Kaja Kallas's second cabinet

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Kaja Kallas's second cabinet
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52nd Cabinet of Estonia
2022-2023
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Date formed18 July 2022
Date dissolved17 April 2023
People and organisations
Head of state Alar Karis
Head of government Kaja Kallas
No. of ministers15
Total no. of members15
Member parties Reform Party
Isamaa
Social Democrats
Status in legislature Majority cabinet
56 / 101 (55%)
Opposition parties Centre Party
Conservative People's Party
History
Election(s) 2019 election
Predecessor Kaja Kallas's first cabinet
Successor Kaja Kallas's third cabinet

The second cabinet of Kaja Kallas, (sometimes referred to as the Viljandi government (Estonian: Viljandi valitsus) due to the negotiations of the government coalition having taken place there) [1] [2] was the cabinet of Estonia from 18 July 2022 until 17 April 2023 when it was succeeded by the third Kallas cabinet following the 2023 election. [3]

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Background

On 3 June 2022, Kaja Kallas dismissed Centre Party ministers from her first cabinet after several weeks of disputes between the two parties and Centre party voting with opposition against a government supported bill. [4] [5] Continuing with a minority cabinet, the Reform Party called up the conservative Isamaa and the Social Democrats for talks on a possible new coalition. [6] [5] On July 8, the three parties announced that they agreed on forming a new coalition government. [7] Although law allows ministerial changes without cabinet resignation, Kallas stepped back so that the new coalition got to vote for the prime minister's mandate in the parliament. The new coalition was given a mandate by the Riigikogu on July 15 with a 52–26 vote. [8] This is the fourth time in Estonian history when Reform Party, Isamaa and Social Democrats form the coalition, others being Laar's second cabinet, 1999–2002, Ansip's second cabinet 2007–2009 and Rõivas's second cabinet 2015–2016.

Ministers

The coalition agreed on 14 ministers in addition to the prime minister with five each for Reform, Isamaa and the Social Democrats. [9]

On 18 October 2022, Minister of Finance Keit Pentus-Rosimannus announced her resignation, leaving politics after 19-year career. She also declined return to parliament. [10] On 19 October 2022, Annely Akkermann was appointed as a replacement for Pentus-Rosimannus. [11]

PortfolioMinisterTook officeLeft officeParty
Government's Office
Prime Minister 18 July 2022 to the next cabinet   Reform
Ministry of Finance
Minister of Finance 18 July 202219 October 2022  Reform
19 October 202217 April 2023  Reform
Minister of Public Administration 18 July 202217 April 2023  Isamaa
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Minister of Foreign Affairs 18 July 202217 April 2023  Isamaa
Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications
Minister of Economic Affairs and Infrastructure 18 July 202217 April 2023  SDE
Minister of Entrepreneurship and Information Technology 18 July 202217 April 2023  Isamaa
Ministry of Justice
Minister of Justice 18 July 202217 April 2023  Isamaa
Ministry of Defence
Minister of Defence 18 July 2022to the next cabinet  Reform
Ministry of Culture
Minister of Culture 18 July 202217 April 2023  SDE
Ministry of the Interior
Minister of the Interior 18 July 2022to the next cabinet  SDE
Ministry of Education and Research
Minister of Education and Research 18 July 202217 April 2023  Isamaa
Ministry of the Environment
Minister of the Environment 18 July 2022to the next cabinet  SDE
Ministry of Social Affairs
Minister of Health and Labour 18 July 202217 April 2023  SDE
Minister of Social Protection 18 July 2022to the next cabinet  Reform
Ministry of Rural Affairs
Minister of Rural Affairs 18 July 202217 April 2023  Reform

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