Second Gyurcsány Government

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Second Gyurcsány Government

68th Cabinet of Hungary
Gyurcsány in 2007
Date formed9 June 2006
Date dissolved14 April 2009
People and organisations
Head of stateLászló Sólyom (Ind.)
Head of governmentFerenc Gyurcsány
Member partyMSZP, SZDSZ (until 30 April 2008), Association for Somogy
Status in legislatureMajority
210 / 386 (54%)

Minority (from 30 April 2008)
187 / 386 (48%)
Opposition partyFidesz, KDNP, SZDSZ (from 30 April 2008, MDF
Opposition leaderTibor Navracsics (Fidesz)
Zsolt Semjén (KDNP)
Gábor Fodor, János Kóka (SZDSZ)
Ibolya Dávid (MDF)
History
Election(s)9 and 23 April 2006
Outgoing election-
Legislature term(s)2006-2010
PredecessorFirst Gyurcsány Government
SuccessorBajnai Government

The Second Gyurcsány Government took its oath of office on June 9, 2006, following the First Gyurcsány Government in power. This is the seventh government after the regime change. The majority of the government consisted of the Hungarian Socialist Party (MSZP), which won the 2006 elections, and the Alliance of Free Democrats (SZDSZ) until 30 April 2008, when the SZDSZ recalled its ministers and left the coalition.[1][2] The head of government was Ferenc Gyurcsány (MSZP). On April 14, 2009, the Parliament passed a vote of no confidence against Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsány. Since 2006, the Cabinet had suffered from the aftermath of the burnt-out Őszöd speech and the subsequent demonstration series. Nor was it good for the government to try to take control of the crackdown on the protesters by deploying police officers without an identification number, which the national side has since called only the 2006 police terror. The declining GDP debt-to-GDP ratio and the borrowed IMF loan also weighed heavily on the downturn.[3][4]

Party breakdown[edit]

Beginning of term[edit]

Party breakdown of cabinet ministers in the beginning of term:

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7
2

End of term[edit]

Party breakdown of cabinet ministers in the end of term:

9
7
  • Association
    for Somogy
1

Composition[edit]

Office Image Incumbent Political party In office
Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsány MSZP 9 June 2006 – 20 April 2009
Minister of the Prime Minister's Office György Szilvásy Independent 9 June 2006 – 30 June 2007
Péter Kiss MSZP 30 June 2007 - 20 April 2009
Minister of Local Government

(until 30 April 2008 as Minister of Local Government and Local Development)

Mónika Lamperth MSZP 9 June 2006 - 30 June 2007
Gordon Bajnai MSZP 30 June 2007 - 14 May 2008
István Gyenesei Association

for Somogy

14 May 2008 - 20 April 2009
Minister of Foreign Affairs Kinga Göncz Independent 9 June 2006 – 20 April 2009
Minister of Finance János Veres Independent 9 June 2006 – 20 April 2009
Minister of National Development and Economy Gordon Bajnai MSZP 9 June 2006 – 20 April 2009
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development József Gráf MSZP 9 June 2006 – 20 April 2009
Minister of Justice and Law Enforcement József Petréti Independent 9 June 2006 - 31 May 2007
Albert Takács Independent 31 May 2007 - 17 February 2008
Tibor Draskovics Independent 17 February 2008 - 20 April 2009
Minister of Health Lajos Molnár SZDSZ 9 June 2006 - 6 April 2007
János Kóka SZDSZ 7 April 2007 - 22 April 2007
Ágnes Horváth SZDSZ 22 April 2007 - 30 April 2008
Tamás Székely Independent 30 April 2008 - 20 April 2009
Minister of Social Affairs and Labour Péter Kiss MSZP 9 June 2006 - 30 June 2007
Mónika Lamperth MSZP 30 June 2007 - 30 April 2008
Erika Szűcs MSZP 30 April 2008 - 20 April 2009
Minister of Education and Culture István Hiller MSZP 9 June 2006 – 20 April 2009
Minister of Defence Imre Szekeres MSZP 9 June 2006 – 20 April 2009
Minister of Environment and Water Miklós Persányi Independent 9 June 2006 - 6 May 2007
Gábor Fodor SZDSZ 6 May 2007 - 30 April 2008
Imre Szabó MSZP 30 April 2008 - 20 April 2009
Minister without portfolio

for coordination of social policy

Tibor Draskovics Independent 9 June 2006 – 20 April 2009
Minister without portfolio

for civilian intelligence services

György Szilvásy Independent 9 June 2006 – 20 April 2009
Minister without portfolio

for Research Development

Károly Molnár Independent 9 June 2006 – 20 April 2009
Minister of Transport, Communications and Energy

(as minister for economy and transport until 30 April 2008)

János Kóka SZDSZ 9 June 2006 - 7 December 2007
Csaba Kákosy Independent 7 December 2007 - 30 April 2008
Pál Szabó Independent 30 April 2008 - 30 November 2008
Csaba Molnár MSZP 30 November 2008 - 20 April 2009

References[edit]

  1. ^ Index (2008-03-29). "SZDSZ: Elfogadhatatlan Gyurcsány javaslata". index.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2021-10-24.
  2. ^ Zoltán, Bogád (2008-03-30). "SZDSZ: Gyurcsány mentálisan alkalmatlan". index.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2021-10-24.
  3. ^ "Itt a kormánylista 1.0". index.hu (in Hungarian). 2006-05-24. Retrieved 2021-10-24.
  4. ^ "Itt a Gyurcsány-kormány 2.0". index.hu (in Hungarian). 2006-06-02. Retrieved 2021-10-24.
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