Kaja Kallas's third cabinet
Kaja Kallas's third cabinet | |
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53rd Cabinet of Estonia | |
Incumbent | |
Date formed | 17 April 2023 |
People and organisations | |
Head of state | Alar Karis |
Head of government | Kaja Kallas |
No. of ministers | 13 |
Total no. of members | 13 |
Member parties | Reform Party Estonia 200 Social Democrats |
Status in legislature | Majority cabinet 65 / 101 (64%) |
Opposition parties | Conservative People's Party Centre Party Isamaa |
History | |
Election(s) | 2023 election |
Predecessor | Kaja Kallas's second cabinet |
The third cabinet of Kaja Kallas is the current
Background
In the aftermath of the
On 7 April, Lauri Läänemets, the leader of SDE, confirmed that the three parties had come to an agreement, and Kallas revealed the composition of her incoming cabinet the following day.[7][8][9][10] On 10 April, the coalition agreement was signed between the three party leaders, and Kallas later became prime minister-designate following the approval of the coalition government by the Riigikogu on 12 April.[11][12][13][14] Kallas and her third cabinet were sworn into office on 17 April.[1]
Ministers
The ministers of the cabinet were revealed by Kallas on 8 April 2023. The cabinet consists of 13 ministers, seven from the Reform Party (including the prime minister) and three each from Estonia 200 and the Social Democrats.[9]
Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party | |||||
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Government's Office | |||||||||
Prime Minister | 17 April 2023 | Incumbent | Reform | ||||||
Ministry of Finance | |||||||||
Minister of Finance | 17 April 2023 | Incumbent | Reform | ||||||
Ministry of Foreign Affairs | |||||||||
Estonia 200 | |||||||||
Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications | |||||||||
Estonia 200 | |||||||||
Ministry of Justice | |||||||||
Minister of Justice | 17 April 2023 | 1 April 2024 | Reform | ||||||
1 April 2024 | Incumbent | Reform | |||||||
Ministry of Defence | |||||||||
Minister of Defence | 17 April 2023 | Incumbent | Reform | ||||||
Ministry of Culture | |||||||||
Minister of Culture | 17 April 2023 | Incumbent | Reform | ||||||
Ministry of the Interior | |||||||||
Minister of the Interior | 17 April 2023 | Incumbent | SDE | ||||||
Ministry of Education and Research | |||||||||
Estonia 200 | |||||||||
Ministry of Climate
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Minister of Climate | 17 April 2023 | Incumbent | Reform | ||||||
Ministry of Social Affairs | |||||||||
Minister of Health | 17 April 2023 | Incumbent | SDE | ||||||
Minister of Social Protection | 17 April 2023 | Incumbent | Reform | ||||||
Ministry of Regional Affairs and Agriculture | |||||||||
Minister of Regional Affairs | 17 April 2023 | 26 April 2024 | SDE | ||||||
26 April 2024 | Incumbent | SDE |
References
- ^ a b ERR (2023-04-17). "Reformierakonna, Eesti 200 ja Sotsiaaldemokraatide valitsus astus ametisse". ERR (in Estonian). Retrieved 2023-04-17.
- ^ "Valimised 2023". Eesti Rahvusringhääling (in Estonian). Archived from the original on 6 March 2023. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
- ^ "Kaja Kallas: Reform inviting Eesti 200, Social Democrats to coalition talks". Err. 7 March 2023. Archived from the original on 7 March 2023. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
- ^ Duxbury, Charlie (5 March 2023). "Estonia's incumbent leader Kaja Kallas on course for election win". Politico. Archived from the original on 5 March 2023. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
- ^ "Estonian PM's party beats far right by wide margin to win general election". France 24. 5 March 2023. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
- ^ "Live blog: 2023 Riigikogu elections". Err. 5 March 2023. Archived from the original on 5 March 2023. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
- ^ Leas, Reene (2023-04-07). "SDE leader: Coalition agreement ready, includes tax changes". Eesti Rahvusringhääling. Retrieved 2023-04-07.
- ^ "Gallery: New Reform-Eesti 200-SDE coalition ministers announced". ERR. 8 April 2023. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
- ^ a b "Reformierakond avalikustas oma valitsusdelegatsiooni". Eesti Rahvusringhääling (in Estonian). 2023-04-08. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
- ^ "Coalition agreement: VAT, income tax to rise by 2 percent". Eesti Rahvusringhääling. 2023-04-08. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
- ^ "New coalition aims to sign agreement on April 10". Eesti Rahvusringhääling. 2023-03-27. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
- ^ Ots, Mait (2023-03-28). "New government to take office likely in the second half of April". Eesti Rahvusringhääling. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
- ^ "Reform, Eesti 200 and SDE sign coalition agreement". Eesti Rahvusringhääling. 2023-04-10. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
- ^ Tanner, Jari; Manenkov, Kostya (2023-04-08). "Estonia PM's party clinches new coalition government deal". Associated Press. Retrieved 2023-04-10.