Pellegrini's Cabinet

Pellegrini's Cabinet is the former government of Slovakia, headed by prime minister Peter Pellegrini. It was formed on 22 March 2018, after the Prime Minister Robert Fico resigned, as a result of the popular protests following the murder of Ján Kuciak and his fiancée, Martina Kušnírová. According to the Slovak Constitution, if the Prime Minister resigns, the entire government resigns as well. Nevertheless, the composition of the government was to a large extent the same as the previous government. All members of the Smer-SD, SNS and Most-Híd parties supported the re-constructed government.

Pellegrini's Cabinet
10th Cabinet of Slovakia
Peter Pellegrini in 2019
Date formed	22 March 2018
Date dissolved	21 March 2020
People and organisations
Head of state	Andrej Kiska Zuzana Čaputová
Head of government	Peter Pellegrini
No. of ministers	15
Member parties	Direction – Social Democracy Slovak National Party Most–Híd
Status in legislature	Coalition government
Opposition parties	Freedom and Solidarity Ordinary People Kotleba – People's Party Our Slovakia We Are Family
History
Outgoing election	2016 Slovak parliamentary election
Predecessor	Fico's Third Cabinet
Successor	Matovič's Cabinet

The cabinet was approved by the National Council on 26 March 2018 with an 81-61 vote, while protests erupted in the streets of Bratislava.[1] It was replaced by the Cabinet of Igor Matovič after the 2020 parliamentary election.

Breakdown by party nomination

Direction – Social Democracy	9
Slovak National Party	3
Most–Híd	3

Composition

There are several changes compared to the previous government, that came up from the last elections. Besides a few ministers who were replaced, the make-up of the Deputy Prime Ministers also changed. Peter Pellegrini, who became the Prime Minister, was replaced by Richard Raši, as the Deputy Prime Minister for Investment and Informatization. The Deputy Prime Minister and the Minister of Interior Robert Kaliňák was replaced for a short time by Tomáš Drucker, who previously served as the Minister of Health. He was replaced by Andrea Kalavská on that position. Drucker, however, resigned only after three weeks in the position. Instead of removing the President of the Police from his office, which the protests demanded, he resigned himself. He stated that he could not feel authentic in a position that polarises the society.[2] Denisa Saková, former Deputy of Interior Minister Kaliňák, was named the Minister after him. Other changes on the Ministerial posts included Lucia Žitňanská, who refused to be a Minister in the re-formed government.[3] She was replaced by Gábor Gál on her post. The last change happened on the post of the Minister of Culture. Marek Maďarič resigned shortly after the protests set about.[4] He was replaced by Ľubica Laššáková. Ministers who also serve as Deputy Prime Ministers also changed. Minister of Finance, Minister of Agriculture and Minister of the Environment replaced those of Interior Ministry and Ministry of Justice. Recently, Andrea Kalavská resigned on 17 December 2019[5] and László Sólymos on 28 January 2020.[6]

Cabinet of Slovakia[7]
Office	Name	Political party	Assumed office	Left office
Prime Minister	Peter Pellegrini	Smer–SD	22 March 2018	21 March 2020
Deputy Prime Minister for Investments and Informatization	Richard Raši	Smer–SD	22 March 2018	21 March 2020
Deputy Prime Minister Minister of Finance	Peter Kažimír	Smer–SD	22 March 2018	11 April 2019
Minister of Finance	Peter Pellegrini ^(acting)	Smer–SD	11 April 2019	7 May 2019
	Ladislav Kamenický	Smer–SD	7 May 2019	21 March 2020
Deputy Prime Minister Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development	Gabriela Matečná	SNS	22 March 2018	21 March 2020
Deputy Prime Minister Minister of the Environment	László Sólymos	Most–Híd	22 March 2018	28 January 2020
	Árpád Érsek	Most-Híd	28 January 2020	21 March 2020
Minister of Interior	Tomáš Drucker	Independent^(SD)	22 March 2018	17 April 2018
	Denisa Saková	Smer–SD	26 April 2018	21 March 2020
Minister of Justice	Gábor Gál	Most–Híd	22 March 2018	21 March 2020
Minister of Foreign Affairs	Miroslav Lajčák	Independent^(SD)	22 March 2018	21 March 2020
Minister of Economy	Peter Žiga	Smer–SD	22 March 2018	21 March 2020
Minister of Transport, Construction and Regional Development	Árpád Érsek	Most–Híd	22 March 2018	21 March 2020
Minister of Defence	Peter Gajdoš	SNS	22 March 2018	21 March 2020
Minister of Labour, Social Affairs and Family	Ján Richter	Smer–SD	22 March 2018	21 March 2020
Minister of Education, Science, Research and Sport	Martina Lubyová	Independent^(SNS)	22 March 2018	21 March 2020
Minister of Culture	Ľubica Laššáková	SD	22 March 2018	21 March 2020
Minister of Health	Andrea Kalavská	Independent^(SD)	22 March 2018	17 December 2019
	Peter Pellegrini ^(acting)	Smer–SD	17 December 2019	21 March 2020

Notes

^(SD) Smer–SD nominee
^(SNS) Slovak National Party nominee

See also

• Fico's First Cabinet
• Fico's Second Cabinet
• Fico's Third Cabinet

References

1. "Terms of Service Violation". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2018-08-28.
2. a.s., Petit Press. "Drucker si nemyslí, že je správne odvolať Gašpara. Podá demisiu (minúta po minúte)".
3. Teraz.sk. "Ministerka Žitňanská nebude pokračovať v budúcej vláde".
4. "Maďarič rezignoval. Končí kvôli vražde novinára Jána Kuciaka".
5. "Čaputová prijala Kalavskej demisiu, ministerstvo povedie Pellegrini".
6. "Prezidentka prijala Sólymosovu demisiu, ministerstvo povedie Érsek".
7. "TOTO je nový premiér a členovia Vlády SR". TASR. 22 March 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2018.