Second Cabinet of Mirek Topolánek
# Second Cabinet of Mirek Topolánek

The Government of the Czech Republic since January 9, 2007 was formed by a coalition of the victorious Civic Democratic Party (ODS, 9 seats) with the small Christian and Democratic Union - Czechoslovak People's Party (KDU-ČSL, 5 seats) and the Green Party (SZ, 4 seats). It had 18 members; initially four of the appointed ministers were women but two subsequently resigned and were replaced with men. On 24 March 2009, during the Czech presidency of the European Union, Topolánek's second cabinet suffered defeat in a parliamentary vote of no confidence, 101–96, in the 200-seat lower house. Prime minister Topolánek stated that he would resign. It happened in May, 2009.

## Members of the Cabinet

| Portfolio | Minister | Political party | In Office |
| - | - | - | - |
| Prime Minister | Mirek Topolánek | ODS | 9 January 2007 – 8 May 2009 |
| Deputy Prime Minister Minister for European Affairs | Alexandr Vondra | ODS | 9 January 2007 – 8 May 2009 |
| Deputy Prime Minister Minister of Labour and Social Affairs | Petr Nečas | ODS | 9 January 2007 – 8 May 2009 |
| First Deputy Prime minister | Vlasta Parkanová | KDU-ČSL | 23 January 2009 – 8 May 2009 |
| First Deputy Prime minister | Jiří Čunek | KDU-ČSL | 9 January 2007 – 13 November 2007 |
| Deputy Prime Minister Minister of the Environment | Martin Bursík | SZ | 9 January 2007 – 8 May 2009 |
| Minister of Interior | Ivan Langer | ODS | 9 January 2007 – 8 May 2009 |
| Minister of Industry and Trade | Martin Říman | ODS | 9 January 2007 – 8 May 2009 |
| Minister of Justice | Jiří Pospíšil | ODS | 9 January 2007 – 8 May 2009 |
| Minister of Transportation | Petr Bendl | ODS | 23 January 2009 – 8 May 2009 |
| Minister of Transportation | Aleš Řebíček | ODS | 9 January 2007 – 23 January 2009 |
| Minister of Health | Daniela Filipiová | ODS | 23 January 2009 – 8 May 2009 |
| Minister of Health | Tomáš Julínek | ODS | 9 January 2007 – 23 January 2009 |
| Minister of Agriculture | Petr Gandalovič | ODS | 9 January 2007 – 8 May 2009 |
| Minister of Finance | Miroslav Kalousek | KDU-ČSL | 9 January 2007 – 8 May 2009 |
| Minister of Culture | Václav Jehlička | KDU-ČSL | 26 January 2007 – 8 May 2009 |
| Minister of Culture | Helena Třeštíková | non-partisan for KDU-ČSL | 9 January 2007 – 26 January 2007 |
| Minister of Defence | Vlasta Parkanová | KDU-ČSL | 9 January 2007 – 8 May 2009 |
| Minister without Portfolio | Pavel Svoboda | KDU-ČSL | 23 January 2009 – 8 May 2009 |
| Minister without Portfolio | Cyril Svoboda | KDU-ČSL | 9 January 2007 – 23 January 2009 |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | Karel Schwarzenberg | non-partisan for SZ | 9 January 2007 – 8 May 2009 |
| Minister of Education, Youth and Physical training | Ondřej Liška | SZ | 4 December 2007 – 8 May 2009 |
| Minister of Education, Youth and Physical training | Dana Kuchtová | SZ | 9 January 2007 – 4 October 2007 |
| Minister of Regional development | Cyril Svoboda | KDU-ČSL | 23 January 2009 – 8 May 2009 |
| Minister of Regional development | Jiří Čunek | KDU-ČSL | 1 April 2008 – 23 January 2009 |
| Minister of Regional development | Jiří Čunek | KDU-ČSL | 9 January 2007 – 7 November 2007 |
| Minister without Portfolio (Human rights and minorities) | Michael Kocáb | non-partisan for SZ | 23 January 2009 – 8 May 2009 |
| Minister without Portfolio (Human rights and minorities) | Džamila Stehlíková | SZ | 9 January 2007 – 23 January 2009 |

## Vote of No Confidence

A vote of no confidence in the government was held on 24 March 2009. It was the first time since the dissolution of Czechoslovakia that Czech government had lost a vote of No Confidence. Vote was held during Czech Presidency of the Council of the European Union in 2009.

101 MPs voted for the motion of No Confidence. Some MPs from the governing coalition voted for the motion, including Vlastimil Tlustý, Jan Schwippel, Věra Jakubková and Olga Zubová. cabinet of Jan Fischer was appointed in May 2009.

