Cabinet of Petr Fiala

The Cabinet of Petr Fiala is the current government of the Czech Republic, appointed on 17 December 2021. Following elections in October 2021, President Miloš Zeman asked Petr Fiala, as the leader of the Spolu alliance, to form a new government.[1] On 17 November 2021 Fiala presented Zeman with the names of his proposed cabinet, and Zeman agreed to appoint Fiala as the new Prime Minister on 28 November 2021.[2]

Cabinet of Petr Fiala

16th Cabinet of Czech Republic
Incumbent
Petr Fiala, Prime Minister
Date formed17 December 2021
People and organisations
Head of stateMiloš Zeman
Petr Pavel
Head of governmentPetr Fiala
Deputy head of governmentVít Rakušan
Marian Jurečka
Vlastimil Válek
Ivan Bartoš
No. of ministers17–18
Member partiesCivic Democratic Party (ODS)
Mayors and Independents (STAN)
KDU-ČSL
TOP 09
Czech Pirate Party (Pirates)
Status in legislatureMajority (coalition)
108 / 200 (54%)
Opposition partiesOpposition:
92 / 200
History
Election(s)2021 Czech legislative election
PredecessorSecond Cabinet of Andrej Babiš

Zeman met with all the ministerial nominees during the week following Fiala's appointment, expressing disagreement with the appointment of Jan Lipavský as foreign minister.[3][4]

Government ministers

The cabinet of Petr Fiala includes:[5]

Portfolio Minister Party Office
Took Left
Prime Minister Petr Fiala SPOLU/ ODS 28 November 2021
First Deputy Prime Minister
Minister of the Interior		 Vít Rakušan PirSTAN/ STAN 17 December 2021
Deputy Prime Minister
Minister of Labour and Social Affairs		 Marian Jurečka SPOLU/ KDU-ČSL 17 December 2021
Deputy Prime Minister for Digitisation
Minister of Regional Development		 Ivan Bartoš PirSTAN/ Pirates 17 December 2021
Deputy Prime Minister
Minister of Health		 Vlastimil Válek SPOLU/ TOP 09 17 December 2021
Minister of Finance Zbyněk Stanjura SPOLU/ ODS 17 December 2021
Minister of Defence Jana Černochová SPOLU/ ODS 17 December 2021
Minister of Justice Pavel Blažek SPOLU/ ODS 17 December 2021
Minister of Foreign Affairs Jan Lipavský PirSTAN/ Pirates 17 December 2021
Minister of Industry and Trade Jozef Síkela[6] PirSTAN/ STAN 17 December 2021
Minister of Transport Martin Kupka SPOLU/ ODS 17 December 2021
Minister of Education, Youth and Sport Petr Gazdík PirSTAN/ STAN 17 December 2021 30 June 2022[7]
Vladimír Balaš PirSTAN/ STAN 1 July 2022[8] 4 May 2023[9]
Mikuláš Bek PirSTAN/ STAN 4 May 2023
Minister of Agriculture Marian Jurečka (acting) SPOLU/ KDU-ČSL 17 December 2021 3 January 2022
Zdeněk Nekula SPOLU/ KDU-ČSL 3 January 2022 28 June 2023
Marek Výborný SPOLU/ KDU-ČSL 29 June 2023[10]
Minister of the Environment Anna Hubáčková SPOLU/ KDU-ČSL 17 December 2021 1 November 2022[11]
Marian Jurečka (acting) SPOLU/ KDU-ČSL 1 November 2022 10 March 2023
Petr Hladík SPOLU/ KDU-ČSL 10 March 2023[12]
Minister of Culture Martin Baxa SPOLU/ ODS 17 December 2021
Minister for European Affairs
(in the Government Office)		 Mikuláš Bek PirSTAN/ STAN 17 December 2021 4 May 2023
Martin Dvořák PirSTAN/ STAN 4 May 2023[9]
Minister of Science, Research and Innovation
(in the Government Office)		 Helena Langšádlová SPOLU/ TOP 09 17 December 2021
Minister of Legislation
(in the Government Office)
Chairman of the Government Legislative Council		 Michal Šalomoun PirSTAN/ Pirates 17 December 2021

Seat distribution
by coalitions
Party Seats
Spolu
11 / 18
Pirates and Mayors
7 / 18
by parties
Party Seats
Civic Democratic Party
6 / 18
Mayors and Independents
4 / 18
KDU–ČSL
3 / 18
Czech Pirate Party
3 / 18
TOP 09
2 / 18

Support for governing parties according to the popular vote.

Member party Popular vote Percentage MPs Ministers Leader
SPOLU 1,493,701 27.79% 71 11 Petr Fiala
PirSTAN 839,448 15.61% 37 6 Ivan Bartoš
Government 2,333,149 43.40% 108 18 Petr Fiala
Czech Republic 5,411,292 100% 200 –

Confidence motion
Motion of confidence
Petr Fiala (SPOLU)
Ballot → 13 January 2022
Required majority → 97 out of 193 (simple) checkY
Yes
106 / 200
No
87 / 200
Abstentions
0 / 200
Absentees
7 / 200
Sources:[13]

References
  1. Mortkowitz, Siegfried (9 November 2021). "Czech president taps Petr Fiala to lead new government". Politico. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  2. "Fiala bude premiérem 26. listopadu, Zemanovi představil jména ministrů". iDNES.cz (in Czech). 17 November 2021. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  3. "Fiala odmítl Zemanovu kritiku, nechce měnit žádného kandidáta na ministra". iDNES.cz (in Czech). 18 November 2021. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  4. "Prezidentovi vadí Lipavský. Dráždí ho postoji k Izraeli, Koněvovi i Nejedlému". IDnes. 17 November 2021. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  5. Government of the Czech Republic (December 2021). "Members of the Government". vlada.cz. The Office of the Government of the Czech Republic. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  6. Ramboušková, Michaela. "Ministrem průmyslu má být bývalý bankéř Jozef Síkela". Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  7. "Ministr školství Petr Gazdík rezignuje na svou funkci". E15.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  8. "Zemanovi vadí "hříchy mládí", nového ministra ale jmenoval". Seznam Zpravy (in Czech). Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  9. Menšík, Jan (4 May 2023). "Fiala uvedl ministry. Bek slibuje ve školství „svižnou evoluci". Dvořák chce vyvracet české „chiméry" o EU". Novinky.cz (in Czech). Právo. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
  10. Třeček, Čeněk (29 June 2023). "Prezident Pavel jmenoval lidovce Výborného ministrem zemědělství. V čele resortu střídá Nekulu". Czech Radio (in Czech). Czech News Agency. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
  11. "Prezident pověřil Jurečku řízením ministerstva životního prostředí. Hubáčková končí k 1. listopadu". ČT24 (in Czech). Česká televize. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  12. Beranová, Klára (10 March 2023). "Pavel začal úřadovat, jmenoval Hladíka ministrem. Výhrady byly prázdné, vzkázal". PRÁVO (in Czech). Retrieved 10 March 2023.
  13. "Hlasování Poslanecké sněmovny - 6/47". psp.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 2022-01-14.
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