Dzurinda's Second Cabinet

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.

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)