Fico's Second Cabinet

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Fico's Second Cabinet
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8th Cabinet of Slovakia
4 April 2012 - 23 March 2016
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Date formed4 April 2012
Date dissolved23 March 2016
People and organisations
Head of state Ivan Gašparovič
Andrej Kiska
Head of government Robert Fico
No. of ministers14
Ministers removed6
Total no. of members20
Member party Direction - Social Democracy
Status in legislature Absolute majority
83 / 150(55%)
Opposition party KDH
OĽANO
Most-Híd
SDKÚ-DS
Sloboda a Solidarita
History
Election(s) 2012 Slovak parliamentary election
Incoming formation2012
Outgoing formation2016
Predecessor Radičová's Cabinet
Successor Fico's Third Cabinet

Robert Fico's Second Cabinet is the former government of Slovakia, headed by prime minister Robert Fico. Appointed on 4 April 2012, it consists of 14 members, 11 from the Direction - Social Democracy party (Slovak : Smer-SD) and three independents. It replaced Iveta Radicova's cabinet after gaining an absolute majority in the Slovak parliament following the 2012 Slovak parliamentary election.

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This was the first time since the breakup of Czechoslovakia that any party had won an absolute majority, though Smer-SD fell seven seats short of a three-fifths majority to unilaterally amend the constitution. [1]

Fico's Second Cabinet was replaced by Fico's Third Cabinet on 23 March 2016.

Composition

Following the 2012 Slovak parliamentary election, the current prime minister, Robert Fico is serving with his government since 4 April 2012. [2]

Coat of arms of Slovakia.svg Cabinet of Slovakia
OfficeNamePolitical partyAssumed officeLeft office
Prime Minister Robert Fico Smer-SD 4 April 201223 March 2016
Deputy Prime Minister
Minister of Interior
Robert Kaliňák Smer-SD 4 April 201223 March 2016
Deputy Prime Minister
Minister of Finance
Peter Kažimír Smer-SD 4 April 201223 March 2016
Deputy Prime Minister
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Miroslav Lajčák Independent4 April 201223 March 2016
Deputy Prime Minister for Investment Ľubomír Vážny Smer-SD 16 November 2012 [3] 23 March 2016
Minister of Economy Tomáš Malatinský Independent4 April 20123 July 2014 [4]
Pavol Pavlis Smer-SD 3 July 20146 May 2015
Peter Kažimír (acting) Smer-SD 6 May 201516 June 2015
Vazil Hudák Independent16 June 201523 March 2016
Minister of Transport, Construction and Regional Development Ján Počiatek Smer-SD 4 April 201223 March 2016
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Ľubomír Jahnátek Smer-SD 4 April 201223 March 2016
Minister of Defence Martin Glváč Smer-SD 4 April 201222 March 2016
Robert Fico (acting) Smer-SD 22 March 201623 March 2016
Minister of Justice Tomáš Borec Independent4 April 201223 March 2016
Minister of Labour, Social Affairs and Family Ján Richter Smer-SD 4 April 201223 March 2016
Minister of the Environment Peter Žiga Smer-SD 4 April 201223 March 2016
Minister of Education, Science, Research and Sport Dušan Čaplovič Smer-SD 4 April 20123 July 2014 [5]
Peter Pellegrini Smer-SD 3 July 201425 November 2014 [6]
Juraj Draxler Independent25 November 201423 March 2016
Minister of Culture Marek Maďarič Smer-SD 4 April 201223 March 2016
Minister of Health Zuzana Zvolenská Independent4 April 20126 November 2014 [7]
Viliam Čislák Smer-SD 6 November 201423 March 2016

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