Kubilius Cabinet II

The Second Kubilius Cabinet was the 15th cabinet of Lithuania since 1990. It consisted of the Prime Minister and 13 government ministers (14 after the Ministry of Energy was re-established in 2009).

Kubilius Cabinet II
2008–2012
Date formedDecember 9, 2008 (2008-12-09)
Date dissolvedDecember 13, 2012 (2012-12-13)
People and organisations
Head of stateValdas Adamkus (2008–2009)
Dalia Grybauskaitė (2009–2012)
Head of governmentAndrius Kubilius
Member partiesHomeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats, National Resurrection Party, Liberal Movement, Liberal and Centre Union (2008–2009 and 2010–2011)

Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats, National Resurrection Party, Liberal Movement, Liberal and Centre Union, parliamentary group "One Lithuania" (2009–2010)[1]

Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats, Liberal Movement, Liberal and Centre Union (2011–2012)
Status in legislature
Majority (2008–2010 and 2010–2012)

Minority (2010) and (2012) supported by Lithuanian Peasants Popular Union (2010)
[2][3]
Opposition partiesSocial Democratic Party of Lithuania, Order and Justice, Labour Party (2008–2009)

Social Democratic Party of Lithuania, Order and Justice, Labour Party, Mixed Group (Lithuanian Peasants Popular Union) (2009–2010)[4]

Social Democratic Party of Lithuania, Order and Justice, Labour Party, Christian Party (2010–2012)
Opposition leaderGediminas Kirkilas (2008–2009), Valentinas Mazuronis (2009–2010; 2011–2012), Vytautas Gapšys (2010, 2011, 2012), Algirdas Butkevičius (2010–2011; 2012)[5]
History
Legislature term(s)Tenth Seimas
PredecessorKirkilas Cabinet
SuccessorButkevičius Cabinet

History

After the parliamentary elections in October, President Valdas Adamkus appointed Andrius Kubilius, the leader of the Homeland Union, as the Prime Minister on 28 November 2008. Kubilius had previously headed the 10th cabinet between 1999 and 2000. The 15th cabinet received its mandate and started its work on 9 December 2008, after the Seimas gave assent to its program.[6]

The coalition, which formed on 17 November 2008, and supported the government named itself as "Coalition of Change".[7]

In first two months of 2010 National Resurrection Party dissenters formed new Christian Party. By this time, the government lost its majority and relied on Lithuanian Peasants Popular Union support, which lasted up until October of the same year.[2][8] In September, 2011 National Resurrection Party merged with the Liberal and Centre Union, what reduced the number of parties participating in coalition from four to three. By April 2012 the government lost majority in Seimas.

Despite an economic crisis and austerity measures implemented to face it, the cabinet became the first government of Lithuania since the independence to serve the full four-year term of the Tenth Seimas,[9] returning its mandate on 16 November 2012,[10] after the elections to the Seimas in October. The government continued to serve in an acting capacity until the Butkevičius Cabinet started its work on 13 December 2012.[11]

Cabinet

The following ministers served on Kubilius Cabinet.[6]

Position Name Party From To
Prime Minister Andrius Kubilius Homeland Union 9 December 2008 13 December 2012
Ministry of Agriculture Kazimieras Starkevičius Homeland Union 9 December 2008 13 December 2012
Ministry of Culture Remigijus Vilkaitis National Resurrection Party 9 December 2008 1 July 2010[12]
Arūnas Gelūnas Independent 2 July 2010 13 December 2012
Ministry of Economy Dainius Kreivys Homeland Union 9 December 2008 17 March 2011[13]
Rimantas Žylius Independent 17 March 2011 13 December 2012
Ministry of Education and Science Gintaras Steponavičius Liberal Movement 9 December 2008 13 December 2012
Ministry of Energy Arvydas Sekmokas Independent 10 February 2009[14] 13 December 2012
Ministry of Environment Gediminas Kazlauskas Independent 9 December 2008 13 December 2012
Ministry of Finance Algirdas Šemeta Independent 9 December 2008 30 June 2009
Ingrida Šimonytė Independent 3 July 2009 13 December 2012
Ministry of Foreign Affairs Vygaudas Ušackas Independent 9 December 2008 26 January 2010
Audronius Ažubalis Homeland Union 29 January 2010 13 December 2012
Ministry of Health Algis Čaplikas Liberal and Centre Union 9 December 2008 22 February 2010[15]
Raimondas Šukys 1 March 2010 13 December 2012
Ministry of the Interior Raimundas Palaitis Liberal and Centre Union 9 December 2008 26 March 2012[16]
Artūras Melianas 16 April 2012 13 December 2012
Ministry of Justice Remigijus Šimašius Liberal Movement 9 December 2008 13 December 2012
Ministry of Defence Rasa Juknevičienė Homeland Union 9 December 2008 13 December 2012
Ministry of Social Security and Labour Rimantas Dagys Homeland Union 9 December 2008 22 July 2009[17]
Donatas Jankauskas 22 July 2009 13 December 2012
Ministry of Transport and Communications Eligijus Masiulis Liberal Movement 9 December 2008 13 December 2012

References
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