Paksas Cabinet II


The Second Paksas Cabinet was the 11th cabinet of Lithuania since 1990. It consisted of the Prime Minister and 13 government ministers.

History

, the leader of the Liberal Union of Lithuania, was appointed the Prime Minister by President Valdas Adamkus on 27 October 2000, after the elections earlier in October. Paksas had previously headed a Homeland Union government in 1999. The 11th government, consisting of the "New Politics" coalition led by the Liberal Union and the New Union, received its mandate and started its work on 9 November 2000, after the Seimas gave assent to its program.
The government served for less than a year before disagreements within the coalition brought it down. By the mid-June, 2001 New Union started negotiations with Social Democratic Party of Lithuania. The government, led by Rolandas Paksas, resigned on 20 June 2001, but continued to serve in an acting capacity, with Eugenijus Gentvilas as the acting Prime Minister, until the new government, headed by Algirdas Brazauskas started its work on 12 July 2001.

Cabinet

The following ministers served on the Second Paksas Cabinet.
PositionNamePartyFromTo
Prime MinisterRolandas PaksasLiberal Union of Lithuania9 November 200020 June 2001
Ministry of AgricultureKęstutis KristinaitisIndependent9 November 200012 July 2001
Ministry of CultureGintautas KėvišasLiberal Union of Lithuania9 November 200012 July 2001
Ministry of EconomyEugenijus MaldeikisLiberal Union of Lithuania9 November 200014 February 2001
Ministry of EconomyEugenijus GentvilasLiberal Union of Lithuania15 February 200112 July 2001
Ministry of Education and ScienceAlgirdas MonkevičiusNew Union 9 November 200012 July 2001
Ministry of EnvironmentHenrikas ŽukauskasLiberal Union of Lithuania9 November 200012 July 2001
Ministry of FinanceJonas LionginasLiberal Union of Lithuania9 November 200012 July 2001
Ministry of Foreign AffairsAntanas ValionisNew Union 9 November 200012 July 2001
Ministry of HealthVinsas JanušonisIndependent9 November 20002 April 2001
Ministry of HealthKonstantinas DobrovolskisNew Union 15 May 200112 July 2001
Ministry of the InteriorVytautas MarkevičiusIndependent9 November 200012 July 2001
Ministry of JusticeGintautas BartkusIndependent9 November 200012 July 2001
Ministry of DefenceLinas LinkevičiusIndependent9 November 200012 July 2001
Ministry of Social Security and LabourVilija BlinkevičiūtėNew Union 9 November 200012 July 2001
Ministry of Transport and CommunicationsGintaras StriaukasLiberal Union of Lithuania9 November 200024 January 2001
Ministry of Transport and CommunicationsDailis Alfonsas BarakauskasLiberal Union of Lithuania24 January 200112 July 2001