Cabinet of Miloš Zeman

The cabinet of Prime Minister Miloš Zeman was in power from 22 July 1998 to 15 July 2002. It was a minority government of Czech Social Democratic Party. The government was supported by Civic Democratic Party as a result of Opposition Agreement.

Miloš Zeman's First Cabinet
4th Cabinet of Czech Republic
22 July 1998 - 15 July 2002
Date formed	22 July 1998
Date dissolved	15 July 2002
People and organisations
Head of state	Václav Havel
Head of government	Miloš Zeman
No. of ministers	15-16
Member party	ČSSD
Status in legislature	Minority
Opposition party	Confidence and supply: ODS Opposition: KSČM KDU-ČSL US
History
Incoming formation	1998
Outgoing formation	22
Election	1998 Czech legislative election
Predecessor	Cabinet of Josef Tošovský
Successor	Cabinet of Vladimír Špidla

Government ministers

Portfolio	Name	Political Party
Prime Minister	Miloš Zeman	ČSSD
Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Labour and Social Affairs	Vladimír Špidla	ČSSD
Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Industry and Trade	Miroslav Grégr	ČSSD
Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of coordinating foreign, interior and defense	Egon Lánský	ČSSD
Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Finance	Pavel Mertlík	ČSSD
Deputy Prime Minister	Pavel Rychetský	ČSSD
Minister of Justice	Otakar Motejl Jaroslav Bureš	non-partisan
Minister of Foreign Affairs	Jan Kavan	ČSSD
Minister for Regional Development	Jaromír Císař Petr Lachnit	ČSSD
Minister of Health	Ivan David Bohumil Fišer	ČSSD
Minister of Culture	Pavel Dostál	ČSSD
Minister for the Interior	Václav Grulich Stanislav Gross	ČSSD
Minister of Environment	Miloš Kužvart	ČSSD
Minister of Transport	Antonín Peltrám Jaromír Schling	ČSSD
Minister of Finance	Ivo Svoboda Jiří Rusnok	ČSSD
Minister of Defence	Vladimír Vetchý Jaroslav Tvrdík	ČSSD
Minister of Education	Eduard Zeman	ČSSD
Minister without Portfolio	Jaroslav Bašta Karel Březina	ČSSD
Minister of Agriculture	Jan Fencl	ČSSD

Party composition

Government

Party		Ideology	Leader	Deputies	Ministers
	ČSSD	Social democracy	Miloš Zeman	74 / 200	16 / 16
Total				74 / 200	16

Confidence and supply

Party		Ideology	Leader	Deputies
	ODS	Conservatism	Václav Klaus	63 / 200
Total				63 / 200