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Second Cabinet of Ramush Haradinaj

Second Haradinaj Cabinet

Cabinet of Kosovo
9 September 2017 – 3 February 2020
Date formed9 November 2017 (2017-11-09)
Date dissolved3 February 2020 (2020-02-03)
People and organisations
Head of stateHashim Thaçi
Head of governmentRamush Haradinaj
Deputy head of governmentBehgjet Pacolli
Member partiesPDK AAK NISMA AKR
Opposition partiesLDK LV PSD SL
History
Election2017
Legislature term6th legislature of the Assembly
Outgoing formation19 July 2019
PredecessorFirst Cabinet of Isa Mustafa
SuccessorFirst Cabinet of Albin Kurti

The second Haradinaj cabinet was formed the government of Kosovo from 9 September 2017 upon the defeat of Isa Mustafa and the LA Coalition in the 2017 elections to 3 February 2020 following its defeat in the 2019 parliamentary election. The cabinet was made up of members of the PANA Coalition and some members of the opposition.

Composition

The cabinet comprised the following ministers:

Portfolio Minister Took office Left office Party
Prime Minister of Kosovo9 September 20173 February 2020 AAK
First Deputy Prime Minister9 September 20173 February 2020 AKR
Deputy Prime Minister9 September 20173 February 2020 NISMA
Deputy Prime Minister9 September 20173 February 2020 PDK
Deputy Prime Minister9 September 20173 February 2020 Serb List
Deputy Prime Minister9 September 20173 February 2020 AKR
Minister of Foreign Affairs9 September 20173 February 2020 AKR
Minister of Communities and Returns9 September 20173 February 2020 Serb List
Minister of Diaspora9 September 20173 February 2020 AKR
Ministry of Defence9 September 20173 February 2020 AAK
Minister of Infrastructure10 September 20173 February 2020 AAK
Minister of Finance9 September 201726 November 2019 PDK
Minister of Health
Uran Ismaili
9 September 20173 February 2020 PDK
Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports
Kujtim Gashi
9 September 20173 February 2020 PDK
Minister of European Integration
Dhurata Hoxha
9 September 20173 February 2020 PDK
Minister of Justice
Abelard Tahiri
9 September 20173 February 2020 PDK
Minister of Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Besim Beqaj
9 September 20173 February 2020 PDK
Minister of Labour and Social Welfare
Skender Reçica
9 September 20173 February 2020 NISMA
Minister of Education, Science and Technology
Shyqiri Bytyqi
9 September 20173 February 2020 NISMA
Minister of Trade and Industry
Burim Rrecaj
9 September 20175 September 2018 NISMA
1 October 20183 February 2020 NISMA
Minister of Internal Affairs
Flamur Sefaj
9 September 201730 March 2018 AKR
Bejtush Gashi
13 April 201830 September 2018 AKR
Ekrem Mustafa
1 October 20183 February 2020 AKR
Minister of Economic Development9 September 20173 February 2020 AKR
Minister of Environment and Spatial Planning
Fatmir Matoshi
9 September 20173 February 2020 AKR
Minister of Administration and Local Government9 September 20178 April 2019 Serb List
Minister of Administration and Local Government12 April 20193 February 2020 Independent
Minister of Agriculture
Nenad Rikalo
9 September 20172 February 2019 Serb List
Minister of Public Administration9 September 20173 February 2020 KDTP
Minister of Rural Development
Rasim Demiri
9 September 20173 February 2020 Vakat

Timeline

  • 9 September 2017: Ramush Haradinaj and the majority of his cabinet take office.
  • 10 September 2017: Pal Lekaj, the Minister of Infrastructure, takes office.
  • 26 January 2018: An attempt to dismiss Dardan Gashi failed with only 36 of 88 MPs voting in favor.[1]
  • 30 May 2018: Flamur Sefaj, the Minister of Internal Affairs, is dismissed after deporting several Turkish nationals.[2]
  • 12 April 2018: The Special Prosecution of Kosovo filed an indictment against Pal Lekaj for corruption.[3]
  • 13 April 2018: Bejtush Gashi, the Minister of Internal Affairs, takes office.[4]
  • 5 September 2018: Burim Rrecaj, the Minister of Trade and Industry, is dismissed.[5]
  • 30 September 2018: Bejtush Gashi, the Minister of Internal Affairs, is dismissed.[6]
  • 1 October 2018: Endrit Shala, the Minister of Trade and Industry, takes office.[7] Ekrem Mustafa, the Minister of Internal Affairs, takes office.
  • 21 November 2018: Kosovo increases tariffs on Serbia and Bosnia by 100%.[8]

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