First Orban Cabinet Explained

Cabinet Name:Orban Cabinet
Cabinet Number:129th
Jurisdiction:Romania
Flag:Flag of Romania.svg
Flag Border:true
Government Head:Ludovic Orban
Deputy Government Head:Raluca Turcan
State Head:Klaus Iohannis
Members Number:18
Political Parties:PNL
Legislature Status:Minority
Opposition Leaders:Marcel Ciolacu
Victor Ponta
Last Election:2020
Legislature Term:2016–2020
Predecessor:Dăncilă
Successor:Orban II

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).

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.

PositionMinisterPartyDate sworn inLeft office
Prime Minister4 November 2019 14 March 2020
Deputy Prime MinisterRaluca Turcan4 November 2019 14 March 2020
Minister of Education and Research Monica Anisie4 November 2019 14 March 2020
Minister for Economy, Energy and the Business Environment Virgil-Daniel Popescu4 November 2019 14 March 2020
Minister of Foreign Affairs Bogdan Aurescu4 November 2019 14 March 2020
Minister of Defence Nicolae Ciucă4 November 2019 14 March 2020
Minister of Labour and Social Protection Violeta Alexandru4 November 2019 14 March 2020
Minister for Public Works, Development and Administration Ion Ștefan4 November 2019 14 March 2020
Minister for Environment, Waters and ForestsCostel Alexe4 November 2019 14 March 2020
Minister for Transport, Information and CommunicationsLucian Bode4 November 2019 14 March 2020
Minister of Public Finance Florin Cîțu4 November 2019 14 March 2020
Minister of Justice Cătălin Predoiu4 November 2019 14 March 2020
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nechita-Adrian Oros4 November 2019 14 March 2020
Minister of Health Victor Costache4 November 2019 14 March 2020
Minister of Internal Affairs Marcel Vela4 November 2019 14 March 2020
Minister of European Funds Ioan-Marcel Boloș4 November 2019 14 March 2020
Minister of Culture Bogdan Gheorghiu4 November 2019 14 March 2020
Minister of Youth and Sports Ionuț Stroe4 November 2019 14 March 2020

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Romanian Government Toppled In No-Confidence Vote . 2020-02-05 . Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty . https://web.archive.org/web/20200205154400/https://www.rferl.org/a/romania-s-center-right-government-faces-no-confidence-vote/30418255.html . 2020-02-05 . 2020-02-05 . dmy-all . live.