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 | |
.jpg) Ludovic Orban | |
| Date formed | 4 November 2019 |
| Date dissolved | 14 March 2020 |
| People and organisations | |
| Head of state | Klaus Iohannis |
| Head of government | Ludovic Orban |
| Deputy head of government | Raluca Turcan |
| No. of ministers | 18 |
| Member parties | PNL |
| Status in legislature | Minority |
| Opposition parties | PSD (majority) PRO (majority) |
| Opposition leaders | Marcel Ciolacu Victor Ponta |
| History | |
| Outgoing election | 2020 |
| Legislature term | 2016–2020 |
| Predecessor | Dăncilă |
| Successor | Orban 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
edit- ^ "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.