Kaja Kallas's third cabinet
Kaja Kallas's third cabinet | |
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 53rd Cabinet ofEstonia | |
| Incumbent | |
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| Date formed | 17 April 2023 |
| People and organisations | |
| Head of state | Alar Karis |
| Head of government | Kaja Kallas |
| No.of ministers | 13 |
| Totalno.of members | 13 |
| Member parties | Reform Party Estonia 200 Social Democrats |
| Status in legislature | Majority(coalition) 66 / 101 (65%)
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| Opposition parties | Conservative People's Party Centre Party Isamaa |
| History | |
| Election | 2023 election |
| Predecessor | Kaja Kallas's second cabinet |
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Thethird cabinet of Kaja Kallasis the currentcabinetofEstonia.The cabinet was sworn into office on 17 April 2023 following the2023 parliamentary election.[1] On 15 July 2024 Prime MinisterKaja Kallassubmitted her resignation triggering the immediate resignation of her entire cabinet. The cabinet remains in place in a Caretaker capacity.
Background[edit]
In the aftermath of the2023 Estonian parliamentary election,theReform Partyincreased their number of seats, and incumbentprime ministerKaja Kallasopted to open coalition negotiations withEstonia 200and theSocial Democratson 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 theRiigikoguon 12 April.[11][12][13][14]Kallas and her third cabinet were sworn into office on 17 April.[1]
Ministers[edit]
The ministers of the cabinet were revealed by Kallas on 8 April 2023. The cabinet consists of 13 ministers, seven from theReform Party(including the prime minister) and three each fromEstonia 200and theSocial Democrats.[9]
References[edit]
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- ^"Valimised 2023".Eesti Rahvusringhääling(in Estonian).Archivedfrom the original on 6 March 2023.Retrieved6 March2023.
- ^"Kaja Kallas: Reform inviting Eesti 200, Social Democrats to coalition talks".Err.7 March 2023.Archivedfrom the original on 7 March 2023.Retrieved7 March2023.
- ^Duxbury, Charlie (5 March 2023)."Estonia's incumbent leader Kaja Kallas on course for election win".Politico.Archivedfrom the original on 5 March 2023.Retrieved6 March2023.
- ^"Estonian PM's party beats far right by wide margin to win general election".France 24.5 March 2023.Retrieved6 March2023.
- ^"Live blog: 2023 Riigikogu elections".Err.5 March 2023.Archivedfrom the original on 5 March 2023.Retrieved5 March2023.
- ^Leas, Reene (2023-04-07)."SDE leader: Coalition agreement ready, includes tax changes".Eesti Rahvusringhääling.Retrieved2023-04-07.
- ^"Gallery: New Reform-Eesti 200-SDE coalition ministers announced".ERR.8 April 2023.Retrieved12 April2023.
- ^ab"Reformierakond avalikustas oma valitsusdelegatsiooni".Eesti Rahvusringhääling(in Estonian). 2023-04-08.Retrieved2023-04-08.
- ^"Coalition agreement: VAT, income tax to rise by 2 percent".Eesti Rahvusringhääling.2023-04-08.Retrieved2023-04-08.
- ^"New coalition aims to sign agreement on April 10".Eesti Rahvusringhääling.2023-03-27.Retrieved2023-04-08.
- ^Ots, Mait (2023-03-28)."New government to take office likely in the second half of April".Eesti Rahvusringhääling.Retrieved2023-04-08.
- ^"Reform, Eesti 200 and SDE sign coalition agreement".Eesti Rahvusringhääling.2023-04-10.Retrieved2023-04-10.
- ^Tanner, Jari; Manenkov, Kostya (2023-04-08)."Estonia PM's party clinches new coalition government deal".Associated Press.Retrieved2023-04-10.
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