The Second Orban cabinet was the government of Romania until the 2020 legislative elections. 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 14 March 2020 and entered office the same day. It included a wide de facto confidence-and-supply with the other parties, in the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Orban Cabinet | |
|---|---|
 130th Cabinet of Romania | |
.jpg) Ludovic Orban | |
| Date formed | 14 March 2020 |
| Date dissolved | 23 December 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 | Orban I |
| Successor | Cîțu |
On 14 March 2020, the cabinet hearings and vote took place in special conditions, due to the suspicion that Senator Vergil Chițac [ro], who tested positive for COVID-19, infected the National Liberal Party (PNL) leadership, as well as some fellow senators. The same day the Cabinet was sworn in at Cotroceni Palace in special conditions.[1]
| Position | Minister | Party | Date sworn in | Left office | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister | Ludovic Orban | PNL | 14 March 2020 | 7 December 2020 | |
| Nicolae Ciucă (acting/ad interim) | PNL | 7 December 2020 | 23 December 2020 | ||
| Deputy Prime Minister | Raluca Turcan | PNL | 14 March 2020 | 23 December 2020 | |
| Minister of Education and Research | Monica Anisie | PNL | 14 March 2020 | 23 December 2020 | |
| Minister for Economy, Energy and the Business Environment | Virgil-Daniel Popescu | PNL | 14 March 2020 | 23 December 2020 | |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | Bogdan Aurescu | Independent | 14 March 2020 | 23 December 2020 | |
| Minister of Defence | Nicolae Ciucă | PNL | 14 March 2020 | 23 December 2020 | |
| Minister of Labour and Social Protection | Violeta Alexandru | PNL | 14 March 2020 | 23 December 2020 | |
| Minister for Public Works, Development and Administration | Ion Ștefan | PNL | 14 March 2020 | 23 December 2020 | |
| Minister for Environment, Waters and Forests | Costel Alexe | PNL | 14 March 2020 | 5 November 2020 | |
| Mircea Fechet | PNL | 5 November 2020 | 23 December 2020 | ||
| Minister for Transport, Information and Communications | Lucian Bode | PNL | 14 March 2020 | 23 December 2020 | |
| Minister of Public Finance | Florin Cîțu | PNL | 14 March 2020 | 23 December 2020 | |
| Minister of Justice | Cătălin Predoiu | PNL | 14 March 2020 | 23 December 2020 | |
| Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development | Nechita-Adrian Oros | PNL | 14 March 2020 | 23 December 2020 | |
| Minister of Health | Victor Costache | PNL | 14 March 2020 | 26 March 2020 | |
| Nelu Tătaru | PNL | 26 March 2020 | 23 December 2020 | ||
| Minister of Internal Affairs | Marcel Vela | PNL | 14 March 2020 | 23 December 2020 | |
| Minister of European Funds | Ioan-Marcel Boloș | PNL | 14 March 2020 | 23 December 2020 | |
| Minister of Culture | Bogdan Gheorghiu | PNL | 14 March 2020 | 23 December 2020 | |
| Minister of Youth and Sports | Ionuț Stroe | PNL | 14 March 2020 | 23 December 2020 | |
References
edit- ^ "VIDEO Guvernul Orban 2 - miniștrii au fost audiați prin videoconferință / Votul de învestitură, în condiții speciale" [VIDEO Orban 2 Cabinet - the ministers have been heard via videoconference / The investiture vote, in special conditions]. HotNews.ro (in Romanian). 14 March 2020.