Vagnorius Cabinet II

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Vagnorius Cabinet II
1996–1999
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Date formed10 December 1996 (1996-12-10)
Date dissolved4 May 1999 (1999-05-04)
People and organisations
Head of state Algirdas Brazauskas (1996–1998)
Valdas Adamkus (1998–1999)
Head of government Gediminas Vagnorius
Member parties Homeland Union, Lithuanian Christian Democratic Party, [1] Lithuanian Centre Union
Status in legislature
100 / 141 (71%)




Opposition parties Democratic Labour Party of Lithuania, Social Democratic Party of Lithuania [2]
Opposition leaderNone
History
Legislature term Seventh Seimas
Predecessor Stankevičius Cabinet
Successor Paksas Cabinet I

The Second Vagnorius Cabinet was the 8th cabinet of Lithuania since 1990. It consisted of the Prime Minister and 17 government ministers.

Contents

History

Gediminas Vagnorius was appointed the Prime Minister by President Algirdas Brazauskas on 4 December 1996, after the Homeland Union decisively won the elections in October. It was the second time Vagnorius was appointed the Prime Minister, having previously led the 3rd government between 1991 and 1992. The government received its mandate and started its work on 10 December 1996, after the Seimas gave assent to its program. [3]

In 1998, number of ministries (and ministers) was reduced from 17 to 14. Ministry of Industry and Trade, the Ministry of Energy and the Ministry of Economy were merged into the Ministry of Economy, the Ministry of Construction and Urbanistics, the Ministry of Environmental Protection and the Ministry of Forestry were merged into Ministry of Environment.

The government served for almost three years before resigning on 4 May 1999 amid criticism of its response to the 1998 Russian financial crisis and disagreements between Vagnorius and Vytautas Landsbergis, the leader of the Homeland Union. [4] The government continued to serve in an acting capacity (with Irena Degutienė as the acting Prime Minister), [5] until the new Homeland Union government headed by Rolandas Paksas started its work on 10 June 1999.

Cabinet

The following ministers served on the Second Vagnorius Cabinet. [3]

PositionNameFromTo
Prime Minister Gediminas Vagnorius 10 December 19964 May 1999
Ministry of Agriculture [nb 1] Edvardas Makelis 10 December 199610 June 1999
Ministry of Culture Saulius Šaltenis 10 December 199610 June 1999
Ministry of Economy [nb 2] Vincas Babilius 10 December 199610 June 1999
Ministry of Education and Science Zigmas Zinkevičius 10 December 19961 May 1998 [7] [8]
Kornelijus Platelis 1 May 199810 June 1999
Ministry of Environment [nb 3] Imantas Lazdinis 10 December 1996
Algis Čaplikas 25 March 19985 March 1999 [9]
Danius Lygis 8 April 199910 June 1999
Ministry of Finance Rolandas Matiliauskas 10 December 19963 February 1997 [10]
Algirdas Šemeta 19 February 199710 June 1999
Ministry of Foreign Affairs Algirdas Saudargas 10 December 199610 June 1999
Ministry of Health Juozas Galdikas 10 December 199625 March 1998
Laurynas Stankevičius 25 March 199810 June 1999
Ministry of the Interior Vidmantas Žiemelis 10 December 199621 May 1998 [11]
Stasys Šedbaras 22 May 199810 June 1999
Ministry of Justice Vytautas Pakalniškis 10 December 199610 June 1999
Ministry of Defence Česlovas Vytautas Stankevičius 10 December 199610 June 1999
Ministry of Social Security and Labour Irena Degutienė 10 December 199610 June 1999
Ministry of Transport and Communications Algis Žvaliauskas 10 December 199625 November 1998 [12]
Rimantas Didžiokas 6 January 199910 June 1999
Ministry of Government Reforms and Municipalities Kęstutis Skrebys 10 December 199610 June 1999
Ministry of Industry and Trade [nb 4] Laima Andrikienė 10 December 199619 December 1996
Ministry of European Affairs [nb 5] Laima Andrikienė 19 December 199625 March 1998
Ministry of Communication and Informatics [nb 6] Rimantas Pleikys 10 December 199625 March 1998
Ministry of Construction and Urbanistics [nb 7] Algis Čaplikas 10 December 199625 March 1998

Notes

  1. ↑ On 19 December 1996, the Ministry of Agriculture was renamed to Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry. The name was changed back on 6 May 1998. Makelis remained the minister throughout.
  2. ↑ The old Ministry of Economy (Ekonomikos ministerija), headed by Babilius, as well as the Ministry of Forestry, the Ministry of Industry and Trade and the Ministry of Energy were replaced by the new Ministry of Economy (Ūkio ministerija) also headed by Babilius. [6]
  3. ↑ The Ministry of Environment was known as the Ministry of Environmental Protection before 6 May 1998.
  4. ↑ The Ministry of Industry and Trade was merged into the Ministry of Economy in December 1996.
  5. ↑ The Ministry of European Affairs was newly established in December 1996 and disestablished in June 1998.
  6. ↑ Ministry of Communication and Informatics was reorganized into the Communication and Informatics department of the Ministry of Government Reforms and Municipalities (later merged into the Ministry of the Interior) in 1998.
  7. ↑ Ministry of Construction and Urbanistics was dissolved in 1998 with its functions assumed by the Ministry of Environmental Protection (later - Ministry of Environment). [13]

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