Kirkilas Cabinet
2006–2008
Date formed6 July 2006 (2006-07-06)
Date dissolved9 December 2008 (2008-12-09)
People and organisations
Head of stateValdas Adamkus
Head of governmentGediminas Kirkilas
Member partiesSocial Democratic Party of Lithuania, Lithuanian Peasant Popular Union, Civic Democratic Party, Liberal and Centre Union (2006–2007)
Social Democratic Party of Lithuania, Lithuanian Peasant Popular Union, Liberal and Centre Union, Civic Democratic Party, New Union (Social Liberals) (2008)
Status in legislature
Minority (2006–2007) with Homeland Union (Lithuanian Conservatives) confidence & supply
[1]
Majority (2008)
Opposition partiesHomeland Union (Lithuanian Conservatives), Labour Party, Order and Justice, New Union (Social Liberals), Liberal Movement (2006–2007)[2][3]
Homeland Union (Lithuanian Conservatives), Labour Party, Order and Justice, Liberal Movement (2008)
Opposition leaderNone
History
Legislature term(s)Ninth Seimas
PredecessorBrazauskas Cabinet II
SuccessorKubilius Cabinet II

Kirkilas Cabinet was the 14th cabinet of Lithuania since 1990. It consisted of the Prime Minister and 13 government ministers.

History

Formation

Parliamentary groups in parliament by 1 July 2006

Algirdas Brazauskas resigned as the Prime Minister of the 13th government on 1 June 2006. After this event, the Homeland Union, the Liberal Movement and the New Union (Social Liberals) tried to form ruling coalition (so called "Coalition of Breakthrough"[4]) on their own, but the Social Democratic Party of Lithuania and the Lithuanian Peasant Popular Union also tried to do so. Attempt made by latter two parties was successful and new coalition also included the Civic Democratic Party and the Liberal and Centre Union.

After the interim Prime Minister, Zigmantas Balčytis failed to gather sufficient level of support in the parliament (only 53 members of the parliament belonged to new four party coalition[5]), the President Valdas Adamkus appointed Gediminas Kirkilas of the Social Democratic Party of Lithuania as the Prime Minister on 6 July 2006. Although, possibility of snap elections of Seimas in 2007 was raised by spring and summer of 2006,[6][7] the 14th cabinet received its mandate and started work on 18 July 2006, after the Seimas gave assent to its program (main opposition party – the Homeland Union – abstained in the voting).[8]

Minority and majority governments

The government served as minority government from July 2006 to January 2008. Agreement between the Social Democratic Party of Lithuania and the Homeland Union had fixed term of six months, which could have been extended for other six months and so on. By the end of 2007, Homeland Union withdraw its support for minority government and search of possible support from other parties began. In January 2008, the government became majority one when the New Union (Social Liberals) joined ruling coalition after weeks of negotiations, although the New Union (Social Liberals) in April 2007 already agreed to support minority government.[9][10][11]

The government continued to serve until the end of the term of the Ninth Seimas, returning its mandate on 17 November 2008, soon after the elections to the Seimas in October. The government continued to serve in an acting capacity until the Second Kubilius Cabinet started its work on 9 December 2008.[12]

Cabinet

The following ministers served on Kirkilas Cabinet.[8]

Position Name Party From To
Prime Minister Gediminas Kirkilas Social Democratic Party of Lithuania 18 July 2006 9 December 2008
Ministry of Agriculture Kazimira Prunskienė Lithuanian Peasant Popular Union 18 July 2006 9 December 2008
Ministry of Culture Jonas Jučas Liberal and Centre Union 18 July 2006 9 December 2008
Ministry of Economy Vytas Navickas Independent[Note 1] 18 July 2006 9 December 2008
Ministry of Education and Science Roma Žakaitienė Social Democratic Party of Lithuania 18 July 2006 27 May 2008[13]
Algirdas Monkevičius New Union (Social Liberals) 27 May 2008 9 December 2008
Ministry of Environment Arūnas Kundrotas Social Democratic Party of Lithuania 18 July 2006 31 January 2008[14]
Artūras Paulauskas New Union (Social Liberals) 31 January 2008 9 December 2008
Ministry of Finance Zigmantas Balčytis Social Democratic Party of Lithuania 18 July 2006 16 May 2007[14]
Rimantas Šadžius 16 May 2007 9 December 2008
Ministry of Foreign Affairs Petras Vaitiekūnas Independent[Note 1] 18 July 2006 9 December 2008
Ministry of Health Rimvydas Turčinskas Social Democratic Party of Lithuania 18 July 2006 14 July 2008[15]
Gediminas Černiauskas 14 July 2008 9 December 2008
Ministry of the Interior Raimondas Šukys Liberal and Centre Union 18 July 2006 10 December 2007[16]
Regimantas Čiupaila 17 December 2007 9 December 2008
Ministry of Justice Petras Baguška Civic Democratic Party 18 July 2006 9 December 2008
Independent
Ministry of Defence Juozas Olekas Social Democratic Party of Lithuania 18 July 2006 9 December 2008
Ministry of Social Security and Labour Vilija Blinkevičiūtė Social Democratic Party of Lithuania 18 July 2006 9 December 2008
Ministry of Transport and Communications Algirdas Butkevičius Social Democratic Party of Lithuania 18 July 2006 9 December 2008
  1. ^ a b Nominated by Lithuanian Peasant Popular Union

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  12. ^ "Dėl lietuvos respublikos vyriausybės atsistatydinimo". Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
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  16. ^ "DĖL LIETUVOS RESPUBLIKOS VIDAUS REIKALŲ MINISTRO R. ŠUKIO ATSISTATYDINIMO". Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
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