The First Orban cabinet was the government of Romania until 14 March 2020. It was a minority administration led by Ludovic Orban, the leader of the National Liberal Party (PNL), who received the support of a parliamentary majority on 4 November 2019 and entered office the same day. It included a confidence-and-supply agreement with the Save Romania Union (USR) and the Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania (UDMR/RMDSZ), as well as other smaller parties (including, most notably, People's Movement Party or PMP for short).

Orban Cabinet

129th Cabinet of Romania
Ludovic Orban
Date formed4 November 2019 (2019-11-04)
Date dissolved14 March 2020 (2020-03-14)
People and organisations
Head of stateKlaus Iohannis
Head of governmentLudovic Orban
Deputy head of governmentRaluca Turcan
No. of ministers18
Member partiesPNL
Status in legislatureMinority
Opposition partiesPSD (majority)
PRO (majority)
Opposition leadersMarcel Ciolacu
Victor Ponta
History
Outgoing election2020
Legislature term2016–2020
PredecessorDăncilă
SuccessorOrban II

On 5 February 2020, a no-confidence vote to dissolve the Orban Cabinet was adopted in Parliament with 261 votes in favour and 139 against.[1] According to the Constitution of Romania, this cabinet continued to serve as the Government of Romania until the date the next cabinet was sworn in.

Position Minister Party Date sworn in Left office
Prime Minister Ludovic Orban PNL 4 November 2019 14 March 2020
Deputy Prime Minister Raluca Turcan PNL 4 November 2019 14 March 2020
Minister of Education and Research Monica Anisie PNL 4 November 2019 14 March 2020
Minister for Economy, Energy and the Business Environment Virgil-Daniel Popescu PNL 4 November 2019 14 March 2020
Minister of Foreign Affairs Bogdan Aurescu Independent 4 November 2019 14 March 2020
Minister of Defence Nicolae Ciucă Independent 4 November 2019 14 March 2020
Minister of Labour and Social Protection Violeta Alexandru PNL 4 November 2019 14 March 2020
Minister for Public Works, Development and Administration Ion Ștefan PNL 4 November 2019 14 March 2020
Minister for Environment, Waters and Forests Costel Alexe PNL 4 November 2019 14 March 2020
Minister for Transport, Information and Communications Lucian Bode PNL 4 November 2019 14 March 2020
Minister of Public Finance Florin Cîțu PNL 4 November 2019 14 March 2020
Minister of Justice Cătălin Predoiu PNL 4 November 2019 14 March 2020
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nechita-Adrian Oros PNL 4 November 2019 14 March 2020
Minister of Health Victor Costache PNL 4 November 2019 14 March 2020
Minister of Internal Affairs Marcel Vela PNL 4 November 2019 14 March 2020
Minister of European Funds Ioan-Marcel Boloș PNL 4 November 2019 14 March 2020
Minister of Culture Bogdan Gheorghiu PNL 4 November 2019 14 March 2020
Minister of Youth and Sports Ionuț Stroe PNL 4 November 2019 14 March 2020

References

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  1. ^ "Romanian Government Toppled In No-Confidence Vote". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 5 February 2020. Archived from the original on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2020.