The Cioloș Cabinet was the 125th Government of Romania. It was led by Dacian Cioloș, who was appointed Prime Minister of Romania on 10 November 2015, after the resignation of Victor Ponta amid mass protests against generalised corruption linked to the Colectiv nightclub fire. It consisted of 21 ministers. No member of the Cabinet was formally affiliated with a political organisation (except for a PSD minister).
History After the resignation of Victor Ponta amid November 2015 protests, President Klaus Iohannis nominated on 10 November Dacian Cioloș, former Romanian Minister of Agriculture and European Commissioner, to form a new government. Five days later, Cioloș presented the list of proposed ministers. Two of the initial nominees, Andrei Baciu for the Ministry of Health and Cristina Guseth for the Ministry of Justice, were withdrawn.
The Cioloș Cabinet received the vote of confidence from the Parliament of Romania on 17 November, the result being 389 votes "for", 115 "against" and two invalid votes. In his speech to senators and deputies, the premier stated that his team did not want to and could not replace the political class, alluding to criticism raised by Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu and other MPs who said that the technocratic formula practically abolished the parliament.
Composition
Image Position Ministers Party In office since Until Prime Minister Dacian Cioloș Ind.17 November 20154 January 2017 Deputy Prime Ministers Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Regional Development and Public Administration Vasile Dîncu PSD17 November 20154 January 2017 Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy, Trade and Tourism Costin Borc Ind. 17 November 20154 January 2017 Ministers Minister of Foreign Affairs Lazăr Comănescu Ind.17 November 20154 January 2017 Minister of Internal Affairs Petre Tobă Ind.17 November 20151 September 2016Dragoș Tudorache Ind.6 September 20164 January 2017 Minister of National Defense Mihnea Motoc Ind.17 November 20154 January 2017 Minister of Public Finance Anca Dragu Ind.17 November 20154 January 2017 Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Achim Irimescu Ind.17 November 20154 January 2017 Minister of Energy, Small and Medium Enterprises and Business Environment Victor Grigorescu Ind.17 November 20154 January 2017 Minister of National Education and Scientific Research Adrian Curaj Ind.17 November 20155 July 2016Mircea DumitruInd.7 July 20164 January 2017 Minister of Culture Vlad Alexandrescu Ind.17 November 20153 May 2016Corina ȘuteuInd.4 May 20164 January 2017 Minister of European Funds Aura Răducu Ind. 17 November 2015 27 April 2016Cristian GhineaInd.27 April 201626 October 2016Dragoș DinuInd.27 October 20164 January 2017 Minister of Justice Raluca Prună Ind.17 November 20154 January 2017 Minister of Environment, Water and Forests Cristiana Pașca-Palmer Ind.17 November 20154 January 2017 Minister of Labor, Family, Social Protection and Elderly Claudia Costea Ind. 17 November 2015 14 April 2016Dragoș PîslaruInd.18 April 2016 4 January 2017 Minister for Information Society Marius Bostan Ind.17 November 20155 July 2016 Dragoș TudoracheInd.7 July 2016ad interim10 August 2016Delia PopescuInd.10 August 20164 January 2017Minister of Health Patriciu Achimaș-Cadariu Ind. 17 November 2015 9 May 2016Vlad VoiculescuInd.20 May 20164 January 2017 Minister of Youth and Sport Elisabeta Lipă Ind. 17 November 2015 4 January 2017 Minister of Transport Dan Costescu Ind.17 November 20155 July 2016Sorin BușeInd.7 July 20164 January 2017 Ministers Delegates Minister Delegate for Social Dialogue Violeta Alexandru Ind.17 November 20154 January 2017 Minister Delegate for Relations with Romanians Abroad Dan Stoenescu Ind.17 November 20155 July 2016Maria LigorInd.7 July 20164 January 2017 Minister Delegate for Relations with Parliament Ciprian Bucur Ind.17 November 20154 January 2017
References
External links List of ministers on gov.ro