The first cabinet of Prime Minister Václav Klaus was in power from 2 July 1992 to 4 July 1996. The Czech Republic became an independent sovereign state on 1 January 1993 and thus this government was the first one after the dissolution of Czechoslovakia. It consisted of Civic Democratic Party (ODS), Christian and Democratic Union – Czechoslovak People's Party (KDU-ČSL), Civic Democratic Alliance (ODA) and Christian Democratic Party (KDS).
Government ministers Portfolio Image Name Political Party Prime Minister Václav Klaus ODS Deputy Prime Minister Jan KalvodaODA Deputy Prime Minister Minister of Finance Ivan Kočárník ODS Deputy Prime Minister Minister of Agriculture Josef LuxKDU-ČSL Minister of Defence Antonín Baudyš1KDU-ČSL Minister for Competition Stanislav BělehrádekKDU-ČSL Minister of Environment ODS Minister of Transportation Vladimír Budínský2 ODS Minister of Industry and Trade Vladimír DlouhýODA Minister of Economic Policy and Development Karel Dyba ODS Minister of Defence Vilém Holáň3KDU-ČSL Minister of Culture Jindřich Kabát4KDU-ČSL Minister of Health Petr Lom5 ODS Minister of State Comptrol Igor Němec ODS Minister of Justice Jiří Novák ODS Minister of Education Ivan Pilip6 ODS Minister of Education Petr Piťha7 KDS Minister of Health Luděk Rubáš8 ODS Minister of Interior Jan Ruml ODS Minister for National Assets and Privatization Jiří SkalickýODA Minister of Health Jan Stráský9 ODS Minister of Culture Pavel Tigrid10KDU-ČSL Minister of Labour and Social Affairs Jindřich Vodička ODS Minister of Foreign Affairs Josef Zieleniec ODS
Notes 1 In office from January 1993 to 22 September 1994 2 In office from 10 October 1995 to 4 July 1996 3 In office from 22 September 1994 to 4 July 1996 4 In office from 2 July 1992 to 17 January 1994 5 In office from 2 July 1992 to 22 June 1993 6 In office from 2 May 1994 to 4 July 1996 7 In office from 2 July 1992 to 27 April 1994 8 In office from 23 June 1993 to 10 October 1995 9 In office from 10 October 1995 to 4 July 1996 10 In office from 19 January 1994 to 4 July 1996
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