Dzurinda's Second Cabinet

Dzurinda's Second Cabinet

5th Cabinet of Slovakia
16 October 2002 – 4 July 2006
Mikuláš Dzurinda in 2008
Date formed16 October 2002
Date dissolved4 July 2006
People and organisations
Head of stateRudolf Schuster (2002 – 2004)
Ivan Gašparovič (2004–2006)
Head of governmentMikuláš Dzurinda
No. of ministers16
Ministers removed10
Total no. of members25
Member partySDKÚ
KDH
ANO
SMK
Status in legislatureMajority Coalition
78 / 150 (52%)
Opposition partyHZDS
Smer
KSS
History
Election2002 Slovak parliamentary election
Incoming formation2002
Outgoing formation2006
PredecessorDzurinda's Cabinet
SuccessorFico's First Cabinet

Dzurinda's Second Cabinet was the government of Slovakia between 16 October 2002 and 4 July 2006 headed by the prime minister Mikuláš Dzurinda, for whom it was the second consecutive term in this office.

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