-HZDS | 3 July 2009 – 8 July 2010 | ||
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | Ján Kubiš | Direction–Social Democracy | 4 July 2006 – 26 January 2009 | |
| Miroslav Lajčák | Direction–Social Democracy | 26 January 2009 – 8 July 2010 | ||
| Minister of Education | Ján Mikolaj | Slovak National Party | 4 July 2006 – 8 July 2010 | |
| Minister of Culture | Marek Maďarič | Direction–Social Democracy | 4 July 2006 – 8 July 2010 | |
| Minister of Health | Ivan Valentovič | Direction–Social Democracy | 4 July 2006 – 3 June 2008 | |
| Richard Raši | Direction–Social Democracy | 3 June 2008 – 8 July 2010 | ||
| Minister of the Environment | Jaroslav Izák | Slovak National Party | 4 July 2006 – 18 August 2008 | |
| Ján Chrbet | Slovak National Party | 18 August 2008 – 5 May 2009 | ||
| Ján Mikolaj (Acting) | Slovak National Party | 6 May 2009 – 20 May 2009 | ||
| Viliam Turský | Slovak National Party | 20 May 2009 – 28 August 2009 | ||
| Dušan Čaplovič (Acting) | Direction–Social Democracy | 28 August 2009 – 28 October 2009 | ||
| Jozef Medveď | Direction–Social Democracy | 29 October 2009 – 30 June 2010 | ||
| Minister of Construction and Regional Development | Marian Janušek | Slovak National Party | 4 July 2006 – 15 April 2009 | |
| Igor Štefanov | Slovak National Party | 15 April 2009 – 11 April 2010 | ||
| Ján Mikolaj (Acting) | Slovak National Party | 11 April 2010 – 30 June 2010 | ||
| Minister of Transport, Post and Telecommunications | Ľubomír Vážny | Direction–Social Democracy | 4 July 2006 – 8 July 2010 | |
Deputy Prime Ministers
| Minister | Political Party | In office | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Kaliňák | Direction–Social Democracy | 4 July 2006 – 8 July 2010 | 1st Deputy Prime Minister | |
| Dušan Čaplovič | Direction–Social Democracy | 4 July 2006 – 8 July 2010 | Deputy Prime Minister of Knowledge-Based Society, European Affairs, Human Rights and Minorities | |
| Ján Mikolaj | Slovak National Party | 4 July 2006 – 8 July 2010 | ||
| Štefan Harabin | ĽS-HZDS | 4 July 2006 – 23 June 2009 | ||
| Viera Petríková | ĽS-HZDS | 3 July 2009 – 8 July 2010 | Replaced Štefan Harabin | |
Party composition
| Party | Ideology | Leader | Deputies | Ministers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMER-SD | Social democracy | Robert Fico | 50 / 150 |
11 / 16 | |
| SNS | Ultranationalism | Ján Slota | 20 / 150 |
3 / 16 | |
| ĽS-HZDS | Slovak nationalism | Vladimír Mečiar | 15 / 150 |
2 / 16 | |
| Total | 85 / 150 |
16 | |||
Confidence motion
| Motion of confidence Robert Fico (SMER-SD) | ||
| Ballot → | 4 August 2006 | |
|---|---|---|
| Required majority → | 68 out of 135 (simple)  | |
80 / 150 | ||
55 / 150 | ||
| Abstentions | 0 / 150 | |
15 / 150 | ||
| Sources:[2] | ||