# Fico's Third Cabinet

Robert Fico's Third Cabinet was the government of Slovakia, headed by Prime Minister Robert Fico.

## Background

It replaced Fico's Second Cabinet on 23 March 2016 following the 2016 parliamentary election, in which Fico's Direction – Social Democracy party (Slovak: Smer-SD) lost its parliamentary majority, and met for the first time on March 30. It consists of 15 members including the prime minister, and was originally composed of four parties: Smer–SD, the Slovak National Party, the Slovak-Hungarian Most–Híd party, and the Network party. Most of the elected MPs of Network party joined Most-Híd shortly after the elections and the party is currently dissolved.
On 15 March 2018, in the wake of the political crisis following the murder of Ján Kuciak, Fico delivered his resignation to President Andrej Kiska. New cabinet led by Peter Pellegrini was appointed on 22 March 2018.

## Breakdown by party nomination

| Direction – Social Democracy | 9 |
| Slovak National Party | 3 |
| Most–Híd | 3 |
| Network | 1 |

## Composition

After the dissolution of the government on the 22 March 2018, most of the ministers stayed on their positions, and continued in the new cabinet of Pellegrini.
Cabinet of Slovakia :
| Office | Name | Political party | Assumed office | Left office |
| Prime Minister | Robert Fico | Smer–SD | 23 March 2016 | 15 March 2018 |
| Deputy Prime Minister for Investments and Informatization | Peter Pellegrini | Smer–SD | 23 March 2016 | 22 March 2018 |
| Deputy Prime Minister Minister of Interior | Robert Kaliňák | Smer–SD | 23 March 2016 | 13 March 2018 |
| Deputy Prime Minister Minister of Justice | Lucia Žitňanská | Most–Híd | 23 March 2016 | 22 March 2018 |
| Finance Minister | Peter Kažimír | Smer–SD | 23 March 2016 | 22 March 2018 |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | Miroslav Lajčák | Independent | 23 March 2016 | 22 March 2018 |
| Minister of Economy | Peter Žiga | Smer–SD | 23 March 2016 | 22 March 2018 |
| Minister of Transport, Construction and Regional Development | Roman Brecely | Network | 23 March 2016 | 31 August 2016 |
| Minister of Transport, Construction and Regional Development | Árpád Érsek | Most–Híd | 31 August 2016 | 22 March 2018 |
| Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development | Gabriela Matečná | Independent | 23 March 2016 | 22 March 2018 |
| Minister of Defence | Peter Gajdoš | Independent | 23 March 2016 | 22 March 2018 |
| Minister of Labour, Social Affairs and Family | Ján Richter | Smer–SD | 23 March 2016 | 22 March 2018 |
| Minister of the Environment | László Sólymos | Most–Híd | 23 March 2016 | 22 March 2018 |
| Minister of Education, Science, Research and Sport | Peter Plavčan | Independent | 23 March 2016 | 31 August 2017 |
| Minister of Education, Science, Research and Sport | Gabriela Matečná$^{(acting)}$ | Independent | 31 August 2017 | 13 September 2017 |
| Minister of Education, Science, Research and Sport | Martina Lubyová | Independent | 13 September 2017 | 22 March 2018 |
| Minister of Culture | Marek Maďarič | Smer–SD | 23 March 2016 | 7 March 2018 |
| Minister of Culture | Peter Pellegrini$^{(acting)}$ | Smer–SD | 7 March 2018 | 22 March 2018 |
| Minister of Health | Tomáš Drucker | Independent | 23 March 2016 | 22 March 2018 |

### Notes

    $^{(SD)}$ Smer–SD nominee $^{(SNS)}$ Slovak National Party nominee