Kaja Kallas's first cabinet
Kaja Kallas's first cabinet | |
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Jüri Ratas' second cabinet | |
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Kaja Kallas's first cabinet was the
Background
The cabinet was formed after the
From the very beginning, pundits stated several possible coalitions, among them were Reform Party–Centre Party, Reform Party–Isamaa–SDE, Centre Party–EKRE–Isamaa, Reform Party–EKRE.[4] On 14 January 2021, negotiations started between the Reform Party and the Centre Party. Although it was seen as a surprise to many, the leaders of Isamaa and EKRE (Helir-Valdor Seeder and Martin Helme, respectively) stated that the Centre Party members were probing a possible coalition with the Reform Party since the end of 2020.[5][6]
The cabinet received its mandate on 25 January 2021.
This cabinet was the first coalition government between the Reform Party and the Centre Party since 2003. Also, it became the most gender-equal cabinet in Estonia's history.[7]
The cabinet led Estonia in the times of health crisis of
Ministers
The coalition agreed on 14 ministers in addition to the prime minister with seven each for Reform and Center.[10]
In November 2021, Centre's Anneli Ott announced her resignation after criticism related to her not allowing herself to be vaccinated against COVID-19, citing disagreements with the Reform Party on restrictions. Her resignation revealed deeper disagreements between the two coalition parties regarding COVID-19 restrictions and vaccination.[11]
On 2 June 2022, Kallas dismissed the seven ministers of the Centre Party after several weeks of deadlock, during which her coalition partner voted with the far-right EKRE opposition against an education bill.[2][12] Continuing with a minority cabinet, the Reform Party called up the conservative Isamaa and the Social Democrats for talks on a possible new coalition.[13][12] On July 8, the three parties announced that they agreed on forming a new coalition government. [14] The new coalition was given a mandate by the Riigikogu on July 15 and became Kaja Kallas's second cabinet.[15]
| Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party | |||||
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| Government's Office | |||||||||
| Prime Minister | 26 January 2021 | to the next cabinet | Reform | ||||||
| Ministry of Finance | |||||||||
| Minister of Finance | 26 January 2021 | to the next cabinet | Reform | ||||||
| Minister of Public Administration | 26 January 2021 | 3 June 2022 | Centre | ||||||
| Ministry of Foreign Affairs | |||||||||
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | 26 January 2021 | 3 June 2022 | Centre | ||||||
| Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications | |||||||||
Minister of Economic Affairs and Infrastructure | 29 April 2019 | 3 June 2022 | Centre | ||||||
| Minister of Entrepreneurship and Information Technology | 26 January 2021 | 18 July 2022 | Reform | ||||||
| Ministry of Justice | |||||||||
Minister of Justice | 26 January 2021 | 18 July 2022 | Reform | ||||||
| Ministry of Defence | |||||||||
| Minister of Defence | 26 January 2021 | 18 July 2022 | Reform | ||||||
| Ministry of Culture | |||||||||
Minister of Culture | 26 January 2021 | 3 November 2021 | Centre | ||||||
| 8 November 2021 | 3 June 2022 | Centre | |||||||
| Ministry of the Interior | |||||||||
Minister of the Interior | 26 January 2021 | 3 June 2022 | Centre | ||||||
| Ministry of Education and Research | |||||||||
| Minister of Education and Research | 26 January 2021 | 18 July 2022 | Reform | ||||||
Ministry of the Environment
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Minister of the Environment | 26 January 2021 | 18 November 2021 | Centre | ||||||
| 18 November 2021 | 3 June 2022 | Centre | |||||||
| Ministry of Social Affairs | |||||||||
Minister of Health and Labour | 26 January 2021 | 3 June 2022 | Centre | ||||||
Minister of Social Protection | 26 January 2021 | to the next cabinet | Reform | ||||||
| Ministry of Rural Affairs | |||||||||
Minister of Rural Affairs | 26 January 2021 | to the next cabinet | Reform | ||||||
References
- ERR. 25 January 2021. Archivedfrom the original on 26 January 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
- ^ a b Wright, Helen (3 June 2022). "Estonian prime minister dismisses junior coalition partner from government". ERR. Archived from the original on 3 June 2022. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
- ^ "Jüri Ratas resigns as prime minister following loan scandal". ERR. 13 January 2021. Archived from the original on 26 January 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
- ^ "Political mathematics: Four new possible coalitions". ERR. Jan 13, 2021. Archived from the original on February 3, 2021. Retrieved Feb 25, 2021.
- ^ "Seeder: Corruption scandal brought collapse of coalition forward". ERR. Jan 14, 2021. Archived from the original on March 5, 2021. Retrieved Feb 25, 2021.
- ^ "Helme: Ratas always looked for excuses to say it was difficult with us". ERR. Jan 15, 2021. Archived from the original on April 14, 2021. Retrieved Feb 25, 2021.
- ^ "Feature: Women in the Estonian government 1992-2021". ERR. Jan 27, 2021. Archived from the original on March 1, 2021. Retrieved Feb 25, 2021.
- ^ Hankewitz, Sten (19 April 2022). "Per GDP, Estonia has donated far more to Ukraine than any other nation". Estonian World. Archived from the original on 4 June 2022. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
- ^ Vahtla, Aili (26 May 2022). "PPA: Estonia has received more than 40,000 refugees from Ukraine". ERR. Archived from the original on 3 June 2022. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
- ^ "Reform, Center announce incoming ministers". ERR. 24 January 2021. Archived from the original on 9 June 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
- ^ Whyte, Andrew (2 November 2021). "Anneli Ott resigns as culture minister". ERR. Archived from the original on 30 December 2021. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
- ^ a b "Estonian government in crisis as coalition crumbles". France 24. 2022-06-03. Archived from the original on 2022-06-03. Retrieved 2022-06-04.
- ^ Whyte, Andrew (3 June 2022). "Prime minister approaches SDE, Isamaa leaders on potential coalition talks". ERR. Archived from the original on 3 June 2022. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
- ^ Whyte, Andrew (8 July 2022). "Reform, SDE, Isamaa strike coalition agreement". ERR. Archived from the original on 11 July 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
- ^ Wright, Helen (15 July 2022). "Riigikogu grants Kallas mandate to form new government". ERR. Retrieved 15 July 2022.