Andrus Ansip Andrus Ansip (; born 1 October 1956) is an Estonian politician, a member of the European Parliament, the former European Commissioner for Digital Single Market and Vice President of the European Commission, in office from 2014 until 2019. Previo ...

is the former

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who formed three consecutive cabinets.

The first cabinet

Ansip's first cabinet took office on 12 April 2005 after being approved by

Riigikogu The Riigikogu (, from Estonian ''riigi-'', "of the state", and ''kogu'', "assembly") is the unicameral parliament of Estonia. In addition to approving legislation, the Parliament appoints high officials, including the prime minister and chi ...

by 53 members out of 101. His cabinet was formed with pragmatic calculations, as it consisted of ministers from free market liberal Reform Party of Estonia, populist and personalist

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and agrarian

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. Reform Party and People's Union had participated in the previous government led by

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(of conservative

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). Parts resigned on 24 March 2005 after his Minister of Justice Ken-Marti Vaher (also member of

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) was sacked by Riigikogu.

The second cabinet

The second cabinet of Andrus Ansip was approved by the ''Riigikogu'' on 5 April 2007, and it consisted of representatives of the

Estonian Reform Party The Estonian Reform Party () is a liberal political party in Estonia. The party has been led by Kristen Michal since 2024. It is colloquially known as the "Squirrel Party" () or as "the Squirrels" (), referencing its logo. It was founded in ...

, Union of Pro Patria and Res Publica and

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. As in the dire economic situation the government turned out incapable to solve the problem of required budget cuts the Social Democratic Party left from the coalition on 21 May 2009 and its three ministers were relieved from their posts. Coalition talks with the

were derailed on 1 June 2009 by councils of the People's Union and of the Union of Pro Patria and Res Publica. Therefore, from 4 June 2009 the cabinet continued as a minority cabinet.

The third cabinet

The third cabinet of Andrus Ansip was approved by the Riigikogu on 6 April 2011, and it consisted of representatives of the

and Union of Pro Patria and Res Publica.

References

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