Stanislav Gross government
The government of Gross or Stanislav Gross formed the Czech government from August 4, 2004 to April 25, 2005. Members of the social democratic party ČSSD , the Christian Democratic KDU-ČSL and the "Freedom Union" ( US-DEU ) were represented.
After the resignation of Vladimír Špidla after the poor performance of the ČSSD in the European elections from the office of the head of government and from the party chairmanship, the 34-year-old previous interior minister and executive chairman of the social democrats Stanislav Gross was replaced by President Václav Klaus at the end of July 2004 with the formation of a new government instructed. Gross continued the previous coalition and was sworn in as the new prime minister on September 4, 2004. On August 25, 2004, the government was confirmed by the Czech House of Representatives with the vote of 101 members of the coalition (with 200 seats).
The cabinet fell into a crisis in early 2005 when accusations against the prime minister of a real estate affair were raised in the media. Gross struggled to reveal the origin of the funds he used to buy an apartment in Prague. In addition, a power struggle for the chairmanship of the ČSSD began with the representative of the left wing of the party, Zdeněk Škromach , in which Gross had not yet been confirmed. The real estate affair led to considerable criticism of Gross and calls for resignation from the coalition partners, especially the Christian Democrats under the leadership of Miroslav Kalousek . There was already speculation in the media about early elections . The government crisis escalated after Gross prevailed on March 29, 2005 against Škromnach with 53% in the election for party chairman. Thereupon Kalousek announced the withdrawal of the ministers of the KDU-ČSL from the government. Other ministers followed this step. Gross speculated on a continuation of his government as a minority government under tolerance of the communist KSČM , especially since they indirectly helped Gross to survive a vote of no confidence in parliament on April 1, 2005 . Since the Communist MPs abstained, the ODS and the KDU-ČSL did not succeed in getting the 101 votes required to overthrow the government. However, 78 MPs voted for the overthrow of the government, 76 MPs voted against the overthrow and 44 abstained. This meant that the government itself no longer had a shaping majority in parliament. Ultimately, Gross resigned on April 25, 2005, clearing the way for a further renewal of the coalition between ČSSD, the Christian Democratic KDU-ČSL and the "Freedom Union" (US-DEU), which is now the third formation of such a government constellation of the current legislative period. Jirí Paroubek became the new prime minister .
Government composition
| Department | minister | Party / nominated by | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister | Stanislav Gross | ČSSD | |
| 1. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Labor and Social Affairs | Zdeněk Škromach | ||
| Deputy Prime Minister for Economy | Martin Jahn | independent / ČSSD | |
| Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Justice | Pavel Němec * | US-DEU | |
| Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Transport | Milan Šimonovský * | KDU-ČSL | |
| Interior minister | František Bublan | independent / ČSSD | |
| Minister and Chairman of the Legislative Council | Jaroslav Bureš * | ||
| Defense Minister | Karel Kühnl * | US-DEU | |
| Minister of Informatics | Vladimír Mlynář * | ||
| Foreign minister | Cyril Svoboda * | KDU-ČSL | |
| Environment Minister | Libor Ambrozek * | ||
| Finance minister | Bohuslav Sobotka | ČSSD | |
| Minister for Regional Development | Jiří Paroubek | ||
| Minister for Education, Youth and Sport | Petra Buzková | ||
| Minister of Health | Milada Emmerová | ||
| Minister of Culture | Pavel Dostál | ||
| Minister for Industry and Trade | Milan Urban | ||
| Minister of Agriculture | Jaroslav Palas | ||
The ministers marked with an asterisk (*) had already announced their resignation one month before the resignation of the entire government, but had not been replaced and had therefore been charged by the President with the provisional continuation of the office.
Individual evidence
- ^ [1] Radio Prague , report from July 27, 2004, accessed on April 6, 2013
- ^ [2] Radio Prague , report from August 4, 2004, accessed on April 6, 2013
- ↑ [3] Radio Prague , report from August 25, 2004, accessed on April 6, 2013
- ^ [4] Radio Prague , report of February 7, 2005, accessed on April 6, 2013
- ↑ [5] ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Radio Prague , news from April 1, 2005, accessed on April 6, 2013
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