Andrus Ansip's third cabinet

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Andrus Ansip's third cabinet
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46th Cabinet of Estonia
2011–2014
Portrait Andrus Ansip.jpg
Date formed6 April 2011
Date dissolved26 March 2014
People and organisations
Head of state Toomas Hendrik Ilves
(2006-present)
Head of government Andrus Ansip
No. of ministers13
Ministers removed4
Member parties Estonian Reform Party,
Pro Patria and Res Publica Union
Status in legislature Majority cabinet
Opposition parties Social Democratic Party,
Estonian Centre Party
History
Election 2011 election
Legislature term4 years
Predecessor Andrus Ansip's second cabinet
Successor Taavi Rõivas' first cabinet

The Andrus Ansip's third cabinet was the Cabinet of Estonia between 6 April 2011 and 26 March 2014. It was a coalition cabinet of the free market liberal Estonian Reform Party (7 portfolios) and conservative Union of Pro Patria and Res Publica (6 portfolios).

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The cabinet was formed following the 2011 parliamentary election. It left office after the resignation of Andrus Ansip, who had decided not to run in the next elections and wished to enable his successor to lead his party into 2015 election. During the reign of the cabinet Ansip became the longest-serving incumbent head of government in the European Union on 4 December 2013. [1]

It was succeeded by the Taavi Rõivas' cabinet on 26 March 2014.

Ministers

PortfolioMinisterTookofficeLeftofficeParty
Government's Office
Prime Minister 13 April 200526 March 2014  Reform
Ministry of Finance
Minister of Finance4 June 2009 to the next cabinet   Reform
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Minister of Foreign Affairs 13 April 2005 to the next cabinet   Reform
Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications
Minister of Economic Affairs
and Communications
6 April 200726 March 2014  Pro Patria and Res Publica
Ministry of Justice
Minister of Justice6 April 201110 December 2012  Reform
11 December 201226 March 2014  Reform
Ministry of Defence
Minister of Defence 6 April 201111 May 2012  Pro Patria and Res Publica
11 May 201226 March 2014  Pro Patria and Res Publica
Ministry of Culture
Minister of Culture6 April 20114 December 2013  Reform
4 December 2013 to the next cabinet   Reform
Ministry of the Interior
Minister of the Interior 6 April 201126 March 2014  Pro Patria and Res Publica
Minister of Regional Affairs23 January 200826 March 2014  Pro Patria and Res Publica
Ministry of Education and Research
Minister of Education and Research 6 April 201126 March 2014  Pro Patria and Res Publica
Ministry of Environment
Minister of Environment6 April 2011 to the next cabinet   Reform
Ministry of Social Affairs
Minister of Social Affairs 23 February 200910 December 2012  Reform
11 December 201226 March 2014  Reform
Ministry of Agriculture
Minister of Agriculture 06 April 200726 March 2014  Pro Patria and Res Publica

See also

Preceded by Government of Estonia
2011-2014
Succeeded by

References

  1. "Estonia PM Ansip resigns - Europe's longest-serving PM". BBC News. 4 March 2014.