Second Orban Cabinet Explained

Cabinet Name:Orban Cabinet
Cabinet Number:130th
Jurisdiction:Romania
Flag:Flag of Romania.svg
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Date Dissolved:23 December 2020
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:Orban I
Successor:Cîțu

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.

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]

PositionMinisterPartyDate sworn inLeft office
Prime Minister14 March 2020 7 December 2020
Nicolae Ciucă (acting/ad interim)7 December 2020 23 December 2020
Deputy Prime MinisterRaluca Turcan14 March 2020 23 December 2020
Minister of Education and Research Monica Anisie14 March 2020 23 December 2020
Minister for Economy, Energy and the Business Environment Virgil-Daniel Popescu14 March 2020 23 December 2020
Minister of Foreign Affairs Bogdan Aurescu14 March 2020 23 December 2020
Minister of Defence Nicolae Ciucă14 March 2020 23 December 2020
Minister of Labour and Social Protection Violeta Alexandru14 March 2020 23 December 2020
Minister for Public Works, Development and Administration Ion Ștefan14 March 2020 23 December 2020
Minister for Environment, Waters and ForestsCostel AlexePNL14 March 2020 5 November 2020
Mircea Fechet5 November 202023 December 2020
Minister for Transport, Information and CommunicationsLucian Bode14 March 2020 23 December 2020
Minister of Public Finance Florin Cîțu14 March 2020 23 December 2020
Minister of Justice Cătălin Predoiu14 March 2020 23 December 2020
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nechita-Adrian Oros14 March 2020 23 December 2020
Minister of HealthVictor CostachePNL14 March 202026 March 2020
Nelu TătaruPNL26 March 202023 December 2020
Minister of Internal Affairs Marcel Vela14 March 2020 23 December 2020
Minister of European Funds Ioan-Marcel Boloș14 March 2020 23 December 2020
Minister of Culture Bogdan Gheorghiu14 March 2020 23 December 2020
Minister of Youth and Sports Ionuț Stroe14 March 2020 23 December 2020

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020-03-14. 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. ro. dmy-all.