Second Cabinet of Václav Klaus
# Second Cabinet of Václav Klaus

The second cabinet of Prime Minister Václav Klaus was in power from 4 July 1996 to 2 January 1998. It was a minority coalition government that consisted of ODS, KDU-ČSL and ODA. It was supported by ČSSD. Towards the end of 1997, cabinet resigned in connection with accusations of funding irregularities in the ODS.

## Government ministers

| Portfolio | Image | Political Party |
| - | - | - |
| Prime Minister | Václav Klaus | ODS |
| Deputy Prime Minister | Jan Kalvoda Jiří Skalický | ODA |
| Deputy Prime Minister | Ivan Kočárník | ODS |
| Minister of Finance | Ivan Kočárník Ivan Pilip | ODS |
| Deputy Prime Minister Minister of Agriculture | Josef Lux | KDU-ČSL |
| Minister of Defence | Miloslav Výborný | KDU-ČSL |
| Minister of Environment | Jiří Skalický | ODA |
| Minister of Transportation | Martin Říman | ODS |
| Minister of Industry and Trade | Vladimír Dlouhý Karel Kühnl | ODA |
| Minister of Economic Policy and Development | Jaromír Schneider Tomáš Kvapil | KDU-ČSL |
| Minister of Culture | Jaromír Talíř | KDU-ČSL |
| Minister of Health | Jan Stráský | ODS |
| Minister of Justice | Jan Kalvoda Vlasta Parkanová | ODA |
| Minister of Education, Youth and Sport | Ivan Pilip Jiří Gruša | ODS |
| Minister of Interior | Jan Ruml Jindřich Vodička | ODS |
| Minister of Labour and Social Affairs | Jindřich Vodička Stanislav Volák | ODS |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | Josef Zieleniec Jaroslav Šedivý | ODS |
| Minister without portfolio | Pavel Bratinka | ODA |
