It had 18 members; initially four of the appointed ministers were women but two subsequently resigned and were replaced with men.

On 24 March 2009, during the Czech presidency of the European Union, Topolánek's second cabinet suffered defeat in a parliamentary vote of no confidence, 101–96, in the 200-seat lower house.

[2] It was the first time since the dissolution of Czechoslovakia that Czech government had lost a vote of No Confidence.

[3] Vote was held during Czech Presidency of the Council of the European Union in 2009.

Some MPs from the governing coalition voted for the motion, including Vlastimil Tlustý, Jan Schwippel, Věra Jakubková and Olga Zubová.