8th Government of Slovenia

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The 8th Government of Slovenia led by Prime Minister Janez Janša was announced on 3 December 2004. The government was formed after the 2004 Slovenian parliamentary election. It was the first government of Janez Janša, and third centre-right government in the history of the Republic of Slovenia. Slovenian Democratic Party won on the elections 29% of the votes and so became the strongest parliamentary party in the National Assembly. The party nominated Janez Janša as the candidate for the mandatary, who was confirmed by the president Janez Drnovšek. It was one of the most stable governments of Slovenia, which ruled in the times of the greatest economical boom. In 2004–2006, the economy grew on average by nearly 5% a year in Slovenia; in 2007, it expanded by almost 7%. The growth surge was fuelled by debt, particularly among firms, and especially in construction. The price for a boom that veered out of control has been paid in years from 2009 onwards.^[1]

Cabinet members came from four parties of the new coalition and Independent candidates:

• Slovenian Democratic Party (SDS) - 6 Ministers - 6 Ministers + 1 Minister without portfolio at the end of the term
• New Slovenia (NSi) - 4 Minister
• Democratic Party of Pensioners of Slovenia (DeSUS) - 1 Minister
• SLS - 2 Ministers + 1 Minister without portfolio
• 3 Independent Ministers - 2 Independent Ministerst at the end of the term

Changes from the preceding cabinet

The number of ministries was raised from 16 in the Rop cabinet to 17. It was the third government led by the centre-right party.

• Ministry of Education was divided on to two ministries: Ministry of Higher Education and Ministry of Education. The first covered the fields of higher and academic education and the second the fields of primary and secondary education.
• Ministry of Legislation was renamed to Ministry of Justice.

List of ministers and portfolios

History

• The first interpelation^{[check spelling]} was given to Minister of Culture Vasko Simoniti in October 2006, which was later refused by National Assembly on 30 of November 2006.
• The first change was made on 27 March 2006 when Jože Damjan was replaced with at the time Independent candidate Andrej Horvat.
• The next change to follow was the replacement of Janez Drobnič, minister of Minister of Social Affairs. The prime minister Janša proposed his dismissal because statements about how to rise fertility in country. Many were also discontented with his work. Marjeta Cotman replaced him on the position. The change of Janez Drobnič trigged a mini coalition crisis as there were many ministers people and Janša were displeased with, among them also Dragotin Mate (poor treatment with Roma minority in Slovenia), Dimitrij Rupel (The Economist marked his diplomatic capabilities as "clumsy"), Jure Zupan , Marija Lukačič (incompetence and difficulties with communication with the media) and Vasko Simoniti who at the time recently "survived" interpelation.^[2]
• The second interpelation was against the Minister of Health Andrej Bručan that was filed by Liberal Democracy of Slovenia (LDS) on 11 October 2006. The minister underwent the interpelation and continued with his work.
• On 30 October 2007 ministers Andrej Bručan (health issues), Janez Božič and Jure Zupan resigned from their positions. Janša accepted their resignation and named new ministers. The new Minister of Health became Zofija Mazej Kukovič, the new Minister for Transport Radovan Žerjav and the new Ministry of Higher Education Mojca Kucler Dolinar.^[3]

Composition at the end of the mandate

	Minister		Party	Portfolio	Period
		Janez Janša	SDS	Prime Minister	3 December 2004 – 21 November 2008
		Karl Erjavec	DeSUS	Minister of Defence	3 December 2004 – 21 November 2008
		Zofija Mazej Kukovič	SDS	Minister of Health	11 September 2007 – 21 November 2008
		Radovan Žerjav	SLS	Minister of Transport	11 September 2007 – 21 November 2008
		Andrej Bajuk	NSi	Minister of Finance	3 December 2004 – 21 November 2008
		Milan Zver	SDS	Minister of Education	3 December 2004 – 21 November 2008
		Mojca Kucler Dolinar	NSi	Minister of Higher Education	1 October 2007 – 21 November 2008
		Janez Podobnik	SLS	Minister of Environment	3 December 2004 – 21 November 2008
		Andrej Vizjak	SDS	Minister of Economy	3 December 2004 – 21 November 2008
		Dragotin Mate	SDS	Minister of Interior	3 December 2004 – 21 November 2008
		Marjeta Cotman	NSi	Minister of Social Affairs	18 December 2006 – 21 November 2008
		Dimitrij Rupel	Independent	Minister of Foreign Affairs	3 December 2004 – 21 November 2008
		Lovro Šturm	NSi	Minister of Justice	3 December 2004 – 21 November 2008
		Vasko Simoniti	SDS	Minister of Culture	3 December 2004 – 21 November 2008
		Iztok Jarc	SDS	Minister of Agriculture	6 March 2007 – 21 November 2008
		Gregor Virant	Independent	Minister of Public Administration	3 December 2004 – 21 November 2008
		Ivan Žagar	SLS	Minister without portfolio for Local Autonomies and Regional Development	3 December 2004 – 21 November 2008
		Žiga Turk	SDS	Minister without portfolio for Economic Development	6 March 2007 – 21 November 2008
Vlada Republike Slovenije

Former members

	Minister		Party	Portfolio	Period
		Jure Zupan	NSi	Minister of Higher Education	3 December 2004 – 1 October 2007
		Andrej Bručan	SDS	Minister of Health	3 December 2004 – 11 September 2007
		Janez Drobnič	NSi	Minister of Social Affairs	3 December 2004 – 1 December 2006
		Marija Lukačič	SDS	Minister of Agriculture	3 December 2004 – 6 March 2007
		Janez Božič	SLS	Minister of Transport	3 December 2004 – 11 September 2007
		Jože Damjan	Independent	Minister without portfolio for Economic Development	3 December 2004 – 27 March 2006
		Andrej Horvat	Independent - SD	Minister without portfolio for Economic Development	27 March 2006 – 6 March 2007
Source: Vlada Republike Slovenije

See also

• 2004 Slovenian parliamentary election
• Prime Minister of Slovenia
• Government of Slovenia
• List of cabinets of Slovenia

References

External links

• Official website of the Slovenian Government
• Chronology of Slovenian cabinets at vlada.si (in Slovene)