Brazauskas Cabinet II

Prime Minister Algirdas Brazauskas

The Second Brazauskas Cabinet was the 13th cabinet of Lithuania since 1990. It consisted of the Prime Minister and 13 government ministers.

Algirdas Brazauskas, the leader of the Social Democratic Party of Lithuania had led the 12th government as the Prime Minister since 2001. The outgoing government coalition "Working for Lithuania" finished second in the elections in October 2004, behind the populist Labour Party, but Brazauskas was again appointed the Prime Minister by President Valdas Adamkus on 29 November 2004. The 13th cabinet received its mandate and started its work on 14 December 2004, after the Seimas gave assent to its program.[1]

The government collapsed in 2006 when in April New Union (Social Liberals) left the government and soon President Adamkus expressed no-confidence in two ministers delegated by the Labour Party, prompting Brazauskas to resign on 1 June 2006.[2][3] The government continued to serve in an acting capacity, with Zigmantas Balčytis as the acting Prime Minister until the Kirkilas Cabinet started its work on 18 July 2006.

Cabinet

The following ministers served on the Second Brazauskas Cabinet.[1]

Position Name Party From To
Ministry of Agriculture Kazimira Prunskienė Lithuanian Peasant Popular Union 14 December 2004 18 July 2006
Ministry of Culture Vladimiras Prudnikovas Labour Party 14 December 2004 18 July 2006
Ministry of Economy Viktor Uspaskich Labour Party 14 December 2004 21 June 2005[4]
Kęstutis Daukšys 29 June 2005 18 July 2006
Ministry of Education and Science Remigijus Motuzas Social Democratic Party of Lithuania 14 December 2004 18 July 2006
Ministry of Environment Arūnas Kundrotas Social Democratic Party of Lithuania 14 December 2004 18 July 2006
Ministry of Finance Algirdas Butkevičius Social Democratic Party of Lithuania 14 December 2004 14 May 2005[5]
Zigmantas Balčytis 14 May 2005[6] 18 July 2006
Ministry of Foreign Affairs Antanas Valionis New Union (Social Liberals) 14 December 2004 18 July 2006
Ministry of Health Žilvinas Padaiga Labour Party 14 December 2004 18 July 2006
Ministry of the Interior Gintaras Furmanavičius Labour Party 14 December 2004 18 July 2006
Ministry of Justice Gintautas Bužinskas Labour Party 14 December 2004 18 July 2006
Ministry of Defence Gediminas Kirkilas Social Democratic Party of Lithuania 14 December 2004 18 July 2006
Ministry of Social Security and Labour Vilija Blinkevičiūtė New Union (Social Liberals) 14 December 2004 18 July 2006
Ministry of Transport and Communications Zigmantas Balčytis Social Democratic Party of Lithuania 14 December 2004 14 May 2005[6]
Petras Čėsna 10 June 2005 18 July 2006

References

  1. 1 2 "Ankstesnės Vyriausybės. Po 1990 metų". Government of the Republic of Lithuania.
  2. ↑ "Brazauskas resigns amid governmental collapse". The Baltic Times. 1 June 2006. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
  3. ↑ "Charges bring down Lithuania coalition". The New York Times. International Herald Tribune. 31 May 2006.
  4. ↑ "DĖL LIETUVOS RESPUBLIKOS ŪKIO MINISTRO V. USPASKICH ATSISTATYDINIMO". Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  5. ↑ "DĖL LIETUVOS RESPUBLIKOS FINANSŲ MINISTRO A. BUTKEVIČIAUS ATSISTATYDINIMO". Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  6. 1 2 "DĖL LIETUVOS RESPUBLIKOS SUSISIEKIMO MINISTRO Z. BALČYČIO ATLEIDIMO IR JO SKYRIMO LIETUVOS RESPUBLIKOS FINANSŲ MINISTRU". Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
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