Cabinet of Petr Fiala
Government of the Czech Republic since 2021
Cabinet of Petr Fiala | |
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 16th Cabinet of Czech Republic | |
| Incumbent | |
 Petr Fiala, Prime Minister | |
| Date formed | 17 December 2021 |
| People and organisations | |
| Head of state | Miloš Zeman Petr Pavel |
| Head of government | Petr Fiala |
| Deputy head of government | Vít Rakušan Marian Jurečka Vlastimil Válek Ivan Bartoš |
| No. of ministers | 17–18 |
| Member parties | Civic Democratic Party (ODS) Mayors and Independents (STAN) KDU-ČSL TOP 09 Czech Pirate Party (Pirates) |
| Status in legislature | Majority (coalition) 108 / 200 (54%) |
| Opposition parties | Opposition: 92 / 200
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| History | |
| Election(s) | 2021 Czech legislative election |
| Predecessor | Second Cabinet of Andrej Babiš |
The Cabinet of Petr Fiala is the current government of the Czech Republic, appointed on 17 December 2021. Following elections in October 2021, President Miloš Zeman asked Petr Fiala, as the leader of the Spolu alliance, to form a new government.[1] On 17 November 2021 Fiala presented Zeman with the names of his proposed cabinet, and Zeman agreed to appoint Fiala as the new Prime Minister on 28 November 2021.[2]
Zeman met with all the ministerial nominees during the week following Fiala's appointment, expressing disagreement with the appointment of Jan Lipavský as foreign minister.[3][4]
Government ministers
The cabinet of Petr Fiala includes:[5]
| Portfolio | Minister | Party | Office | |||
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| Took | Left | |||||
| Prime Minister | Petr Fiala | SPOLU/ ODS | 28 November 2021 | |||
| First Deputy Prime Minister Minister of the Interior | Vít Rakušan | PirSTAN/ STAN | 17 December 2021 | |||
| Deputy Prime Minister Minister of Labour and Social Affairs | Marian Jurečka | SPOLU/ KDU-ČSL | 17 December 2021 | |||
| Deputy Prime Minister for Digitisation Minister of Regional Development | Ivan Bartoš | PirSTAN/ Pirates | 17 December 2021 | |||
| Deputy Prime Minister Minister of Health | Vlastimil Válek | SPOLU/ TOP 09 | 17 December 2021 | |||
| Minister of Finance | Zbyněk Stanjura | SPOLU/ ODS | 17 December 2021 | |||
| Minister of Defence | Jana Černochová | SPOLU/ ODS | 17 December 2021 | |||
| Minister of Justice | Pavel Blažek | SPOLU/ ODS | 17 December 2021 | |||
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | Jan Lipavský | PirSTAN/ Pirates | 17 December 2021 | |||
| Minister of Industry and Trade | Jozef Síkela[6] | PirSTAN/ STAN | 17 December 2021 | |||
| Minister of Transport | Martin Kupka | SPOLU/ ODS | 17 December 2021 | |||
| Minister of Education, Youth and Sport | Petr Gazdík | PirSTAN/ STAN | 17 December 2021 | 30 June 2022[7] | ||
| Vladimír Balaš | PirSTAN/ STAN | 1 July 2022[8] | 4 May 2023[9] | |||
| Mikuláš Bek | PirSTAN/ STAN | 4 May 2023 | ||||
| Minister of Agriculture | Marian Jurečka (acting) | SPOLU/ KDU-ČSL | 17 December 2021 | 3 January 2022 | ||
| Zdeněk Nekula | SPOLU/ KDU-ČSL | 3 January 2022 | 28 June 2023 | |||
| Marek Výborný | SPOLU/ KDU-ČSL | 29 June 2023[10] | ||||
| Minister of the Environment | Anna Hubáčková | SPOLU/ KDU-ČSL | 17 December 2021 | 1 November 2022[11] | ||
| Marian Jurečka (acting) | SPOLU/ KDU-ČSL | 1 November 2022 | 10 March 2023 | |||
| Petr Hladík | SPOLU/ KDU-ČSL | 10 March 2023[12] | ||||
| Minister of Culture | Martin Baxa | SPOLU/ ODS | 17 December 2021 | |||
| Minister for European Affairs (in the Government Office) | Mikuláš Bek | PirSTAN/ STAN | 17 December 2021 | 4 May 2023 | ||
| Martin Dvořák | PirSTAN/ STAN | 4 May 2023[9] | ||||
| Minister of Science, Research and Innovation (in the Government Office) | Helena Langšádlová | SPOLU/ TOP 09 | 17 December 2021 | 25 April 2024[13] | ||
| Vacant | 25 April 2024 | |||||
| Minister of Legislation (in the Government Office) Chairman of the Government Legislative Council | Michal Šalomoun | PirSTAN/ Pirates | 17 December 2021 | |||
Seat distribution
| Party | Seats |
|---|---|
| Spolu | 11 / 18 |
| Pirates and Mayors | 7 / 18 |
| Party | Seats |
|---|---|
| Civic Democratic Party | 6 / 18 |
| Mayors and Independents | 4 / 18 |
| KDU–ČSL | 3 / 18 |
| Czech Pirate Party | 3 / 18 |
| TOP 09 | 2 / 18 |
Popular mandate
Support for governing parties according to the popular vote.
| Member party | Popular vote | Percentage | MPs | Ministers | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPOLU | 1,493,701 | 27.79% | 71 | 11 | Petr Fiala |
| PirSTAN | 839,448 | 15.61% | 37 | 6 | Ivan Bartoš |
| Government | 2,333,149 | 43.40% | 108 | 18 | Petr Fiala |
| Czech Republic | 5,411,292 | 100% | 200 | – | |
Confidence motion
| Motion of confidence Petr Fiala (SPOLU) | ||
| Ballot → | 13 January 2022 | |
|---|---|---|
| Required majority → | 97 out of 193 (simple)  Y | |
106 / 200 | ||
87 / 200 | ||
| Abstentions | 0 / 200 | |
7 / 200 | ||
| Sources:[14] | ||
References
- ^ Mortkowitz, Siegfried (9 November 2021). "Czech president taps Petr Fiala to lead new government". Politico. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
- ^ "Fiala bude premiérem 26. listopadu, Zemanovi představil jména ministrů". iDNES.cz (in Czech). 17 November 2021. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ "Fiala odmítl Zemanovu kritiku, nechce měnit žádného kandidáta na ministra". iDNES.cz (in Czech). 18 November 2021. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ "Prezidentovi vadí Lipavský. Dráždí ho postoji k Izraeli, Koněvovi i Nejedlému". IDnes. 17 November 2021. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ Government of the Czech Republic (December 2021). "Members of the Government". vlada.cz. The Office of the Government of the Czech Republic. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ Ramboušková, Michaela. "Ministrem průmyslu má být bývalý bankéř Jozef Síkela". Retrieved 29 November 2021.
- ^ "Ministr školství Petr Gazdík rezignuje na svou funkci". E15.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 20 June 2022.
- ^ "Zemanovi vadí "hříchy mládí", nového ministra ale jmenoval". Seznam Zpravy (in Czech). Retrieved 4 July 2022.
- ^ a b Menšík, Jan (4 May 2023). "Fiala uvedl ministry. Bek slibuje ve školství "svižnou evoluci". Dvořák chce vyvracet české "chiméry" o EU". Novinky.cz (in Czech). Právo. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
- ^ Třeček, Čeněk (29 June 2023). "Prezident Pavel jmenoval lidovce Výborného ministrem zemědělství. V čele resortu střídá Nekulu". Czech Radio (in Czech). Czech News Agency. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
- ^ "Prezident pověřil Jurečku řízením ministerstva životního prostředí. Hubáčková končí k 1. listopadu". ČT24 (in Czech). Česká televize. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
- ^ Beranová, Klára (10 March 2023). "Pavel začal úřadovat, jmenoval Hladíka ministrem. Výhrady byly prázdné, vzkázal". PRÁVO (in Czech). Retrieved 10 March 2023.
- ^ "Ministryně Langšádlová končí. Málo vysvětlovala svoji práci, řekla Pekarová - Seznam Zprávy". www.seznamzpravy.cz (in Czech). 2024-04-25. Retrieved 2024-04-25.
- ^ "Hlasování Poslanecké sněmovny - 6/47". psp.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 2022-01-14.
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