Andrus Ansip's second cabinet

The Andrus Ansip's second cabinet was the Cabinet of Estonia between 5 April 2007 and 6 April 2011.^[1] It was a Triple Alliance coalition cabinet of the free market liberal Estonian Reform Party, conservative Union of Pro Patria and Res Publica and Social Democratic Party.

Andrus Ansip's second cabinet
45th Cabinet of Estonia
2007–2011
Date formed	5 April 2007
Date dissolved	6 April 2011
People and organisations
Head of state	Toomas Hendrik Ilves (2006-2016)
Head of government	Andrus Ansip
No. of ministers	14
Ministers removed	5
Member parties	Estonian Reform Party, Pro Patria and Res Publica Union Social Democratic Party (2007–2009)
Opposition parties	Social Democratic Party (2009–), Estonian Centre Party
History
Election	2007 election
Legislature term	4 years
Predecessor	Andrus Ansip's first cabinet
Successor	Andrus Ansip's third cabinet

As in the dire economic situation the government turned out incapable to solve the problem of required budget cuts the Social Democratic Party left from the coalition on 21 May 2009 and its three ministers were relieved from their posts. Coalition talks with the People's Union of Estonia were derailed on 1 June 2009 by councils of the People's Union and of the Union of Pro Patria and Res Publica. Therefore, from 4 June 2009 the cabinet continued as a minority cabinet with 50 seats out of 101 in the Riigikogu.^[2]

It was succeeded by Ansip's next cabinet on 6 April 2011 after the 2011 election.

Ministers

Portfolio	Minister	Took office	Left office	Party
Government's Office
Prime Minister	Andrus Ansip	13 April 2005	26 March 2014		Reform
Ministry of Finance
Minister of Finance	Ivari Padar	5 April 2007	21 May 2009		SDE
	Jürgen Ligi	4 June 2009	to the next cabinet		Reform
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Minister of Foreign Affairs	Urmas Paet	13 April 2005	to the next cabinet		Reform
Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications
Minister of Economic Affairs and Communications	Juhan Parts	6 April 2007	to the next cabinet		Pro Patria and Res Publica
Ministry of Justice
Minister of Justice	Rein Lang	13 April 2005	6 April 2011		Reform
Ministry of Defence
Minister of Defence	Jaak Aaviksoo	5 April 2007	6 April 2011		Pro Patria and Res Publica
Ministry of Culture
Minister of Culture	Laine Jänes	5 April 2007	6 April 2011		Reform
Ministry of the Interior
Minister of the Interior	Jüri Pihl	5 April 2007	21 May 2009		SDE
	Marko Pomerants	4 June 2009	6 April 2011		Pro Patria and Res Publica
Minister of Regional Affairs	Vallo Reimaa	5 April 2007	22 January 2008		Pro Patria and Res Publica
	Siim Valmar Kiisler	23 January 2008	to the next cabinet		Pro Patria and Res Publica
Ministry of Education and Research
Minister of Education and Research	Tõnis Lukas	5 April 2007	6 April 2011		Pro Patria and Res Publica
Ministry of Environment
Minister of Environment	Jaanus Tamkivi	5 April 2007	6 April 2011		Reform
Ministry of Social Affairs
Minister of Social Affairs	Maret Maripuu	5 April 2007	23 February 2009		Reform
	Hanno Pevkur	23 February 2009	to the next cabinet		Reform
Minister (Population and Ethnic Affairs)	Urve Palo	5 April 2007	21 May 2009		SDE
Ministry of Agriculture
Minister of Agriculture	Helir-Valdor Seeder	6 April 2007	to the next cabinet		Pro Patria and Res Publica

See also

• Politics of Estonia

• Triple Alliance (Estonia)

External links

• Official Website of Estonian Government – Government 5 April 2007 – 6 April 2011 Archived 3 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine

Preceded by Andrus Ansip's first cabinet	Government of Estonia 2007-2011	Succeeded by Andrus Ansip's third cabinet