 48th Cabinet of Estonia |
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| Date formed | 9 April 2015 |
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| People and organisations | |
| Head of government | Taavi Rõivas |
| Head of state | Toomas Hendrik Ilves (2006-present) |
| Number of ministers | 15 |
| Member parties | Estonian Reform Party, Social Democratic Party, Pro Patria and Res Publica Union |
| Opposition parties | Estonian Centre Party Estonian Free Party Conservative People's Party of Estonia |
| History | |
| Election(s) | 2015 election |
| Legislature term(s) | 4 years |
| Previous | Taavi Rõivas' first cabinet |
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| This article is part of a series on the politics and government of Estonia |
Taavi Rõivas' second cabinet is the incumbent cabinet of Estonia, in office since 9 April 2015.[1] It is a coalition cabinet of liberal Estonian Reform Party, Social Democratic Party and conservative Pro Patria and Res Publica Union.
Ministers[edit]
| Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party | |||||
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| Government's Office | |||||||||
| Prime Minister | Taavi Rõivas | 26 March 2014 | Incumbent | Reform | |||||
| Ministry of Finance | |||||||||
| Minister of Finance | Sven Sester | 9 April 2015 | Incumbent | Pro Patria and Res Publica | |||||
| Minister of Public Administration | Arto Aas | 9 April 2015 | Incumbent | Reform | |||||
| Ministry of Foreign Affairs | |||||||||
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | Keit Pentus-Rosimannus | 17 November 2014 | 1 July 2015 | Reform | |||||
| Marina Kaljurand | 16 July 2015 | Incumbent | Independent | ||||||
| Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications | |||||||||
| Minister of Economic Affairs and Infrastructure | Kristen Michal | 9 April 2015 | Incumbent | Reform | |||||
| Minister of Entrepreneurship | Urve Palo | 9 April 2015 | 30 August 2015 | Social Democratic | |||||
| Liisa Oviir | 14 September 2015 | Incumbent | Social Democratic | ||||||
| Ministry of Justice | |||||||||
| Minister of Justice | Urmas Reinsalu | 9 April 2015 | Incumbent | Pro Patria and Res Publica | |||||
| Ministry of Defence | |||||||||
| Minister of Defence | Sven Mikser | 26 March 2014 | 14 September 2015 | Social Democratic | |||||
| Hannes Hanso | 14 September 2015 | Incumbent | Social Democratic | ||||||
| Ministry of Culture | |||||||||
| Minister of Culture | Indrek Saar | 9 April 2015 | Incumbent | Social Democratic | |||||
| Ministry of the Interior | |||||||||
| Minister of the Interior | Hanno Pevkur | 26 March 2014 | Incumbent | Reform | |||||
| Ministry of Education and Research | |||||||||
| Minister of Education and Research | Jürgen Ligi | 9 April 2015 | Incumbent | Reform | |||||
| Ministry of the Environment | |||||||||
| Minister of the Environment | Marko Pomerants | 9 April 2015 | Incumbent | Pro Patria and Res Publica | |||||
| Ministry of Social Affairs | |||||||||
| Minister of Social Protection | Margus Tsahkna | 9 April 2015 | Incumbent | Pro Patria and Res Publica | |||||
| Minister of Health and Labour | Rannar Vassiljev | 9 April 2015 | 14 September 2015 | Social Democratic | |||||
| Jevgeni Ossinovski | 14 September 2015 | Incumbent | Social Democratic | ||||||
| Ministry of Rural Affairs | |||||||||
| Minister of Rural Affairs | Urmas Kruuse | 9 April 2015 | Incumbent | Reform | |||||
| Source[2] | |||||||||
Resignations[edit]
On 1 July 2015 Minister of Foreign Affairs, Keit Pentus-Rosimannus, resigned due to a court decision which made her partly liable for debts accumulated by her father's bankrupt company.[3] Reform Party decided to nominate independent Marina Kaljurand as her successor.[4]
On 30 August 2015 The Social Democrat council vote whether to continue in the government coalition, with the result turning out positive Entrepreneurship Minister Urve Palo resigned in protest.[5] She was replaced with Liisa Oviir. Social Democrats also decided to bring their new chairman Jevgeni Ossinovski into the government as Minister of Health and Labour. The Minister of Defence and former chairman of Social Democrats Sven Mikser was replaced with Hannes Hanso.
References[edit]
- ^ "Otseülekanne: kolme erakonna koalitsioonileping saab allkirjad". Postimees. 8 April 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
- ^ "Coalition agreement signed and new ministers announced". ERR. 8 April 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
- ^ "Estonian Foreign Minister Pentus-Rosimannus resigns due to Autorollo case". ERR. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
- ^ "Kaljurand appointed foreign minister". ERR. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
- ^ "SDE votes to continue in government; Palo resigns". ERR. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
External links[edit]
| Preceded by Taavi Rõivas' first cabinet |
Government of Estonia 2015– |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
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