Mart Laar's second cabinet

Mart Laar's second cabinet was a coalition government between the Pro Patria Union, Reform Party and Moderate People's Party in office in Estonia from 25 March 1999 to 28 January 2002, when it was succeeded by Siim Kallas' cabinet.[1] This was the first Triple Alliance government in Estonian history and usually the standard bearer of the nickname.

By late 2001, scandals related to the privatization of state-owned enterprises had made the government unpopular, and relations between the Pro Patria Union and the Reform Party deteriorated. When December 2001 the Reform Party entered a coalition with the Centre Party in Tallinn, as a result of which Edgar Savisaar became the mayor, Prime Minister Mart Laar decided to resign, as he felt that the national level government had essentially collapsed.[2][3][4]

Ministers

The cabinet featured the following people:[1]

Portfolio Minister Took office Left office Party
Government's Office
Prime Minister Mart Laar 25 March 1999 28 January 2002 Pro Patria Union
Ministry of Education
Minister of Education Tõnis Lukas 25 March 1999 28 January 2002 Pro Patria Union
Ministry of Justice
Minister of Justice Märt Rask 25 March 1999 28 January 2002 Reform
Ministry of Defence
Minister of Defence Jüri Luik 25 March 1999 28 January 2002 Pro Patria Union
Ministry of Environment
Minister of Environment Heiki Kranich 25 March 1999 28 January 2002 Reform
Ministry of Culture
Minister of Culture Signe Kivi 25 March 1999 28 January 2002 Reform
Ministry of Economic Affairs
Minister of Economic Affairs Mihkel Pärnoja 25 March 1999 5 October 2001 Moderates
Henrik Hololei 15 October 2001 28 January 2002 Moderates
Ministry of Agriculture
Minister of Agriculture Ivari Padar 25 March 1999 28 January 2002 Moderates
Ministry of Finance
Minister of Finance Siim Kallas 25 March 1999 28 January 2002 Reform
Ministry of the Interior
Minister of the Interior Jüri Mõis 25 March 1999 5 November 1999 Pro Patria Union
Tarmo Loodus 9 November 1999 28 January 2002 Pro Patria Union
Ministry of Social Affairs
Minister of Social Affairs Eiki Nestor 25 March 1999 28 January 2002 Moderates
Ministry of Roads and Connections
Minister of Roads and Connections Toivo Jürgenson 25 March 1999 28 January 2002 Pro Patria Union
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Minister of Foreign Affairs Toomas Hendrik Ilves 25 March 1999 28 January 2002 Moderates
Office of the Minister of Population
Minister of Population Katrin Saks 25 March 1999 28 January 2002 Moderates
Office of the Minister of Regional Affairs
Minister of Regional Affairs Toivo Asmer 25 March 1999 28 January 2002 Reform

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "1999 | Meie parlament ja aeg". meieparlamentjaaeg.nlib.ee. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Kallas: kolmikliit peab jätkama". Delfi (in Estonian). Retrieved 2023-08-21.
  3. ^ Muuli, Kalle (2014). Hainsalu, Esta (ed.). Kodanike riik: reformierakond loomisest kuni tänapäevani. Tallinn: Menu Kirjastus. ISBN 978-9949-549-07-8.
  4. ^ "Kuidas kolmikliit valitsust moodustas". Äripäev (in Estonian). Retrieved 2023-08-21.


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