Second cabinet of Vojislav Koštunica

Second Government under Vojislav Koštunica as the Prime Minister was formed on 15 May 2007. After Serbian parliamentary election, 2008 this cabinet served as a transitional government handling only technical issues until the new government was formed on 7 July 2008.[1]

Second Cabinet of Vojislav Koštunica

10th Cabinet of Republic of Serbia
2007–2008
Date formed15 May 2007
Date dissolved7 July 2008
People and organisations
Head of stateBoris Tadić
Head of governmentVojislav Koštunica
Member partiesDS
DSS
NS
G17 Plus
SDP
Status in legislatureMajority government
130 / 250
History
ElectionJanuary 21, 2007
PredecessorCabinet of Vojislav Koštunica I
SuccessorCabinet of Mirko Cvetković

The Government of Serbia was formed on 15 May 2007 after three-month-long negotiations and fierce political scandals and fighting that much disturbed the population, and exactly seven minutes before midnight when the three-month constitutional deadline would pass. It is formed by the Democratic Party (including the minority Sanjak Democratic Party), the coalition of the Democratic Party of Serbia and New Serbia, and G17 Plus. The DS, DSS-NS and G17+ parliamentary clubs elected the new cabinet proposed by Vojislav Koštunica (DSS), the previous Prime Minister, with the further support of some of the minorities (List for Sanjak and Roma Union of Serbia) votes accumulating 133 of the parliament's 250 seats. The Cabinet was sworn shortly before midnight, the deadline, in front of Milutin Mrkonjić (SPS), the temporary acting Speaker. The five new Ministers (Dragan Šutanovac, Božidar Đelić, Milan Marković, Mlađan Dinkić and Dušan Petrović) that were Deputies in the parliament have immediately filed their resignations, as per the Constitution which disables a Minister to be an active member in the National Assembly.

The Government collapsed on 8 March 2008. New parliamentary elections were held together with local elections on 11 May 2008. The new Government was formed on 7 July 2008.

Composition

PositionPortfolioNameImageParty
Prime MinisterGeneral AffairsVojislav Koštunica DSS
Deputy Prime MinisterEuropean IntegrationsBožidar Đelić DS
Secretary-GeneralDejan Mihajlov DSS
MinisterFinanceMirko Cvetković Ind.
MinisterAgriculture, Forestry and Water ManagementSlobodan Milosavljević DS
MinisterDefenceDragan Šutanovac DS
MinisterJusticeDušan Petrović DS
MinisterForeign AffairsVuk Jeremić DS
MinisterLabour and Social PolicyRasim Ljajić SDP
MinisterPublic Administration and Local Self-GovernmentMilan Marković DS
MinisterEnvironmental ProtectionSaša Dragin DS
MinisterTelecommunications and Information SocietyAleksandra Smiljanić DS
MinisterDiasporaMilica Čubrilo DS
MinisterCultureVojislav Brajović DS
Minister without PortfolioNational Investment PlanDragan Đilas DS
MinisterInteriorDragan Jočić DSS
MinisterEnergy and MiningAleksandar Popović DSS
MinisterInfrastructureVelimir Ilić NS
MinisterKosovo-MetohijaSlobodan Samardžić DSS
MinisterEducationZoran Lončar DSS
MinisterTrade and ServicesPredrag Bubalo DSS
MinisterReligionRadomir Naumov DSS
MinisterEconomy and Regional DevelopmentMlađan Dinkić G17+
MinisterScienceAna Pešikan G17+
MinisterHealthTomica Milosavljević G17+
MinisterYouth and SportsSnežana Samardžić-Marković G17+

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