Brazauskas Cabinet II


The Second Brazauskas Cabinet was the 13th cabinet of Lithuania since 1990. It consisted of the Prime Minister and 13 government ministers.

History

, the leader of the Social Democratic Party of Lithuania had led the 12th government as the Prime Minister since 2001. The outgoing government coalition "Working for Lithuania" finished second in the elections in October 2004, behind the populist Labour Party, but Brazauskas was again appointed the Prime Minister by President Valdas Adamkus on 29 November 2004. The 13th cabinet received its mandate and started its work on 14 December 2004, after the Seimas gave assent to its program.
The government collapsed in late spring of 2006, when in April New Union left the coalition and in May President Adamkus expressed no-confidence in Minister of Culture Vladimiras Prudnikovas and Minister of Health Žilvinas Padaiga, who were delegated by the Labour Party. This criticism caused the Labour Party's council to withdraw its ministers from the government, prompting Brazauskas to resign on 1 June 2006.By the first week of May the government became minority one as 9 members of Labor Party political group formed their own political group, which was called Civic Democratic political group. The government continued to serve in an acting capacity, with Zigmantas Balčytis as the acting Prime Minister until the Kirkilas Cabinet started its work on 18 July 2006.

Cabinet

The following ministers served on the Second Brazauskas Cabinet.
PositionNamePartyFromTo
Prime MinisterAlgirdas BrazauskasSocial Democratic Party of Lithuania14 December 20041 June 2006
Ministry of AgricultureKazimira PrunskienėLithuanian Peasant Popular Union14 December 200418 July 2006
Ministry of CultureVladimiras PrudnikovasLabour Party14 December 200418 July 2006
Ministry of EconomyViktor UspaskichLabour Party14 December 200421 June 2005
Ministry of EconomyKęstutis DaukšysLabour Party29 June 200518 July 2006
Ministry of Education and ScienceRemigijus MotuzasSocial Democratic Party of Lithuania14 December 200418 July 2006
Ministry of EnvironmentArūnas KundrotasSocial Democratic Party of Lithuania14 December 200418 July 2006
Ministry of FinanceAlgirdas ButkevičiusSocial Democratic Party of Lithuania14 December 200414 May 2005
Ministry of FinanceZigmantas BalčytisSocial Democratic Party of Lithuania14 May 200518 July 2006
Ministry of Foreign AffairsAntanas ValionisNew Union 14 December 200418 July 2006
Ministry of HealthŽilvinas PadaigaLabour Party14 December 200418 July 2006
Ministry of the InteriorGintaras FurmanavičiusLabour Party14 December 200418 July 2006
Ministry of JusticeGintautas BužinskasLabour Party14 December 200418 July 2006
Ministry of DefenceGediminas KirkilasSocial Democratic Party of Lithuania14 December 200418 July 2006
Ministry of Social Security and LabourVilija BlinkevičiūtėNew Union 14 December 200418 July 2006
Ministry of Social Security and LabourVilija BlinkevičiūtėSocial Democratic Party of Lithuania14 December 200418 July 2006
Ministry of Transport and CommunicationsZigmantas BalčytisSocial Democratic Party of Lithuania14 December 200414 May 2005
Ministry of Transport and CommunicationsPetras ČėsnaSocial Democratic Party of Lithuania10 June 200518 July 2006