# Brazauskas Cabinet II

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

## History

Algirdas Brazauskas, the leader of the Social Democratic Party of Lithuania had led the 12th government as the Prime Minister since 2001. The outgoing government coalition "Working for Lithuania" finished second in the elections in October 2004, behind the populist Labour Party, but Brazauskas was again appointed the Prime Minister by President Valdas Adamkus on 29 November 2004. The 13th cabinet received its mandate and started its work on 14 December 2004, after the Seimas gave assent to its program.
The government collapsed in late spring of 2006, when in April New Union (Social Liberals) left the coalition and in May President Adamkus expressed no-confidence in Minister of Culture Vladimiras Prudnikovas and Minister of Health Žilvinas Padaiga, who were delegated by the Labour Party. This criticism caused the Labour Party's council to withdraw its ministers from the government, prompting Brazauskas to resign on 1 June 2006. By the first week of May, the government became minority one as 9 members of Labor Party parliamentary group (including Speaker of Seimas Viktoras Muntianas) formed their own parliamentary group, which was called Civic Democratic parliamentary group. The government continued to serve in an acting capacity, with Zigmantas Balčytis as the acting Prime Minister until the Kirkilas Cabinet started its work on 18 July 2006.

## Cabinet

The following ministers served on the Second Brazauskas Cabinet.
| Position | Name | Party | From | To |
| Prime Minister | Algirdas Brazauskas | Social Democratic Party of Lithuania | 14 December 2004 | 1 June 2006 |
| Ministry of Agriculture | Kazimira Prunskienė | Lithuanian Peasant Popular Union | 14 December 2004 | 18 July 2006 |
| Ministry of Culture | Vladimiras Prudnikovas | Labour Party | 14 December 2004 | 18 July 2006 |
| Ministry of Economy | Viktor Uspaskich | Labour Party | 14 December 2004 | 21 June 2005 |
| Ministry of Economy | Kęstutis Daukšys | Labour Party | 29 June 2005 | 18 July 2006 |
| Ministry of Education and Science | Remigijus Motuzas | Social Democratic Party of Lithuania | 14 December 2004 | 18 July 2006 |
| Ministry of Environment | Arūnas Kundrotas | Social Democratic Party of Lithuania | 14 December 2004 | 18 July 2006 |
| Ministry of Finance | Algirdas Butkevičius | Social Democratic Party of Lithuania | 14 December 2004 | 14 May 2005 |
| Ministry of Finance | Zigmantas Balčytis | Social Democratic Party of Lithuania | 14 May 2005 | 18 July 2006 |
| Ministry of Foreign Affairs | Antanas Valionis | New Union (Social Liberals) | 14 December 2004 | 18 July 2006 |
| Ministry of Health | Žilvinas Padaiga | Labour Party | 14 December 2004 | 18 July 2006 |
| Ministry of the Interior | Gintaras Furmanavičius | Labour Party | 14 December 2004 | 18 July 2006 |
| Ministry of Justice | Gintautas Bužinskas | Labour Party | 14 December 2004 | 18 July 2006 |
| Ministry of Defence | Gediminas Kirkilas | Social Democratic Party of Lithuania | 14 December 2004 | 18 July 2006 |
| Ministry of Social Security and Labour | Vilija Blinkevičiūtė | New Union (Social Liberals) | 14 December 2004 | 18 July 2006 |
| Ministry of Social Security and Labour | Vilija Blinkevičiūtė | Social Democratic Party of Lithuania | 14 December 2004 | 18 July 2006 |
| Ministry of Transport and Communications | Zigmantas Balčytis | Social Democratic Party of Lithuania | 14 December 2004 | 14 May 2005 |
| Ministry of Transport and Communications | Petras Čėsna | Social Democratic Party of Lithuania | 10 June 2005 | 18 July 2006 |