Petr Fiala's Cabinet

Petr Fiala's Cabinet is the incoming government of the Czech Republic, set to be appointed in 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]

Cabinet of Petr Fiala

16th Cabinet of Czech Republic
Petr Fiala, Prime Minister
Date formed17 December 2021
People and organisations
Head of stateMiloš Zeman
Head of governmentPetr Fiala
Deputy head of governmentVít Rakušan
Marian Jurečka
Ivan Bartoš
Vlastimil Válek
No. of ministers18
Member partiesCivic Democratic Party (ODS)
Mayors and Independents (STAN)
KDU-ČSL
TOP 09
Czech Pirate Party (Pirates)
Status in legislatureMajority (coalition)
108 / 200(54%)
Opposition partiesANO 2011
Freedom and Direct Democracy
History
Election(s)2021 Czech legislative election
PredecessorAndrej Babiš' Second Cabinet

Zeman will meet with all ministerial candidates during the week following Fiala's appointment before appointing the rest of the cabinet. He has expressed disagreement with the appointment of Jan Lipavský as foreign minister.[3][4]

Government ministers

The cabinet proposed by Fiala is as follows:

Portfolio Minister Party Office
Took Left
Prime Minister Petr Fiala SPOLU/ ODS 28 November 2021
Minister of Finance Zbyněk Stanjura SPOLU/ ODS 17 December 2021
Deputy Prime Minister
Minister of Labour and Social Affairs
Marian Jurečka SPOLU/ KDU-ČSL 17 December 2021
Minister of Defence Jana Černochová SPOLU/ ODS 17 December 2021
Minister of Transport Martin Kupka SPOLU/ ODS 17 December 2021
Deputy Prime Minister
Minister of Health
Vlastimil Válek SPOLU/ TOP 09 17 December 2021
Minister of Agriculture Zdeněk Nekula SPOLU/ KDU-ČSL TBA
Minister of Justice Pavel Blažek SPOLU/ ODS 17 December 2021
Minister of Culture Martin Baxa SPOLU/ ODS 17 December 2021
Minister of the Environment Anna Hubáčková SPOLU/ KDU-ČSL 17 December 2021
First Deputy Prime Minister
Minister of the Interior
Vít Rakušan PirSTAN/ STAN 17 December 2021
Minister of Education, Youth and Sport Petr Gazdík PirSTAN/ STAN 17 December 2021
Minister of Industry and Trade Jozef Síkela[5] PirSTAN/ STAN 17 December 2021
Deputy Prime Minister for Digitalization
Minister of Regional Development
Ivan Bartoš PirSTAN/ Pirates 17 December 2021
Minister of Foreign Affairs Jan Lipavský PirSTAN/ Pirates 17 December 2021
Minister in the Government Office
Chairman of the Government Legislative Council
Michal Šalomoun PirSTAN/ Pirates 17 December 2021
Minister for Science and Research
(in the Government Office)
Helena Langšádlová SPOLU/ TOP 09 17 December 2021
Minister for European Affairs
(in the Government Office)
Mikuláš Bek PirSTAN/ STAN 17 December 2021

References

  1. Mortkowitz, Siegfried (9 November 2021). "Czech president taps Petr Fiala to lead new government". Politico. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  2. "Fiala bude premiérem 26. listopadu, Zemanovi představil jména ministrů". iDNES.cz (in Czech). 17 November 2021. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  3. "Fiala odmítl Zemanovu kritiku, nechce měnit žádného kandidáta na ministra". iDNES.cz (in Czech). 18 November 2021. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  4. "Prezidentovi vadí Lipavský. Dráždí ho postoji k Izraeli, Koněvovi i Nejedlému". IDnes. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  5. Ramboušková, Michaela. "Ministrem průmyslu má být bývalý bankéř Jozef Síkela". Retrieved 29 November 2021.
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