Second Haradinaj cabinet

The 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.

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
Election(s)2017
Legislature term(s)6th legislature of the Assembly
Outgoing formation19 July 2019
PredecessorMustafa cabinet
SuccessorFirst Kurti cabinet

Composition

The cabinet consists of the following Ministers:

PortfolioMinisterTook officeLeft officeParty
Prime Minister of KosovoRamush Haradinaj9 September 20173 February 2020 AAK
First Deputy Prime MinisterBehgjet Pacolli9 September 20173 February 2020 AKR
Deputy Prime MinisterFatmir Limaj9 September 20173 February 2020 NISMA
Deputy Prime MinisterEnver Hoxhaj9 September 20173 February 2020 PDK
Deputy Prime MinisterDalibor Jevtić9 September 20173 February 2020 Serb List
Deputy Prime MinisterDardan Gashi9 September 20173 February 2020 PANA Coalition
Minister of Foreign AffairsBehgjet Pacolli9 September 20173 February 2020 AKR
Minister of Communities and ReturnsDalibor Jevtić9 September 20173 February 2020 Serb List
Minister of DiasporaDardan Gashi9 September 20173 February 2020 PANA Coalition
Minister of DefenseRrustem Berisha9 September 20173 February 2020 AAK
Minister of InfrastructurePal Lekaj10 September 20173 February 2020 AAK
Minister of FinanceBedri Hamza9 September 201726 November 2019 PDK
Minister of HealthUran Ismaili9 September 20173 February 2020 PDK
Minister of Culture, Youth and SportsKujtim Gashi9 September 20173 February 2020 PDK
Minister of European IntegrationDhurata Hoxha9 September 20173 February 2020 PDK
Minister of JusticeAbelard Tahiri9 September 20173 February 2020 PDK
Minister of Innovation and EntrepreneurshipBesim Beqaj9 September 20173 February 2020 PDK
Minister of Labour and Social WelfareSkender Reçica9 September 20173 February 2020 NISMA
Minister of Education, Science and TechnologyShyqiri Bytyqi9 September 20173 February 2020 NISMA
Minister of Trade and IndustryBurim Rrecaj9 September 20175 September 2018 NISMA
Endrit Shala1 October 20183 February 2020 NISMA
Minister of Internal AffairsFlamur Sefaj9 September 201730 March 2018 AKR
Bejtush Gashi13 April 201830 September 2018 AKR
Ekrem Mustafa1 October 20183 February 2020 AKR
Minister of Economic DevelopmentValdrin Lluka9 September 20173 February 2020 AKR
Minister of Environment and Spatial PlanningFatmir Matoshi9 September 20173 February 2020 AKR
Minister of Administration and Local GovernmentIvan Todosijević9 September 20178 April 2019 Serb List
Minister of Administration and Local GovernmentAdrijana Hodžić12 April 20193 February 2020 Independent
Minister of AgricultureNenad Rikalo9 September 20172 February 2019 Serb List
Minister of Public AdministrationMahir Yağcılar9 September 20173 February 2020 KDTP
Minister of Rural DevelopmentRasim Demiri9 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]

References
  1. "Kosovo Assembly votes against dismissal of Minister Dardan Gashi".
  2. "PM Haradinaj fires interior minister and intelligence agency head".
  3. "Kosovo Minister Charged With Corruption".
  4. "New Interior Minister appointed in Kosovo".
  5. "Former Minister of Trade suspended secretary soon before being dismissed".
  6. "Kosovo's Interior Minister Sacked After Less Than Six Months".
  7. "A week of reshuffling at the Kosovo government".
  8. "Kosovo increases import tariffs on Serbian and Bosnian goods by 100%".
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