Cabinet of Eduard Heger | |
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 12th Cabinet of Slovakia | |
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| Date formed | 1 April 2021 |
| Date dissolved | 15 May 2023 |
| People and organisations | |
| President of Slovakia | Zuzana Čaputová |
| Prime Minister | Eduard Heger |
| Deputy Prime Ministers |
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| No. of ministers | 16 |
| Total no. of members | 21 |
| Member parties | |
| Status in legislature |
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| Opposition parties | |
| Opposition leader | Robert Fico |
| History | |
| Election | 2020 Slovak parliamentary election |
| Predecessor | Matovič's Cabinet |
| Successor | Ódor's Cabinet |
The Cabinet of Eduard Heger was the 12th government of Slovakia, led by Prime Minister Eduard Heger.
It was originally a four-party majority coalition government composed of Ordinary People and Independent Personalities (OĽaNO), We Are Family, Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) and For the People. Following a coalition crisis in summer of 2022, SaS left the government, which resulted in a minority government.
The Cabinet was appointed by the President of Slovakia Zuzana Čaputová on 1 April 2021 and was approved by the National Council on 4 May 2021.[1][2] It was formed after the previous Prime Minister Igor Matovič and his government had resigned, ending a month-long coalition crisis which started because of a controversial Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine purchase by Matovič. It was essentially a reshuffle during which Matovič changed positions with his party subordinate Heger, who is previously the Minister of Finance. Significant changes included the appointment of Vladimír Lengvarský as Minister of Health and President Čaputová rejecting the initial We Are Family nominee for Labour Minister Jozef Hlinka, which resulted in the reappointment of Milan Krajniak.[3]
The Cabinet lost a no-confidence vote on 15 December 2022 and ruled until it was succeeded by a caretaker government composed of non-party experts led by Ľudovít Ódor on 15 May 2023.[4][5]
- ^ "President appointed the cabinet of Eduard Heger, called for empathy". The Slovak Spectator. 1 April 2021.
- ^ "Heger's cabinet has the trust of the parliament. MPs approved its programme statement". The Slovak Spectator. Petit Press. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- ^ Anjel, Vlado (9 April 2021). "AktuÁalne Ministrom práce sa opäť stal Milan Krajniak". Topky.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 26 March 2022.
- ^ Janíček, Karel (15 December 2022). "Slovak coalition government collapses after losing no-confidence vote in parliament". PBS. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
- ^ "Slovensko potrebuje návrat k poriadku. Prezidentka žiada predčasné voľby ešte v prvom polroku". Sme (in Slovak). Petit Press. 16 December 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2024.