| Cabinet Name: | Golob Cabinet |
| Deputy Government Head: | Deputy Prime Ministers Danijel Bešič Loredan (GS) Tanja Fajon (SD) Luka Mesec (The Left) |
| Successor: | 16th Government of Slovenia |
| Cabinet Number: | 15th |
| Jurisdiction: | Republic of Slovenia |
| Flag: | Flag_of_Slovenia.svg |
| Flag Border: | true |
| Date Formed: | 1 June 2022 |
| Government Head: | Robert Golob (GS) |
| State Head: | Borut Pahor Nataša Pirc Musar |
| Members Number: | PM + 17 ministers |
| Total Number: | 18 |
| Political Party: | GS, SD, The Left |
| Legislature Status: | Centre-left majority government (coalition) 53 / 90(58%) |
| Opposition Party: | SDS, NSi |
| Opposition Leader: | Not an official position Janez Janša (SDS) Matej Tonin (NSi) |
| Election: | 2022 election |
| Legislature Term: | 9th National Assembly |
| Previous: | 14th Government of Slovenia |
| Opposition Cabinet: | None |
15th Government of Slovenia (also known as the Golob Cabinet) was formed by Robert Golob following the 2022 Slovenian parliamentary election. Robert Golob, leader of the Freedom Movement, was nominated as Prime Minister, and was approved as such on 25 May. The government has the largest number of ministries after the 1st Government of Slovenia.[1]
Here is the actual composition of the cabinet according to the official page:[2]
| Portfolio | Party | Minister | Took office | Left office | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister | GS | Robert Golob | 25 May 2022 | ||||
| Deputy Prime Minister(s) | |||||||
| Minister of Foreign and European Affairs | SD | Tanja Fajon | 1 June 2022 | ||||
| Minister of Labor, Family, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities | Left | Luka Mesec | 1 June 2022 | ||||
| Minister of Health | style=background: | GS | Danijel Bešič Loredan | 1 June 2022 | 7 June 2023 | ||
| Ministers | |||||||
| Minister of the Interior | style=background: | GS | Tatjana Bobnar | 1 June 2022 | 14 December 2022 | ||
| style=background: | GS | Boštjan Poklukar | 21 February 2023 | ||||
| Minister of Defence | style=background: | GS | Marjan Šarec | 1 June 2022 | 16 July 2024 | ||
| style=background: | GS | Robert Golob (acting) | 16 July 2024 | ||||
| Minister of Finance | style=background: | GS | Klemen Boštjančič | 1 June 2022 | |||
| Minister of the Economy, Tourism and Sport | SD | Matjaž Han | 1 June 2022 | ||||
| Minister of Justice | SD | Dominika Švarc Pipan | 1 June 2022 | 5 March 2024 | |||
| GS | Andreja Katič | 5 March 2024 | |||||
| Minister of Public Administration | style=background: | GS | Sanja Ajanovič Hovnik | 1 June 2022 | 9 October 2023 | ||
| style=background: | GS | Klemen Boštjančič (acting) | 9 October 2023 | 7 December 2023 | |||
| style=background: | GS | Franc Props | 7 December 2023 | ||||
| Minister of Education, Science and Sport | style=background: | GS | Igor Papič | 1 June 2022 | 9 January 2023 | ||
| Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation | style=background: | GS | Igor Papič | 24 January 2023 | |||
| Minister of Health | style=background: | GS | Danijel Bešič Loredan | 1 June 2022 | 7 June 2023 | ||
| style=background: | GS | Robert Golob (acting) | 13 July 2023 | 13 October 2023 | |||
| style=background: | GS | Valentina Prevolnik Rupel | 13 October 2023 | ||||
| Minister of Education | style=background: | GS | Darjo Felda | 24 January 2023 | |||
| Minister of Infrastructure | style=background: | GS | Bojan Kumer | 1 June 2022 | 9 January 2023 | ||
| style=background: | GS | Alenka Bratušek | 24 January 2023 | ||||
| Minister of Culture | Left | Asta Vrečko | 1 June 2022 | ||||
| Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Food | style=background: | GS | Irena Šinko | 1 June 2022 | 13 October 2023 | ||
| style=background: | GS | Marjan Šarec (acting) | 13 October 2023 | 12 January 2024 | |||
| GS | Mateja Čalušić | 12 January 2024 | |||||
| Minister of Natural Resources and Spatial Planning | style=background: | GS | Uroš Brežan | 1 June 2022 | 9 October 2023 | ||
| style=background: | GS | Alenka Bratušek (acting) | 9 October 2023 | ||||
| Minister of Solidarity-Based Future | Left | Simon Maljevac | 24 January 2023 | ||||
| Minister of the Environment, Climate and Energy | style=background: | GS | Bojan Kumer | 24 January 2023 | |||
| Minister of Digital Transformation | style=background: | GS | Emilija Stojmenova Duh | 24 January 2023 | |||
| Minister of Cohesion and Regional Development | SD | Aleksander Jevšek | 24 January 2023 | ||||
| Ministers without portfolio | |||||||
| Minister without portfolio, responsible for relations between the Republic of Slovenia and the autochthonous Slovene national community in neighboring countries and between the Republic of Slovenia and Slovenes around the world | style=background: | GS | Matej Arčon | 1 June 2022 | |||
| GS | Freedom Movement Gibanje Svoboda | 41 | 11 + PM | 4 | ||
| SD | Social Democrats Socialni demokrati | 7 | 4 | 2 | ||
| Left | The Left Levica | 5 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Total | 53 | 17 + PM | 7 (38.89 %) |
President Borut Pahor nominated Robert Golob, leader of the Freedom Movement, to be the next prime minister after consultations with political groups' leaders in the National Assembly.[3]
| Against | Invalid | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 25, 2022 | Robert Golob | 54 | 30 | 1 |
The National Assembly confirmed the cabinet ministers on 1 June 2022.[4]
| Against | Abstain | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 June 2022 | 53 | 28 | 2 |
The following portfolios were changed in the Golob cabinet:
No changes are planned for the Ministry of the Interior, Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Defense, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food, Ministry of Labor, Family, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities, Ministry of Culture and the Government Office for the Slovenians Abroad.