Miloš Zeman government

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The Miloš Zeman government was the government of the Czech Republic from July 22, 1998 to July 15, 2002. Prime Minister of this government was the chairman of the Czech social democratic party ČSSD Miloš Zeman . It was a minority government consisting solely of ministers from the ČSSD, which was tolerated in parliament by the liberal-conservative ODS by means of an opposition treaty .

After the breakup of the Václav Klaus II government , the independent governor of the Czech National Bank Josef Tošovský headed a transitional government ( Josef Tošovský government ) until the early parliamentary elections in 1998 , which the ČSSD won with 32.3% or 74 of 200 seats before the ODS . The exploratory talks of the Social Democrats with the Christian Democratic KDU-ČSL and the liberal Unie svobody (Freedom Union) were unsuccessful, however, so that an agreement with the ODS of former Prime Minister Václav Klaus , which went down in Czech history as an “ opposition treaty” , was reached. Under this agreement, Václav Klaus was elected President of the Czech Chamber of Deputies and the government of President Václav Havel was sworn in on July 22, 1998. As agreed in the opposition treaty , the 63 MPs left the meeting room in the confidence vote on August 19, 1998, so that the votes of the 73 Social Democrats present were enough for the required majority. The KDU-ČSL and the Unie svobody voted against the government. The MPs of the communist KSČM abstained. In protest against this formation of a government, the KDU-ČSL and the unie svobody joined forces with the extra-parliamentary Občanská Demokratieická aliance (Citizens' Alliance) and the Democratic Union (DEU) to form the so-called four - party coalition .

In the parliamentary elections in 2002 , which was again won by the Social Democrats, Miloš Zeman did not run. He passed the business of government to his successor, Vladimír Špidla .

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Department minister Political party Taking office End of office
Prime Minister Miloš Zeman   ČSSD July 22, 1998 July 12, 2002
1. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Labor and Social Affairs Vladimír Špidla   ČSSD July 22, 1998 July 12, 2002
Deputy Prime Minister (from May 30, 2001 ) and Minister for Industry and Trade Miroslav Grégr   ČSSD July 22, 1998 July 12, 2002
Deputy Prime Minister ( 10 December 1999 ) and Foreign Minister Jan Kavan   ČSSD July 22, 1998 July 12, 2002
Deputy Prime Minister for the coordination of the foreign, internal and defense departments Egon Lansky   ČSSD July 22, 1998 December 1, 1999
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance (from July 21, 1999) Pavel Mertlík   ČSSD July 22, 1998 April 12, 2001
Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the Legislative Council Pavel Rychetský   ČSSD July 22, 1998 July 12, 2002
Minister with no portfolio Jaroslav Bašta   ČSSD July 22, 1998 March 23, 2000
Minister ( 23 March 2000) and Head of the Prime Minister's Office Karel Brezina   ČSSD March 23, 2000 July 12, 2002
Minister of Justice Otakar Motejl   ČSSD August 1, 1998 October 16, 2000
Jaroslav Bureš   ČSSD February 2, 2001 July 12, 2002
Minister for Regional Development Jaromír Císař   ČSSD July 22, 1998 April 26, 2000
Petr Lachnit   ČSSD April 26, 2000 July 12, 2002
Minister of Health Ivan David   ČSSD July 22, 1998 December 9, 1999
Bohumil Fišer   ČSSD February 9, 2000 July 12, 2002
Minister of Culture Pavel Dostál   ČSSD July 22, 1998 July 12, 2002
Minister of Agriculture Jan Fencl   ČSSD July 22, 1998 July 12, 2002
Interior minister Václav Grulich   ČSSD July 22, 1998 April 4, 2000
Stanislav Gross   ČSSD April 5, 2000 July 12, 2002
Environment Minister Miloš Kužvart   ČSSD July 22, 1998 July 12, 2002
Minister of transport Antonín Peltrám   ČSSD July 22, 1998 April 26, 2000
Jaromír Schling   ČSSD April 26, 2000 July 12, 2002
Finance minister Ivo Svoboda   ČSSD July 22, 1998 July 20, 1999
Jiří Rusnok   ČSSD April 13, 2001 July 12, 2002
Defense Minister Vladimír Vetchý   ČSSD July 22, 1998 May 4, 2001
Jaroslav Tvrdík   ČSSD May 4, 2001 July 12, 2002
Minister for Education, Youth and Sport Eduard Zeman   ČSSD July 22, 1998 July 12, 2002

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