Government of Vlastimil Tusar I

The Czechoslovak government Vlastimil Tusar I , led by Prime Minister Vlastimil Tusar , was in office from July 8, 1919 to May 25, 1920. It followed the Karel Kramář government and was replaced by the Vlastimil Tusar II government .

Government formation, program

Vlastimil Tusar's government from 1919 was the first government of the so-called red-green coalition, which consisted of the socialist parties and the agrarian party. Her role was changed by the amendment to the constitution on May 23, 1919, according to which she was appointed by the President of the Republic, who could also preside over her. Its final role was regulated by the adoption of the new constitution on February 29, 1920.

After the first parliamentary elections in April 1920 , the government resigned. The successes of the socialists of the previous Prime Minister Tusar meant that he was also able to provide the following government.

Government composition

The first government of Vlastimil Tusar consisted of 15 ministries.

• Prime Minister: Vlastimil Tusar (ČSDSD) (8.7.1919–25.5.1920)
• Foreign Minister: Edvard Beneš (non-party) (8 July 1919–25 May 1920)
• Interior Minister: Antonín Švehla (RSZML) (8.7.1919–25.5.1920)
• Finance Minister:
  • Cyril Horáček (RSZML) (8 July 1919–9 October 1919)
  • Kuneš Sunday (RSZML) (9.10.1919–25.5.1920)
• Minister for Education and National Awareness: Gustav Habrman (ČSDSD) (8 July 1919–25 May 1920)
• Minister of Defense: Václav Klofáč (ČsNS) (8 July 1919–25 May 1920)
• Minister of Justice: František Veselý (ČsNS) (8 July 1919–25 May 1920)
• Trade Minister: Ferdinand Heidler (ČsNS) (8 July 1919–25 May 1920)
• Minister for the Railways:
  • Jiří Stříbrný (ČsNS) (8 July 1919–17 September 1919)
  • (acting) Emil Franke (ČsNS) (September 17, 1919– May 25, 1920)
• Minister for Public Works: Antonín Hampl (ČSDSD) (8.7.1919–25.5.1920)
• Minister of Agriculture: Karel Prášek (RSZML) (8.7.1919–25.5.1920)
• Minister for Social Affairs: Lev Winter (ČSDSD) (8.7.1919–25.5.1920)
• Minister of Health: Vavro Šrobár (independent) (8 July 1919–25 May 1920)
• Minister of Post and Telecommunications: František Staněk (RSZML) (8 July 1919–25 May 1920)
• Unification Minister (established on December 6th, 1919): Milan Hodža (independent) (December 6th, 1919– May 25th, 1920)
• Minister for the Administration of Slovakia: Vavro Šrobár (independent) (8.7.1919–25.5.1920)
• Minister of Food :
  • Fedor Houdek (independent) (July 8th, 1919– April 1st, 1920)
  • (provisional) Kuneš Sonntag (RSZML) (1.4.1920–25.5.1920)

Party affiliation

The following parties of the so - called All - National Coalition were represented in the government:

• Republikánská strana zemědělského a malorolnického lidu (RSZML), Republican Party of the Agricultural and Smallholder People (Agricultural Party for short)
• Československá sociálně democická strana dělnická (ČSDSD), Czechoslovak Social Democratic Workers' Party
• Československá strana socialistická (ČSS), Czechoslovak Socialist Party

Compared to the previous Karel Kramář government , the Czechoslovak National Democracy (ČsND, the party of the previous prime minister) and the Czechoslovak People's Party (ČSL) were not represented in the government.

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• www.vlada.cz/.../prehled-vlad-cr , website of the government of the Czech Republic, overview of the governments since 1918, in Czech, accessed July 20, 2013
• www.vlada.cz/.../historie , website of the Government of the Czech Republic, History of the Office of the Government, Czech, accessed July 20, 2013

Remarks

1. ↑ It was a ministry that was supposed to unify the laws and administration.

See also

• Governments of Czechoslovakia