Cabinet of Antonín Zápotocký and Viliam Široký

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Government of Antonín Zápotocký and Viliam Široký
Prime Minister Antonín Zápotocký (1949)
Date formed15 June 1948
Date dissolved12 December 1954
People and organisations
Head of stateKlement Gottwald
Head of governmentAntonín Zápotocký (1948-1953)
Viliam Široký (1953-1954)
Deputy head of governmentVáclav Kopecký
Jaromír Dolanský
Karol Bacílek
Alexej Čepička
Viliam Široký
Zdeněk Fierlinger
Ján Ševčík
Ludvík Svoboda
Rudolf Slánský
Jozef Kyselý
Antonín Novotný
Zdeněk Nejedlý
Jindřich Uher
Oldřich Beran
Rudolf Barák
Member partiesNF (KSČ, ČSS, ČSL, SSO, p. slobody)
History
PredecessorGottwald II
SuccessorŠiroký II

The government of Antonín Zápotocký and Viliam Široký was the cabinet and government of Czechoslovakia in office between June 15, 1948, to December 12, 1954.

On March 21, 1953, there was a change in the post of Prime Minister as a result of the previous election of Antonín Zápotocký as President of the Republic. The resignation of the prime minister did not necessarily mean the resignation of the entire cabinet.

Party representation in government[edit]

Number of Ministers[edit]

On appointment[edit]

16
2
2
1
1

On leaving office[edit]

26
2
2
1

Composition of the government[edit]

Wallet Minister Party Member Entering the office Leaving office
Prime Minister Antonín Zápotocky KSČ 15 June 1948 21 March 1953
Viliam Široký KSČ 21 March 1953[1] 12 December 1954
Deputy Prime Minister Viliam Široký KSČ 15 June 1948 21 March 1953
Zdeněk Fierlinger KSČ 15 June 1948 14. September 1953
Ján Ševčík SSO 15 June 1948 29 May 1952
Ludvík Svoboda KSČ 25 April 1950 8 September 1951
Rudolf Slánský KSČ 8 September 1951 24 October 1951
Jaromír Dolanský[2] KSČ 21 December 1951 14 September 1953
Joseph Kyselý SSO 4 June 1952 31 January 1953
Antonín Novotný KSČ 31 January 1953 14 September 1953
Zdeněk Nejedlý KSČ 31 January 1953 14 September 1953
Karol Bacílek[3] KSČ 31 January 1953 14 September 1953
Alexei Cepička KSČ 31 January 1953 14 September 1953
Jindřich Uher KSČ 31 January 1953 12 December 1954
Václav Kopecký KSČ 31 January 1953 12 December 1954
Aldrich Beran KSČ 24 March 1953 14 September 1953
Rudolf Barák KSČ 24 March 1953 14 September 1953
First Deputy Jaromír Dolanský KSČ 14 September 1953 12 December 1954
Alexei Cepička KSČ 14 September 1953 12 December 1954
Minister of Foreign Affairs Vladimír Clementis KSČ 15 June 1948 18 March 1950
Viliam Široky KSČ 18 March 1950 31 January 1953
Václav David KSČ 31 January 1953 12 December 1954
Minister of National Defense Ludvík Svoboda KSČ 15 June 1948 25 April 1950
Alexei Cepička KSČ 25 April 1950 12 December 1954
Minister of Foreign Trade Antonín Gregor KSČ 15 June 1948 2 December 1952
Richard Dvořák KSČ 2 December 1952 12 December 1954
Minister of the Interior Václav Nosek KSČ 15 June 1948 14 September 1953
Rudolf Barák KSČ 14 September 1953 12 December 1954
Minister of Finance Jaromír Dolanský KSČ 15 June 1948 5 April 1949
Jaroslav Kabeš[4] KSČ 5 April 1949 14 September 1953
Július Ďuriš KSČ 14 September 1953 12 December 1954
Minister of Higher Education Ladislav Štoll[5] KSČ 31 January 1953 14 September 1953
Minister of Education and Enlightenment Zdeněk Nejedlý KSČ 15 June 1948 31 January 1953
Ernest Sýkora KSČ 31 January 1953 14 September 1953
Ladislav Štoll KSČ 14 September 1953 12 December 1954
Minister of Justice Alexei Cepička KSČ 15 June 1948 25 April 1950
Štefan Rais KSČ 25 April 1950 14 September 1953
Václav Škoda KSČ 14 September 1953 12 December 1954
Minister of Information Václav Kopecký KSČ 15 June 1948 31 January 1953
Minister of Culture 14 September 1953 12 December 1954
Minister of Industry (Heavy Industry) Gustav Kliment KSČ 15 June 1948 1 August 1952
Július Maurer KSČ 1 August 1952 31 January 1953
Karel Poláček KSČ 31 January 1953 12 December 1954
Minister of Light Industry Josef Jonáš KSČ 20 December 1950 8 September 1951
Alois Málek KSČ 8 September 1951 12 December 1954
Minister of Agriculture Július Ďuriš KSČ 15 June 1948 10 September 1951
Josef Nepomucký KSČ 10 September 1951 14 September 1953
Jindřich Uher KSČ 14 September 1953 12 December 1954
Minister of Internal Trade František Krajčir KSČ 15 June 1948 12 December 1954
Minister of Redemption Josef Krosnář KSČ 28 May 1952 12 December 1954
Minister of Transport Alois Petr ČSL 15 June 1948 14 December 1951
Antonín Pospíšil ČSL 21 December 1951 12 December 1954
Post Minister (from April 30, 1952, connections) Alois Neuman ČSS 15 June 1948 12 December 1954
Minister of Social Welfare (Labor Force) Evžen Erban KSČ 15 June 1948 8 September 1951
Jaroslav Havelka KSČ 8 September 1951 14 September 1953
Václav Nosek[6] KSČ 14 September 1953 12 December 1954
Minister of Health Josef Plojhar ČSL, secretly also KSČ 15 June 1948 12 December 1954
Minister of Technology Emanuel Schlechta ČSS 15 June 1948 20 December 1950
Minister of Construction Industry (construction industry) 20 December 1950 12 December 1954
Minister of Food (food industry) Ludmila Jankovcová[7] KSČ 15 June 1948 12 December 1954
Minister for Unification of Laws Vavro Šrobár Freedom Party 15 June 1948 6 December 1950
Minister of National Security Ladislav Kopřiva KSČ 23 May 1950 23 January 1952
Karol Bacílek KSČ 23 January 1952 14 September 1953
Minister of State Control Karol Bacílek KSČ 8 September 1951 23 January 1952
Jan Must KSČ 23 January 1952 14 September 1953
Aldrich Beran KSČ 14 September 1953 12 December 1954
Minister of Fuel and Energy Václav Pokorný KSČ 8 September 1951 14 September 1953
Josef Jonáš KSČ 14 September 1953 12 December 1954
Minister of Metallurgical Industry and Ore Mines Jan Bílek KSČ 8 September 1951 24 March 1953
Josef Reitmajer KSČ 24 March 1953 12 December 1954
Minister of Forests and Timber Industry Marek Smida KSČ 8 September 1951 31 January 1953
Július Ďuriš KSČ 31 January 1953 14 September 1953
Marek Smida KSČ 14 September 1953 12 December 1954
Minister of Chemical Industry Jozef Púčik KSČ 8 September 1951 21 December 1951
Otakar Šimůnek KSČ 21 December 1951 22 June 1954
Jozef Púčik KSČ 22 June 1954 12 December 1954
Minister of Railways Josef Pospíšil KSČ 1 August 1952 14 September 1953
Minister of Building Materials Joseph Kyselý SSO 31 January 1953 14 September 1953
Minister of Local Economy 14 September 1953 12 December 1954
Minister of State Assets Marek Smida KSČ 31 January 1953 14 September 1953
Minister of Energy Bohumil Šrámek KSČ 31 January 1953 14 September 1953
Minister without portfolio Július Maurer KSČ 31 January 1953 12 December 1954
Zdeněk Nejedlý KSČ 14 September 1953 12 December 1954
Minister and Chairman of the State Planning Office Jaromír Dolanský KSČ 5 April 1949 21 December 1951
Jozef Púčik KSČ 21 December 1951 22 June 1954
Otakar Šimůnek KSČ 22 June 1954 12 December 1954

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Přehled členů vlády". Vláda ČR. Retrieved 2021-08-16.
  2. ^ "JUDr. Jaromír Dolanský" (in Czech). Czech Television. Retrieved 2022-12-12.
  3. ^ "BACÍLEK Karol 12.10.1896-19.3.1974 – Personal". biography.hiu.cas.cz. Retrieved 2021-09-18.
  4. ^ "ČNB". www.historie.cnb.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 2022-08-04.
  5. ^ "Ladislav Štoll" (in Czech). Chamber of Deputies – Parliament of the Czech Republic. Retrieved 2023-01-11.
  6. ^ "Václav NOSEK: TOTALITA". www.totalita.cz. Retrieved 2021-08-15.
  7. ^ Volínová-Bernardová, Růžena (2003). Pohled zpět: život ve vírech 20. století : psáno v Readingu v letech 1999-2000 (in Czech). Akropolis. ISBN 9788073040291.

Further reading[edit]

  • HORIČKA, Martin. Gottwald's Democrat. The forgotten story of Ján Ševčík. Bratislava: Slovart, 2021, 312 p. ISBN 978-80-556-4571-1

External links[edit]

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