Pellegrini's Cabinet facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Pellegrini's Cabinet |
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 10th Cabinet of Slovakia |
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Peter Pellegrini in 2019
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| Date formed | 22 March 2018 |
| Date dissolved | 21 March 2020 |
| People and organisations | |
| Head of state | Andrej Kiska Zuzana Čaputová |
| Head of government | Peter Pellegrini |
| No. of ministers | 15 |
| Member parties | Direction – Social Democracy Slovak National Party Most–Híd |
| Status in legislature | Coalition government |
| Opposition parties | Freedom and Solidarity Ordinary People Kotleba – People's Party Our Slovakia We Are Family |
| History | |
| Outgoing election | 2016 Slovak parliamentary election |
| Predecessor | Fico's Third Cabinet |
| Successor | Matovič's Cabinet |
Pellegrini's Cabinet was a government in Slovakia, led by Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini. It started on March 22, 2018. This government was formed after the previous Prime Minister, Robert Fico, stepped down. He resigned because of large public protests that followed the death of a journalist and his fiancée.
When a Prime Minister resigns in Slovakia, the whole government usually resigns too. However, most of the people in Pellegrini's government were the same as in the government before it. The main political parties that supported this new government were Direction – Social Democracy, Slovak National Party, and Most–Híd.
The Slovak Parliament, called the National Council, approved this government on March 26, 2018. The vote was 81 in favor and 61 against. At the same time, more protests were happening in the streets of Bratislava, the capital city. Pellegrini's Cabinet was in power until March 21, 2020. It was then replaced by the Cabinet of Igor Matovič after the 2020 parliamentary election.
How the Government Was Formed
The Pellegrini government was a coalition government. This means it was made up of several political parties working together. The main parties were:
- Direction – Social Democracy (Smer–SD)
- Slovak National Party (SNS)
- Most–Híd
These parties worked together to have enough support in the Parliament to lead the country.
Who Was in the Cabinet?
The Pellegrini Cabinet had some changes compared to the government before it. Some ministers were replaced. A minister is a person in charge of a specific part of the government, like health or education.
Peter Pellegrini became the Prime Minister. He used to be a Deputy Prime Minister. Other important changes included:
- Richard Raši took over as Deputy Prime Minister for Investment and Informatization.
- The Minister of Interior, Robert Kaliňák, was replaced first by Tomáš Drucker, and then by Denisa Saková. Drucker resigned because he felt he couldn't do his job well during the protests.
- Lucia Žitňanská chose not to be a minister in the new government. Gábor Gál took her place as Minister of Justice.
- Marek Maďarič resigned as Minister of Culture shortly after the protests began. Ľubica Laššáková became the new Minister of Culture.
Here is a list of the main people in Pellegrini's Cabinet:
| Office | Name | Political party | Assumed office | Left office |
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| Prime Minister | Peter Pellegrini | Smer–SD | 22 March 2018 | 21 March 2020 |
| Deputy Prime Minister for Investments and Informatization | Richard Raši | Smer–SD | 22 March 2018 | 21 March 2020 |
| Deputy Prime Minister Minister of Finance |
Peter Kažimír | Smer–SD | 22 March 2018 | 11 April 2019 |
| Minister of Finance | Peter Pellegrini (acting) | Smer–SD | 11 April 2019 | 7 May 2019 |
| Ladislav Kamenický | Smer–SD | 7 May 2019 | 21 March 2020 | |
| Deputy Prime Minister Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development |
Gabriela Matečná | SNS | 22 March 2018 | 21 March 2020 |
| Deputy Prime Minister Minister of the Environment |
László Sólymos | Most–Híd | 22 March 2018 | 28 January 2020 |
| Árpád Érsek | Most-Híd | 28 January 2020 | 21 March 2020 | |
| Minister of Interior | Tomáš Drucker | Independent(SD) | 22 March 2018 | 17 April 2018 |
| Denisa Saková | Smer–SD | 26 April 2018 | 21 March 2020 | |
| Minister of Justice | Gábor Gál | Most–Híd | 22 March 2018 | 21 March 2020 |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | Miroslav Lajčák | Independent(SD) | 22 March 2018 | 21 March 2020 |
| Minister of Economy | Peter Žiga | Smer–SD | 22 March 2018 | 21 March 2020 |
| Minister of Transport, Construction and Regional Development | Árpád Érsek | Most–Híd | 22 March 2018 | 21 March 2020 |
| Minister of Defence | Peter Gajdoš | SNS | 22 March 2018 | 21 March 2020 |
| Minister of Labour, Social Affairs and Family | Ján Richter | Smer–SD | 22 March 2018 | 21 March 2020 |
| Minister of Education, Science, Research and Sport | Martina Lubyová | Independent(SNS) | 22 March 2018 | 21 March 2020 |
| Minister of Culture | Ľubica Laššáková | SD | 22 March 2018 | 21 March 2020 |
| Minister of Health | Andrea Kalavská | Independent(SD) | 22 March 2018 | 17 December 2019 |
| Peter Pellegrini (acting) | Smer–SD | 17 December 2019 | 21 March 2020 |
