Cabinet of Serbia (2001–2004) explained

Cabinet Name:Cabinet of Zoran Đinđić
Cabinet Number:7th & 8th
Jurisdiction:Republic of Serbia
Flag:Flag of Serbia (1992-2004).svg
Flag Border:true
Incumbent:2001 – 2004
Date Formed:25 January 2001, 18 March 2003
Date Dissolved:18 March 2003, 3 March 2004
Political Parties:Democratic Opposition of Serbia
Legislature Status:Minority government
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Election:23 December 2000
Previous:Cabinet of Milomir Minić
Successor:Cabinet of Vojislav Koštunica I

The Government of Serbia under Zoran Đinđić as the Prime Minister was formed on 25 January 2001. It is the first post-Milošević government formed after Serbian parliamentary elections held on 23 December 2000, when the Democratic Opposition of Serbia coalition (DOS) won 64.09% of the popular vote translating into 176 seats in the Serbian National Assembly (out of 250 seats).

Zoran Đinđić, the leader of the Democratic Party, was designated as Prime Minister and given the task of forming Serbia's first freely elected post-communist and post-Milošević Government. The Government was sworn in on 25 January 2001 and its term officially ended on March 3, 2004, when the new government under PM Vojislav Koštunica was unveiled following the 2003 Serbian parliamentary election held in late December.

When PM Zoran Đinđić was assassinated on March 12, 2003, Nebojša Čović (one of the five deputy PMs at the time) became the acting PM for four days until Zoran Živković got named as the new Prime Minister on March 16, 2003.

After Đinđić's assassination, the government also went through a slight reconfiguration as Čedomir Jovanović, up to that point DOS' parliamentary club chief, became deputy PM.

Composition

PositionPortfolioNameImageParty
Prime MinisterGeneral AffairsDS
DA
SDU
DS
Deputy Prime MinisterInternal AffairsDušan MihajlovićND
General AffairsNebojša ČovićDA
Žarko KoraćSDU
József KaszaSVM
PDS
DSS
RV
SD
DS
MinisterFinanceBožidar ĐelićDS
MinisterAgriculture, Forestry and Water ManagementNSS
DS
MinisterJusticeVladan BatićDHSS
MinisterLabour and EmploymentDragan MilovanovićLPS (2002–2004)
MinisterSocial AffairsGordana MatkovićDS
MinisterHealth (and Environmental Protection)DSS
G17+
MinisterTransport and TelecommunicationsMarija Rašeta VukosavljevićDS
MinisterInternational Economic RelationsGoran PitićDS
MinisterCulture and MediaBranislav LečićDS
MinisterMining and EnergyInd.
Ind.
MinisterEducation and SportGašo KneževićGSS
MinisterTrade, Tourism and ServicesSlobodan MilosavljevićDS
MinisterReligionVojislav MilovanovićInd.
MinisterEconomy and PrivatisationAleksandar VlahovićDS
MinisterConstruction and Urban PlanningDragoslav ŠumaracDS
MinisterScience, Technology and DevelopmentDragan DomazetDS
MinisterPublic Administration and Local Self-GovernmentSD
MinisterNatural Resources and Environmental ProtectionDS

Deputy Ministers

The Deputy Ministers in the Serbian Government appointed in February 2001 were:[1]

(The post of Deputy Minister has since 2004 been abolished and a new post of State Secretary (državni sekretar) has been instituted (of which there are several in each Ministry).

See also

References

1. ^ Official Gazette of the Republic of Serbia No.14, 23 February 2001.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Official Gazette of the Republic of Serbia