The Third Ponta Cabinet was the executive of Romania from 5 March to 13 December 2014. It was established after one day before it received the vote of confidence from the country's Parliament. The Third Ponta Cabinet is supported by PSD–UNPR–PC Alliance and an unregistered party (PLR) led by Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu. In December 2014, UDMR voted the egress from the government, invoking the result of the presidential election, inasmuch as Klaus Iohannis, PSD counter candidate, was voted by more than 70% of the electorate in the ethnic Hungarian counties.
History The Third Ponta Cabinet was approved by the Romanian Parliament on 4 March 2014 and took the oath in the presence of President Traian Băsescu on the evening of 5 March 2014.
Controversies Liberal Democratic Party and People's Movement Party, members of the opposition, submitted to the Constitutional Court of Romania a contestation against the government investiture, arguing that the government can't be invested without a political program. Even the President has repeatedly stated that he won't invest the government if it won't adopt as soon as a new political program. The Ponta Government announced the engagement of liability in Parliament for a new program, and therefore the Constitutional Court found, with 8 votes for and 1 against, that the contestation is redundant.
Composition Function Incumbent Party In office since Until Prime Minister Victor Ponta PSD 5 March 2014 17 December 2014 Deputy Prime Ministers Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Regional Development and Public Administration Liviu Dragnea PSD 5 March 2014 13 December 2014 Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Internal Affairs Gabriel Oprea UNPR 5 March 2014 13 December 2014 Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Daniel Constantin PC 5 March 2014 13 December 2014 Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Culture Hunor Kelemen UDMR 5 March 2014 24 November 2014 Csilla Hegedüs UDMR 24 November 2014 13 December 2014 Ministers Minister of Foreign Affairs Titus Corlățean PSD 5 March 2014 10 November 2014 Teodor Meleșcanu Independent 10 November 2014 18 November 2014 Bogdan Aurescu Independent 24 November 2014 13 December 2014 Minister of National Defence Mircea Dușa PSD 5 March 2014 13 December 2014 Minister of Public Finance Ioana Petrescu Independent 5 March 2014 13 December 2014 Minister of Economy Constantin Niță PSD 5 March 2014 13 December 2014 Minister of Justice Robert Cazanciuc PSD 5 March 2014 13 December 2014 Minister of Transport Dan Șova PSD 5 March 2014 24 June 2014 Ioan Rus PSD 25 June 2014 13 December 2014 Minister of Health Nicolae Bănicioiu PSD 5 March 2014 13 December 2014 Minister of Environment and Climate Change Attila Korodi UDMR 5 March 2014 13 December 2014 Minister for the Information Society Răzvan Cotovelea Independent 5 March 2014 13 December 2014 Minister of Labour, Family, Social Protection and Elders Rovana Plumb PSD 5 March 2014 13 December 2014 Minister of National Education Remus Pricopie PSD 5 March 2014 13 December 2014 Minister of European Funds Eugen Teodorovici PSD 5 March 2014 13 December 2014 Minister of Youth and Sports Gabriela Szabo PSD 5 March 2014 13 December 2014 Minister Delegates Minister Delegate for Budget Liviu Voinea PSD 5 March 2014 15 June 2014 Darius Vâlcov PSD 28 August 2014 13 December 2014 Minister Delegate for Small and Medium Enterprises, Business Environment and Tourism Florin Jianu Independent 5 March 2014 13 December 2014 Minister Delegate for Higher Education, Scientific Research and Technological Development Mihnea Costoiu PSD 5 March 2014 13 December 2014 Minister Delegate for Water, Forests and Pisciculture Doina Pană PSD 5 March 2014 13 December 2014 Minister Delegate for Energy Răzvan Nicolescu Independent 5 March 2014 13 December 2014 Minister Delegate for Relations with Parliament Eugen Nicolicea UNPR 5 March 2014 13 December 2014 Minister Delegate for Romanians Abroad Bogdan Stanoevici Independent 5 March 2014 13 December 2014 Minister Delegate for Social Dialogue Aurelia Cristea PSD 5 March 2014 13 December 2014
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