Kubilius Cabinet II


The Second Kubilius Cabinet was the 15th cabinet of Lithuania since 1990. It consisted of the Prime Minister and 13 government ministers.

History

After the parliamentary elections in October, President Valdas Adamkus appointed Andrius Kubilius, the leader of the Homeland Union, as the Prime Minister on 28 November 2008. Kubilius had previously headed the 10th cabinet between 1999 and 2000. The 15th cabinet received its mandate and started its work on 9 December 2008, after the Seimas gave assent to its program.
In first two months of 2010 National Resurrection Party dissenters formed new Christian Party. By this time, the government lost its majority and relied on Lithuanian Peasants Popular Union support, which lasted up until October of the same year. In September, 2011 National Resurrection Party merged with the Liberal and Centre Union, what reduced the number of parties participating in coalition from four to three. By April 2012 the government lost majority in Seimas.
Despite an economic crisis and austerity measures implemented to face it, the cabinet became the first government of Lithuania since the independence to serve the full four-year term of the Tenth Seimas, returning its mandate on 16 November 2012, after the elections to the Seimas in October. The government continued to serve in an acting capacity until the Butkevičius Cabinet started its work on 13 December 2012.

Cabinet

The following ministers served on Kubilius Cabinet.
PositionNamePartyFromTo
Prime MinisterAndrius KubiliusHomeland Union9 December 200813 December 2012
Ministry of AgricultureKazimieras StarkevičiusHomeland Union9 December 200813 December 2012
Ministry of CultureRemigijus VilkaitisNational Resurrection Party9 December 20081 July 2010
Ministry of CultureArūnas GelūnasIndependent2 July 201013 December 2012
Ministry of EconomyDainius KreivysHomeland Union9 December 200817 March 2011
Ministry of EconomyRimantas ŽyliusIndependent17 March 201113 December 2012
Ministry of Education and ScienceGintaras SteponavičiusLiberal Movement9 December 200813 December 2012
Ministry of EnergyArvydas SekmokasIndependent10 February 200913 December 2012
Ministry of EnvironmentGediminas KazlauskasIndependent9 December 200813 December 2012
Ministry of FinanceAlgirdas ŠemetaIndependent9 December 200830 June 2009
Ministry of FinanceIngrida ŠimonytėIndependent3 July 200913 December 2012
Ministry of Foreign AffairsVygaudas UšackasIndependent9 December 200826 January 2010
Ministry of Foreign AffairsAudronius AžubalisHomeland Union29 January 201013 December 2012
Ministry of HealthAlgis ČaplikasLiberal and Centre Union9 December 200822 February 2010
Ministry of HealthRaimondas ŠukysLiberal and Centre Union1 March 201013 December 2012
Ministry of the InteriorRaimundas PalaitisLiberal and Centre Union9 December 200826 March 2012
Ministry of the InteriorArtūras MelianasLiberal and Centre Union16 April 201213 December 2012
Ministry of JusticeRemigijus ŠimašiusLiberal Movement9 December 200813 December 2012
Ministry of DefenceRasa JuknevičienėHomeland Union9 December 200813 December 2012
Ministry of Social Security and LabourRimantas DagysHomeland Union9 December 200822 July 2009
Ministry of Social Security and LabourDonatas JankauskasHomeland Union22 July 200913 December 2012
Ministry of Transport and CommunicationsEligijus MasiulisLiberal Movement9 December 200813 December 2012