Mart Laar's second cabinet was a coalition government between the Pro Patria Union, Reform Party and Moderate People's Party in office in Estonia from 25 March 1999 to 28 January 2002, when it was succeeded by Siim Kallas' cabinet.[1] This was the first Triple Alliance government in Estonian history and usually the standard bearer of the nickname.
By late 2001, scandals related to the privatization of state-owned enterprises had made the government unpopular, and relations between the Pro Patria Union and the Reform Party deteriorated. When December 2001 the Reform Party entered a coalition with the Centre Party in Tallinn, as a result of which Edgar Savisaar became the mayor, Prime Minister Mart Laar decided to resign, as he felt that the national level government had essentially collapsed.[2] [3] [4]
The cabinet featured the following people:
| Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Government's Office | ||||||
| Prime Minister | Mart Laar | 25 March 1999 | 28 January 2002 | Pro Patria Union | ||
| Ministry of Education | ||||||
| Minister of Education | Tõnis Lukas | 25 March 1999 | 28 January 2002 | Pro Patria Union | ||
| Ministry of Justice | ||||||
| Minister of Justice | Märt Rask | 25 March 1999 | 28 January 2002 | Reform | ||
| Ministry of Defence | ||||||
| Minister of Defence | Jüri Luik | 25 March 1999 | 28 January 2002 | Pro Patria Union | ||
| Ministry of Environment | ||||||
| Minister of Environment | Heiki Kranich | 25 March 1999 | 28 January 2002 | Reform | ||
| Ministry of Culture | ||||||
| Minister of Culture | Signe Kivi | 25 March 1999 | 28 January 2002 | Reform | ||
| Ministry of Economic Affairs | ||||||
| Minister of Economic Affairs | Mihkel Pärnoja | 25 March 1999 | 5 October 2001 | Moderates | ||
| Henrik Hololei | 15 October 2001 | 28 January 2002 | Moderates | |||
| Ministry of Agriculture | ||||||
| Minister of Agriculture | Ivari Padar | 25 March 1999 | 28 January 2002 | Moderates | ||
| Ministry of Finance | ||||||
| Minister of Finance | Siim Kallas | 25 March 1999 | 28 January 2002 | Reform | ||
| Ministry of the Interior | ||||||
| Minister of the Interior | Jüri Mõis | 25 March 1999 | 5 November 1999 | Pro Patria Union | ||
| Tarmo Loodus | 9 November 1999 | 28 January 2002 | Pro Patria Union | |||
| Ministry of Social Affairs | ||||||
| Minister of Social Affairs | Eiki Nestor | 25 March 1999 | 28 January 2002 | Moderates | ||
| Ministry of Roads and Connections | ||||||
| Minister of Roads and Connections | Toivo Jürgenson | 25 March 1999 | 28 January 2002 | Pro Patria Union | ||
| Ministry of Foreign Affairs | ||||||
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | Toomas Hendrik Ilves | 25 March 1999 | 28 January 2002 | Moderates | ||
| Office of the Minister of Population | ||||||
| Minister of Population | Katrin Saks | 25 March 1999 | 28 January 2002 | Moderates | ||
| Office of the Minister of Regional Affairs | ||||||
| Minister of Regional Affairs | Toivo Asmer | 25 March 1999 | 28 January 2002 | Reform | ||