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Kaja Kallas's third cabinet

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Kaja Kallas's third cabinet

53rd Cabinet of Estonia
Date formed17 April 2023
Date dissolved23 July 2024
People and organisations
Head of stateAlar Karis
Head of governmentKaja Kallas
No. of ministers13
Total no. of members13
Member partiesReform Party
Estonia 200
Social Democrats
Status in legislatureMajority (coalition)
66 / 101(65%)




Opposition partiesConservative People's Party
Centre Party
Isamaa
History
Election2023 election
PredecessorKaja Kallas's second cabinet
SuccessorKristen Michal's cabinet

The third cabinet of Kaja Kallas was the cabinet of Estonia from 17 April 2023 to 22 July 2024. The cabinet was formed following the 2023 parliamentary election.[1] On 15 July 2024 Kaja Kallas, who had been chosen as nominee for High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy in the European Commission, submitted her resignation as Prime Minister, triggering the immediate resignation of her entire cabinet. The cabinet remained in place until the formation of Kristen Michal's cabinet on 22 July.

Background

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In the aftermath of the 2023 Estonian parliamentary election, the Reform Party increased their number of seats, and incumbent prime minister Kaja Kallas opted to open coalition negotiations with Estonia 200 and the Social Democrats on 7 March 2023.[2][3] The decision was predicted by observers, who saw the possibility of a Reform–Estonia 200–SDE coalition as the most likely outcome of the election.[4][5][6]

On 7 April, Lauri Läänemets, the leader of SDE, confirmed that the three parties had come to an agreement, and Kallas revealed the composition of her incoming cabinet the following day.[7][8][9][10] On 10 April, the coalition agreement was signed between the three party leaders, and Kallas later became prime minister-designate following the approval of the coalition government by the Riigikogu on 12 April.[11][12][13][14] Kallas and her third cabinet were sworn into office on 17 April.[1]

Ministers

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The ministers of the cabinet were revealed by Kallas on 8 April 2023. The cabinet consists of 13 ministers, seven from the Reform Party (including the prime minister) and three each from Estonia 200 and the Social Democrats.[9]

Portfolio Minister Took office Left office Party
Government's Office
Prime Minister17 April 202322 July 2024 Reform
Ministry of Finance
Minister of Finance17 April 202322 July 2024 Reform
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Minister of Foreign Affairs17 April 202322 July 2024 Estonia 200
Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications
Minister of Economic Affairs and Information Technology17 April 202322 July 2024 Estonia 200
Ministry of Justice
Minister of Justice17 April 20231 April 2024 Reform
1 April 202422 July 2024 Reform
Ministry of Defence
Minister of Defence17 April 202322 July 2024 Reform
Ministry of Culture
Minister of Culture17 April 202322 July 2024 Reform
Ministry of the Interior
Minister of the Interior17 April 202322 July 2024 SDE
Ministry of Education and Research
Minister of Education and Research17 April 202322 July 2024 Estonia 200
Ministry of Climate
Minister of Climate17 April 202322 July 2024 Reform
Ministry of Social Affairs
Minister of Health17 April 202322 July 2024 SDE
Minister of Social Protection17 April 202322 July 2024 Reform
Ministry of Regional Affairs and Agriculture
Minister of Regional Affairs17 April 202326 April 2024 SDE
26 April 202422 July 2024 SDE

References

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  1. ^ a b ERR (2023-04-17). "Reformierakonna, Eesti 200 ja Sotsiaaldemokraatide valitsus astus ametisse". ERR (in Estonian). Retrieved 2023-04-17.
  2. ^ "Valimised 2023". Eesti Rahvusringhääling (in Estonian). Archived from the original on 6 March 2023. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
  3. ^ "Kaja Kallas: Reform inviting Eesti 200, Social Democrats to coalition talks". Err. 7 March 2023. Archived from the original on 7 March 2023. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  4. ^ Duxbury, Charlie (5 March 2023). "Estonia's incumbent leader Kaja Kallas on course for election win". Politico. Archived from the original on 5 March 2023. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
  5. ^ "Estonian PM's party beats far right by wide margin to win general election". France 24. 5 March 2023. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
  6. ^ "Live blog: 2023 Riigikogu elections". Err. 5 March 2023. Archived from the original on 5 March 2023. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
  7. ^ Leas, Reene (2023-04-07). "SDE leader: Coalition agreement ready, includes tax changes". Eesti Rahvusringhääling. Retrieved 2023-04-07.
  8. ^ "Gallery: New Reform-Eesti 200-SDE coalition ministers announced". ERR. 8 April 2023. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
  9. ^ a b "Reformierakond avalikustas oma valitsusdelegatsiooni". Eesti Rahvusringhääling (in Estonian). 2023-04-08. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
  10. ^ "Coalition agreement: VAT, income tax to rise by 2 percent". Eesti Rahvusringhääling. 2023-04-08. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
  11. ^ "New coalition aims to sign agreement on April 10". Eesti Rahvusringhääling. 2023-03-27. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
  12. ^ Ots, Mait (2023-03-28). "New government to take office likely in the second half of April". Eesti Rahvusringhääling. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
  13. ^ "Reform, Eesti 200 and SDE sign coalition agreement". Eesti Rahvusringhääling. 2023-04-10. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
  14. ^ Tanner, Jari; Manenkov, Kostya (2023-04-08). "Estonia PM's party clinches new coalition government deal". Associated Press. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
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Preceded by Government of Estonia
2023–2024
Succeeded by