Matovič's Cabinet

The Cabinet of Igor Matovič was a Government of the Slovak Republic led by Prime Minister Igor Matovič. It was formed on 21 March 2020, following the 2020 parliamentary election as a coalition of four parties – Ordinary People and Independent Personalities,^[g] We Are Family, Freedom and Solidarity and For the People.^[1]

Cabinet of Igor Matovič
11th Cabinet of Slovakia
Date formed	21 March 2020
Date dissolved	1 April 2021
People and organisations
President of Slovakia	Zuzana Čaputová
Prime Minister	Igor Matovič
Deputy Prime Ministers	Eduard Heger Štefan Holý Richard Sulík Veronika Remišová
No. of ministers	16
Total no. of members	16
Member parties	Ordinary People and Independent Personalities   We Are Family   Freedom and Solidarity   For the People   Christian Union[a]   New Majority[b]   Civic Conservative Party[c]   Change from Below[d]
Status in legislature	Supermajority (coalition)
Opposition parties	Direction – Social Democracy   Kotlebists – People's Party Our Slovakia   Voice – Social Democracy[e]   Life – National Party[f]
Opposition leader	Peter Pellegrini Robert Fico
History
Election	2020 Slovak parliamentary election
Predecessor	Pellegrini's Cabinet
Successor	Heger's Cabinet

It was approved by the National Council on 30 April 2020 with a 93–48 vote.^[2]

The coalition crisis in March 2021 led to resignation of Igor Matovič and his government on 30 March 2021.^[3] Matovič's Cabinet was replaced on 1 April 2021 by the Cabinet of Eduard Heger, who was the Minister of Finance in Matovič's Cabinet.^[4]

Composition

Portfolio	Minister	Took office	Left office	Party
Government's Office
Prime Minister	Igor Matovič	21 March 2020	1 April 2021		Ordinary People and Independent Personalities
Ministry of Finance
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance	Eduard Heger	21 March 2020	1 April 2021		Ordinary People and Independent Personalities
Deputy Prime Minister
Deputy Prime Minister for Legislation and Strategic Planning	Štefan Holý	21 March 2020	1 April 2021		We Are Family
Ministry of Economy
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy	Richard Sulík	21 March 2020	23 March 2021		Freedom and Solidarity
	Andrej Doležal[h][i][j]	23 March 2021	1 April 2021		We Are Family
Ministry of Investments, Regional Development and Informatization
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Investments, Regional Development and Informatization	Veronika Remišová	21 March 2020	1 April 2021		For the People
Ministry of Transport and Construction
Minister of Transport and Construction	Andrej Doležal[k]	21 March 2020	1 April 2021		We Are Family
Ministry of Culture
Minister of Culture	Natália Milanová	21 March 2020	1 April 2021		Ordinary People and Independent Personalities
Ministry of Defence
Minister of Defence	Jaroslav Naď	21 March 2020	1 April 2021		Ordinary People and Independent Personalities
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development	Ján Mičovský	21 March 2020	1 April 2021		Ordinary People and Independent Personalities
Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and Family
Minister of Labour, Social Affairs and Family	Milan Krajniak	21 March 2020	17 March 2021		We Are Family
	Andrej Doležal[l][m]	17 March 2021	1 April 2021		We Are Family
Ministry of Health
Minister of Health	Marek Krajčí	21 March 2020	12 March 2021		Ordinary People and Independent Personalities
	Eduard Heger[n]	12 March 2021	1 April 2021		Ordinary People and Independent Personalities
Ministry of Justice
Minister of Justice	Mária Kolíková	21 March 2020	23 March 2021		For the People
	Veronika Remišová[o]	23 March 2021	1 April 2021		For the People
Ministry of Education, Science, Research and Sport
Minister of Education, Science, Research and Sport	Branislav Gröhling	21 March 2020	25 March 2021		Freedom and Solidarity
	Eduard Heger[p]	25 March 2021	1 April 2021		Ordinary People and Independent Personalities
Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs
Minister of Foreign and European Affairs	Richard Sulík[q]	21 March 2020	8 April 2020		Freedom and Solidarity
	Ivan Korčok[r]	8 April 2020	25 March 2021		Freedom and Solidarity
	Jaroslav Naď[s]	25 March 2021	1 April 2021		Ordinary People and Independent Personalities
Ministry of Environment
Minister of Environment	Ján Budaj	21 March 2020	1 April 2021		Ordinary People and Independent Personalities
Ministry of Interior
Minister of Interior	Roman Mikulec	21 March 2020	1 April 2021		Ordinary People and Independent Personalities

Notes

1. Ran on the party ticket of Ordinary People and Independent Personalities.
2. Ran on the party ticket of Ordinary People and Independent Personalities.
3. Ran on the party ticket of Freedom and Solidarity.
4. Ran on the party ticket of Ordinary People and Independent Personalities.
5. Ran on the party ticket of Direction – Social Democracy. Left the parliamentary group on 11 September 2020 and were sitting as independents in the National Council.
6. Ran on the party ticket of Kotlebists – People's Party Our Slovakia. Left the parliamentary group on 27 May 2020 and were sitting as independents in the National Council.
7. Ordinary People and Independent Personalities (OĽANO), NOVA, Christian Union (KÚ), Change from the Bottom
8. Independent, nominated by We Are Family.
9. Acting minister.
10. Did not serve as deputy prime minister.
11. Independent, nominated by We Are Family.
12. Independent, nominated by We Are Family.
13. Acting minister.
14. Acting minister.
15. Acting minister.
16. Acting minister.
17. Acting minister.
18. Independent, nominated by Freedom and Solidarity.
19. Acting minister.

References

1. "'Let's go to battle': New Slovak government takes office amid coronavirus fight". Reuters. 21 March 2020. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
2. "New Slovakian government wins mandatory confidence vote". The Register Citizen. 2020-04-30. Retrieved 2020-05-01.
3. JANICEK, KAREL (30 March 2021). "Slovak premier, government resign over Russian vaccine deal". AP news. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
4. "New Slovak govt sworn in to end crisis over Russian vaccine". AP news. 1 April 2021. Retrieved 2 April 2021.

External links

• Website of the Slovak Government