Between 16 October 2002 and 4 July 2006, prime minister of Slovakia Mikuláš Dzurinda formed his second cabinet in his second consecutive term in this office.
Government ministers Office Minister Political Party In officePrime Minister Mikuláš Dzurinda SDKÚ 16 October 2002 – 4 July 2006 Minister of Transport, Posts and Telecommunications Pavol Prokopovič SDKÚ 16 October 2002 – 4 July 2006Minister of Labour, Social Affairs and Family Ľudovít Kaník SDKÚ 16 October 2002 – 17 October 2005Iveta Radičová SDKÚ 17 October 2005 – 4 July 2006Minister of Finance Ivan Mikloš SDKÚ 16 October 2002 – 4 July 2006Minister of Economy Robert Nemcsics ANO 16 October 2002 – 9 September 2003Pavol Prokopovič Acting) SDKÚ 10 September 2003 – 23 September 2003Pavol Rusko ANO 23 September 2003 – 24 August 2005 Ivan Mikloš (Acting) SDKÚ 24 August 2005 – 4 October 2005Jirko Malchárek Nonpartisan 4 October 2005 – 4 July 2006Minister of Agriculture Zsolt Simon SMK 16 October 2002 – 4 July 2006Minister of Interior Vladimír Palko KDH 16 October 2002 – 8 February 2006Martin Pado SDKÚ 8 February 2006 – 4 July 2006Minister of Defence Ivan Šimko SDKÚ 16 October 2002 – 24 September 2003Eduard Kukan (Acting) SDKÚ 4 September 2003 – 10 October 2003Juraj Liška SDKÚ 10 October 2003 – 1 February 2006Martin Fedor SDKÚ 1 February 2006 – 4 July 2006Minister of Justice Daniel Lipšic KDH 16 October 2002 – 8 February 2006Lucia Žitňanská SDKÚ 8 February 2006 – 4 July 2006Minister of Foreign Affairs Eduard Kukan SDKÚ 16 October 2002 – 4 July 2006Minister of Education Martin Fronc KDH 16 October 2002 – 8 February 2006László Szigeti SMK 8 February 2006 – 4 July 2006Minister of Culture Rudolf Chmel ANO 16 October 2002 – 24 May 2005František Tóth ANO 24 May 2005 – 5 April 2006Rudolf Chmel ANO 5 April 2006 – 4 July 2006Minister of Health Rudolf Zajac ANO 16 October 2002 – 4 July 2006Minister of Construction László Gyurovszky SMK 16 October 2002 – 4 July 2006Minister of the Environment László Miklós SMK 16 October 2002 – 4 July 2006
Deputy Prime Ministers Minister Political Party In office Notes Pál Csáky SMK 16 October 2002 – 4 July 2006 Deputy Prime Minister of European Affairs, Human Rights and MinoritiesIvan Mikloš SDKÚ 16 October 2002 – 4 July 2006 Daniel Lipšic KDH 16 October 2002 – 8 February 2006 Lucia Žitňanská SDKÚ 8 February 2006 – 4 July 2006 Replaced Daniel Lipšic Robert Nemcsics ANO 16 October 2002 – 9 September 2003 Pavol Rusko ANO 23 September 2003 – 24 August 2005 Replaced Robert NemcsicsJirko Malchárek Nonpartisan 4 October 2005 – 4 July 2006 Replaced Pavol Rusko
Party composition From the election until 7 February 2006 the following parties formed the government:
PartyIdeologyLeaderDeputiesMinistersSDKÚChristian democracyMikuláš DzurindaSMKHungarian minority interestsBéla BugárKDHChristian democracyPavol HrušovskýANOLiberal populismPavol RuskoTotal18
After the KDH left the government the governing parties were the following: PartyIdeologyLeaderDeputiesMinistersSDKÚChristian democracyMikuláš DzurindaSMKHungarian minority interestsBéla BugárANOLiberal populismPavol RuskoTotal18
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