Cabinet of the Czech Republic

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Cabinet of the Czech Republic is the supreme executive body in the Czech Republic. It's position is defined in the Constitution of the Czech Republic.

The Cabinet is constitued by a Prime minister, 14 ministers with a portfolio, deputy prime ministers and usually several ministers without portfolio. It's currently composed of members of Civic Democratic Party, Christian and Democratic Union - Czechoslovak People's Party and Green Party.

The 14 portfolios are: Agriculture; Culture; Defence; Education, Young and Sport; Environment; Finances; Foreign Affairs; Health; Industry and Trade; Interior; Justice; Labour and Social Affairs; Local Development; Transport. Between years 2003 and 2007 also Ministry of Informatics existed.

[edit] Current cabinet

Portfolio	Minister
Prime Minister Chairman of the Civic Democratic Party	Mirek Topolánek
First Deputy Prime Minister Minister of Local Development Chairman of the Christian and Democratic Union - Czechoslovak People's Party	Jiří Čunek
Deputy Prime Minister for the European Affairs	Alexandr Vondra
Deputy Prime Minister Minister of Labour and Social Affairs	Petr Nečas
Deputy Prime Minister Minister of Environment Chairman of the Green Party	Martin Bursík
Minister of Interior	Ivan Langer
Minister of Foreign Affairs	Prince Karel Schwarzenberg
Minister of Industry and Trade	Martin Říman
Minister of Health	Tomáš Julínek
Minister of Finances	Miroslav Kalousek
Minister of Justice	Jiří Pospíšil
Minister of Transport	Aleš Řebíček
Minister of Education, Youth and Sport	Ondřej Liška
Minister of Defence	Vlasta Parkanová
Minister of Culture	Václav Jehlička
Minister of Agriculture	Petr Gandalovič
Minister for Human Rights and Minorities	Džamila Stehlíková
Head of the Legislative Council	Cyril Svoboda