8th Government of Slovenia

Janša I cabinet
8th Cabinet of Slovenia
Date formed	3 December 2004
Date dissolved	21 November 2008
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Head of state	Janez Drnovšek Danilo Türk
Head of government	Janez Janša
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The 8th Government of Slovenia led by Prime Minister Janez Janša was announced on 3 December 2004. The government was formed after the 2004 Slovenian parliamentary election. It was the first government of Janez Jašna, and thirdt centre-right government in the history of the Republic of Slovenia. Slovenian Democratic Party won on the elections 29% of the votes and so became the strongest parliamentary party in the National Assembly. The party nominated Janez Janša as the candidate for the mandatary, who was confirmed by the president Janez Drnovšek. It was one of the most stable governments of Slovenia, which ruled in the times of the greatest economical boom. In 2004–2006, the economy grew on average by nearly 5% a year in Slovenia; in 2007, it expanded by almost 7%. The growth surge was fuelled by debt, particularly among firms, and especially in construction. The price for a boom that veered out of control has been paid in years from 2009 onwards.^[1]

Cabinet members came from four parties of the new coalition and Independent candidates:

• Slovenian Democratic Party (SDS) - 6 Ministers - 6 Ministers + 1 Minister without portfolio at the end of the term
• New Slovenia (NSi) - 4 Minister
• Democratic Party of Pensioners of Slovenia (DeSUS) - 1 Minister
• SLS - 2 Ministers + 1 Minister without portfolio
• 3 Independent Ministers - 2 Independent Ministerst at the end of the term

Changes from the preceding cabinet[]

The number of ministries was raised from 16 in the to 17. It was the third government led by the centre-right party.

• was divided on to two ministries: Ministry of Higher Education and . The first covered the fields of higher and academic education and the second the fields of primary and secondary education.
• was renamed to Ministry of Justice.

List of ministers and portfolios[]

History[]

• The first interpelation^{[check spelling]} was given to Minister of Culture Vasko Simoniti in October 2006, which was later refused by National Assembly on 30 of November 2006.
• The first change was made on 27 March 2006 when was replaced with at the time Independent candidate .
• The next change to follow was the replacement of , minister of . The prime minister Janša proposed his dismissal because statements about how to rise fertility in country. Many were also discontented with his work. replaced him on the position. The change of Janez Drobnič trigged a mini coalition crisis as there were many ministers people and Janša were displeased with, among them also (poor treatment with Roma minority in Slovenia), Dimitrij Rupel (The Economist marked his diplomatic capabilities as "clumsy"), Jure Zupan , (incompetence and difficulties with communication with the media) and Vasko Simoniti who at the time recently "survived" interpelation.^[2]
• The second interpelation was against the that was filed by Liberal Democracy of Slovenia (LDS) on 11 October 2006. The minister underwent the interpelation and continued with his work.
• On 30 October 2007 ministers (health issues), and Jure Zupan resigned from their positions. Janša accepted their resignation and named new ministers. The new became , the new Radovan Žerjav and the new Ministry of Higher Education .^[3]

Composition at the end of the mandate[]

	Minister		Party	Portfolio	Period
		Janez Janša	SDS	Prime Minister	3 December 2004 – 21 November 2008
		Karl Erjavec	DeSUS	Minister of Defence	3 December 2004 – 21 November 2008
			SDS		11 September 2007 – 21 November 2008
		Radovan Žerjav	SLS		11 September 2007 – 21 November 2008
		Andrej Bajuk	NSi	Minister of Finance	3 December 2004 – 21 November 2008
		Milan Zver	SDS		3 December 2004 – 21 November 2008
			NSi	Minister of Higher Education	1 October 2007 – 21 November 2008
		Janez Podobnik	SLS		3 December 2004 – 21 November 2008
		Andrej Vizjak	SDS		3 December 2004 – 21 November 2008
			SDS	Minister of Interior	3 December 2004 – 21 November 2008
			NSi		18 December 2006 – 21 November 2008
		Dimitrij Rupel	Independent	Minister of Foreign Affairs	3 December 2004 – 21 November 2008
		Lovro Šturm	NSi		3 December 2004 – 21 November 2008
		Vasko Simoniti	SDS		3 December 2004 – 21 November 2008
		Iztok Jarc	SDS		6 March 2007 – 21 November 2008
		Gregor Virant	Independent		3 December 2004 – 21 November 2008
			SLS	Minister without portfolio for Local Autonomies and Regional Development	3 December 2004 – 21 November 2008
			SDS	Minister without portfolio for Economic Development	6 March 2007 – 21 November 2008
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Former members[]

	Minister		Party	Portfolio	Period
		Jure Zupan	NSi	Minister of Higher Education	3 December 2004 – 1 October 2007
			SDS		3 December 2004 – 11 September 2007
			NSi		3 December 2004 – 1 December 2006
			SDS		3 December 2004 – 6 March 2007
			SLS		3 December 2004 – 11 September 2007
			Independent	Minister without portfolio for Economic Development	3 December 2004 – 27 March 2006
			Independent - SD	Minister without portfolio for Economic Development	27 March 2006 – 6 March 2007
Source: Vlada Republike Slovenije

See also[]

• 2004 Slovenian parliamentary election
• Prime Minister of Slovenia
• Government of Slovenia
• List of cabinets of Slovenia

References[]

External links[]

• Official website of the Slovenian Government
• Chronology of Slovenian cabinets at vlada.si (in Slovene)