First cabinet of Hashim Thaçi
{{Short description|Former cabinet of Kosovo}}
{{use dmy dates|date=September 2022}}
{{Infobox government cabinet
| cabinet_name = Thaçi cabinet
| cabinet_type = cabinet
| cabinet_number = Third
| jurisdiction = Kosovo
| flag = Flag of Kosova (1991–1999).svg
| incumbent = 2 April 1999 – 1 February 2000
| date_formed = {{Start date|1999|4|2|df=y}}
| date_dissolved = {{End date|2000|2|1|df=y}}
| government_head = Hashim Thaçi
| deputy_government_head = Mehmet Hajrizi
| state_head = Ibrahim Rugova
| political_parties = Kosovo Liberation Army,
United Democratic Movement
and other small parties
| opposition_party = Democratic League of Kosovo
| opposition_leader = Bujar Bukoshi
| predecessor = Bukoshi cabinet
| successor = Interim Administrative Council
}}
{{Politics of Kosovo}}
The First Thaçi cabinet was a provisional government for the Republic of Kosova led by Prime Minister in opposition Hashim Thaçi from 2 April 1999 to 1 February 2000. The members of this government included mainly representatives from the Kosovo Liberation Army and the United Democratic Movement, while reserved seats were also allocated for the Democratic League of Kosovo, which was in exile at the time.{{cite news|url=https://iwpr.net/sq/global-voices/uck-kryeson-qeverine-e-re-kosovare|title=UCK Kryeson 'Qeverine' E Re Kosovare|trans-title=KLA Leads New Kosovo 'Government'|language=Albanian|publisher=Institute for War and Peace Reporting|date=6 April 1999}}
History
The First Thaçi cabinet announced in April 1999 and formed in Rambouillet at the proposal of Madeleine Albright, the United States Secretary of State,{{cite news|url=https://diplomacia.dk/nderhyrja-nderkombetare-ne-kosove-me-24-mars-1999/|title=Ndërhyrja ndërkombetare në Kosovë, më 24 mars 1999|trans-title=International intervention in Kosovo, 24 March 1999|language=Albanian|website=Diplomacia.dk|date=24 March 2023}} and led by the 29-year-old Hashim Thaçi. It marked the end of the ten-year leadership of the Bukorshi cabinet and the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK) under Ibrahim Rugova. The new government was dominated by the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) and the United Democratic Movement (LBD), a coalition of opposition parties led by Rexhep Qosja. While key ministries were controlled by the KLA and five ministers came from the LBD, the LDK was left without a ministerial position, as it was considered inactive due to the displacement or capture of its leadership. The formation of the cabinet was in accordance with the Rambouillet Agreement and was intended to function until new elections. Disagreements over the legitimacy of the cabinet reflected broader tensions between the KLA-LBD bloc and the LDK, which had deepened since 1998, when the LDK held elections during the ongoing conflict—an act opposed by the KLA and other groups.
Later, members from other parties joined the cabinet, including the Albanian Christian Democratic Party of Kosovo, the Democratic Union Party, the National Movement for the Liberation of Kosovo, the Party of Democratic Action, as well as representatives from the Student Union of the University of Pristina. Additionally, two members from the opposition party, the Democratic League of Kosovo also joined the cabinet.{{cite web|url=https://www.refworld.org/reference/countryrep/icg/1999/en/94048|title=Who's Who in Kosovo|publisher=Refworld {{!}} UNHCR's Global Law and Policy Database|date=31 August 1999}}
Composition
The members of the cabinet were as follows:
{{Cabinet table start|hidepartycol=n|hiderefcol=y}}
|-
!colspan="6"|Original composition
|-
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Prime Minister
| minister1 = Hashim Thaçi
| minister1_termstart = 2 April 1999
| minister1_termend = 1 February 2000
| minister1_party = UÇK
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Deputy Prime Ministers
| minister1 = Mehmet Hajrizi
| minister1_termstart = 2 April 1999
| minister1_termend = 1 February 2000
| minister1_party = LBD
| minister2 = vacant
| minister2_termstart = 2 April 1999
| minister2_termend = 1 February 2000
| minister2_party = Democratic League of Kosovo
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of Defence
| minister1 = Azem Syla
| minister1_termstart = 2 April 1999
| minister1_termend = 1 February 2000
| minister1_party = PBD
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of Finance
| minister1 = Adem Grabovci
| minister1_termstart = 2 April 1999
| minister1_termend = 1 February 2000
| minister1_party = UÇK
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of Immigration
| minister1 = Rifat Blaku
| minister1_termstart = 2 April 1999
| minister1_termend = 1 February 2000
| minister1_party = LBD
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of Information
| minister1 = Kadri Veseli
| minister1_termstart = 2 April 1999
| minister1_termend = 1 February 2000
| minister1_party = UÇK
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of Public Information
| minister1 = Bajram Kosumi
| minister1_termstart = 2 April 1999
| minister1_termend = 1 February 2000
| minister1_party = LBD
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister for Reconstruction and Development
| minister1 = Jakup Krasniqi
| minister1_termstart = 2 April 1999
| minister1_termend = 1 February 2000
| minister1_party = LBD
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of Justice
| minister1 = Muhamet Mehmeti
| minister1_termstart = 2 April 1999
| minister1_termend = 1 February 2000
| minister1_party = PBD
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of Local Government
| minister1 = Ramë Buja
| minister1_termstart = 2 April 1999
| minister1_termend = 1 February 2000
| minister1_party = UÇK
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of Public Order
| minister1 = Rexhep Selimi
| minister1_termstart = 2 April 1999
| minister1_termend = 1 February 2000
| minister1_party = UÇK
}}
|-
!colspan="6"|Other later compositions
|-
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of Agriculture
| minister1 = Avdyl Hoxha
| minister1_termstart = 2 April 1999
| minister1_termend = 1 February 2000
| minister1_party = Democratic League of Kosovo
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of Culture
| minister1 = Sabit Gashi
| minister1_termstart = 2 April 1999
| minister1_termend = 1 February 2000
| minister1_party = LKÇK
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of Education and Science
| minister1 = Musli Bajraktari
| minister1_termstart = 2 April 1999
| minister1_termend = 1 February 2000
| minister1_party = Democratic League of Kosovo
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of Euroatlantic Integration
| minister1 = Numan Balić
| minister1_termstart = 2 April 1999
| minister1_termend = 1 February 2000
| minister1_party = SDA
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of Foreign Affairs
| minister1 = Bardhyl Mahmuti
| minister1_termstart = 2 April 1999
| minister1_termend = 1 February 2000
| minister1_party = PBD
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of Health and Social Protection
| minister1 = vacant
| minister1_termstart = 2 April 1999
| minister1_termend = 1 February 2000
| minister1_party = none
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of Industry, Communications and Energy
| minister1 = vacant
| minister1_termstart = 2 April 1999
| minister1_termend = 1 February 2000
| minister1_party = none
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of Labour
| minister1 = Marte Palokaj
| minister1_termstart = 2 April 1999
| minister1_termend = 1 February 2000
| minister1_party = Albanian Christian Democratic Party of Kosovo
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of Youth and Sports
| minister1 = Bujar Dugolli
| minister1_termstart = 2 April 1999
| minister1_termend = 1 February 2000
| minister1_party = UPSUP
}}
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