The First Ciolacu Cabinet was the 133rd government of Romania, from 15 June 2023 to 23 December 2024. The government was led by Marcel Ciolacu, who is also the current leader of the Social Democratic Party (PSD).[1]
Ciolacu Cabinet | |
|---|---|
 133rd Cabinet of Romania | |
 Official cabinet portrait | |
| Date formed | 15 June 2023 |
| Date dissolved | 23 December 2024 |
| People and organisations | |
| President | Klaus Iohannis |
| Prime Minister | Marcel Ciolacu (PSD) |
| Deputy Prime Ministers | Marian Neacșu (PSD) Cătălin Predoiu (PNL) |
| Secretary-General | Mircea Abrudean (PNL) |
| No. of ministers | 18 |
| Total no. of members | 22 |
| Member parties | PSD PNL |
| Status in legislature | |
| Opposition parties | USR AUR UDMR FD SOS REPER |
| Opposition leaders | Cătălin Drulă and Elena Lasconi (USR) George Simion (AUR) Hunor Kelemen (UDMR/RMDSZ) Ludovic Orban (FD) Diana Iovanovici Șoșoacă (SOS) Dragoș Pîslaru (REPER) Ramona Strugariu (REPER) |
| History | |
| Election | 2020 |
| Legislature term | 2020–2024 |
| Predecessor | Ciucă |
| Successor | Ciolacu II |
The cabinet was the result of a delayed rotation between Nicolae Ciucă (who led the previous cabinet) and Ciolacu, as part of the protocol of the governing National Coalition for Romania (Romanian: Coaliția Națională pentru România, CNR), of which members were the Social Democratic Party (PSD) and the National Liberal Party (PNL).[1][2]
Composition
edit| Position | Minister | Party | Date sworn in | Left office | |
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| Prime Minister (Romanian: Prim-ministru) |
Marcel Ciolacu | PSD | 15 June 2023 | ||
| Deputy Prime Minister (Romanian: Viceprim-ministru) |
Marian Neacșu | PSD | 15 June 2023 | ||
| Cătălin Predoiu | PNL | 15 June 2023 | |||
| Secretary-General of the Government (Romanian: Secretarul General al Guvernului) |
Mircea Abrudean | PNL | 3 July 2023 | ||
| Minister of Foreign Affairs (Romanian: Ministrul Afacerilor Externe) |
Luminița Odobescu | PNL | 15 June 2023 | ||
| Minister of Internal Affairs (Romanian: Ministrul Afacerilor Interne) |
Cătălin Predoiu | PNL | 15 June 2023 | ||
| Minister of National Defence (Romanian: Ministrul Apărării Naționale) |
Angel Tîlvăr | PSD | 15 June 2023 | ||
| Minister of Development (Romanian: Ministrul Dezvoltării) |
Adrian Veștea | PNL | 15 June 2023 | ||
| Minister of Justice (Romanian: Ministrul Justiției) |
Alina Gorghiu | PNL | 15 June 2023 | ||
| Minister of Health (Romanian: Ministrul Sănătății) |
Alexandru Rafila | PSD | 15 June 2023 | ||
| Minister of Education (Romanian: Ministrul Educației) |
Ligia Deca | PNL | 15 June 2023 | ||
| Minister of Labour and Social Solidarity (Romanian: Ministrul Muncii și Solidarității Sociale) |
Marius Budăi | PSD | 15 June 2023 | 13 July 2023 | |
| Simona Bucura-Oprescu | PSD | 19 July 2023 | |||
| Minister of Finance (Romanian: Ministrul Finanțelor) |
Marcel Boloș | PNL | 15 June 2023 | ||
| Minister of Investments and European Projects (Romanian: Ministrul Investițiilor și Proiectelor Europene) |
Adrian Câciu | PSD | 15 June 2023 | ||
| Minister of Economy, Entrepreneurship and Tourism (Romanian: Ministrul Economiei, Antreprenoriatului și Turismului) |
Stefan-Radu Oprea | PSD | 15 June 2023 | ||
| Minister of Transport and Infrastructure (Romanian: Ministrul Transporturilor și Infrastructurii) |
Sorin Grindeanu | PSD | 15 June 2023 | ||
| Minister of Agriculture (Romanian: Ministrul Agriculturii) |
Florin-Ionuț Barbu | PSD | 15 June 2023 | ||
| Minister of Family, Youth and Equality of Opportunity (Romanian: Ministrul Familiei, Tineretului și Egalității de Șanse) |
Gabriela Firea | PSD | 15 June 2023 | 14 July 2023 | |
| Natalia-Elena Intotero | PSD | 19 July 2023 | |||
| Minister of Research, Innovation and Digitalisation (Romanian: Ministrul Cercetării, Inovării și Digitalizării) |
Bogdan-Gruia Ivan | PSD | 15 June 2023 | ||
| Minister of Culture (Romanian: Ministrul Culturii) |
Raluca Turcan | PNL | 15 June 2023 | ||
| Minister of Environment (Romanian: Ministrul Mediului) |
Mircea Fechet | PNL | 15 June 2023 | ||
| Minister of Energy (Romanian: Ministrul Energiei) |
Sebastian Burduja | PNL | 15 June 2023 | ||
Party breakdown
editParty breakdown of cabinet members on the date of investing:
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As it can be noticed above, the share of power is equal between the two political parties which constitute the CNR ruling coalition in this particular cabinet.
References
edit- ^ a b "VIDEO Iohannis, după jurământul Guvernului Ciolacu: Acest fel de a face politică arată seriozitate, stabillitate și că politicienii implicați sunt hotărâți să își ia mandatele foarte în serios / Noi elogii aduse coaliției PSD-PNL". www.hotnews.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 2023-06-15.
- ^ "Acord politic între PSD, PNL, UDMR și GPMN". Retrieved 15 June 2023.
- ^ "Lista miniștrilor din Guvernul Ciolacu. PSD și PNL și-au împărțit câte 9 ministere". euronews.ro: Știri de ultimă oră, breaking news, #AllViews (in Romanian). Retrieved 2023-06-15.
- ^ "VIDEO Membrii Guvernului Ciolacu au depus jurământul de investitură". Agerpres. 2023-06-15. Retrieved 2023-06-15.
