| Cabinet Name: | Václav Klaus' Second Cabinet |
| Cabinet Number: | 2nd |
| Jurisdiction: | Czech Republic |
| Flag: | Coat of arms of the Czech Republic.svg |
| Incumbent: | 4 July 1996 - 2 January 1998 |
| Date Formed: | 4 July 1996 |
| Date Dissolved: | 2 January 1998 |
| Government Head: | Václav Klaus |
| State Head: | Václav Havel |
| Current Number: | 15-16 |
| Political Party: | ODS KDU-ČSL ODA |
| Legislature Status: | Minority (coalition) |
| Opposition Party: | ČSSD KSČM SPR-RSČ |
| Opposition Leader: | Miloš Zeman |
| Election: | 1996 Czech legislative election |
| Incoming Formation: | 1996 |
| Outgoing Formation: | 1998 |
| Previous: | First Cabinet of Václav Klaus |
| Successor: | Cabinet of Josef Tošovský |
The second cabinet of Prime Minister Václav Klaus was in power from 4 July 1996 to 2 January 1998. It was a minority coalition government that consisted of ODS, KDU-ČSL and ODA. It was supported by ČSSD. Towards the end of 1997, cabinet resigned in connection with accusations of funding irregularities in the ODS.[1]
| Portfolio | Image | Political Party |
|---|---|---|
| Václav Klaus | ODS | |
| Deputy Prime Minister | Jan Kalvoda Jiří Skalický | ODA |
| Deputy Prime Minister | Ivan Kočárník | ODS |
| Minister of Finance | Ivan Kočárník Ivan Pilip | ODS |
| Deputy Prime Minister Minister of Agriculture | Josef Lux | KDU-ČSL |
| Minister of Defence | Miloslav Výborný | KDU-ČSL |
| Minister of Environment | Jiří Skalický | ODA |
| Minister of Transportation | Martin Říman | ODS |
| Minister of Industry and Trade | Vladimír Dlouhý Karel Kühnl | ODA |
| Minister of Economic Policy and Development | Jaromír Schneider Tomáš Kvapil | KDU-ČSL |
| Minister of Culture | Jaromír Talíř | KDU-ČSL |
| Minister of Health | Jan Stráský | ODS |
| Minister of Justice | Jan Kalvoda Vlasta Parkanová | ODA |
| Minister of Education, Youth and Sport | Ivan Pilip Jiří Gruša | ODS |
| Minister of Interior | Jan Ruml Jindřich Vodička | ODS |
| Minister of Labour and Social Affairs | Jindřich Vodička Stanislav Volák | ODS |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | Josef Zieleniec Jaroslav Šedivý | ODS |
| Minister without portfolio | Pavel Bratinka | ODA |