First Ponta cabinet

The Cabinet Ponta I was the first formed by Victor Ponta Government of Romania. The 21 cabinet members were on 7 May 2012 until 18 December 2012 at the office. On December 19, 2012 Victor Ponta announced the composition of his new cabinet Ponta II. The government consisted of members of the PSD, the PNL and the PC and was also supported by the PSD cleavage UNPR and the Group of national minorities. It replaced the Cabinet Ungureanu. The reign of the Cabinet Ponta fell in the time of national crisis in Romania in 2012.

First Cabinet Members

  • Prime Minister Victor Ponta (PSD )
  • Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Finance: Florin Georgescu (independent)
  • Foreign Minister Andrei Marga (PNL )
  • Agriculture Minister: Daniel Constantin (PC)
  • Trade and Economy Minister: Daniel Chiţoiu (PNL )
  • Interior Minister Ioan Rus ( PSD)
  • Defense Minister: Corneliu Dobriţoiu (PNL )
  • Minister of Justice: Titus Corlăţean (PSD )
  • Work and Family Minister: Mariana Câmpeanu (PNL )
  • Minister of Education, Research, Youth and Sports: Liviu Pop ( interim), Ioan Mang (PSD ) (until 15 May 2012)
  • Transport Minister Ovidiu Ioan Silaghi (PNL )
  • Health Minister Vasile Cepoi (independent)
  • Tourism Minister Eduard Raul Hellvig (PNL )
  • Forest and Environment Minister: Rovana Plumb (PSD )
  • Minister of Culture: Puiu Hasotti, Mircea Diaconu (PNL ) (until 20 June 2012)
  • Information Minister Dan Nica (PSD )
  • European Affairs Minister Leonard Orban (independent)
  • Minister of State for Economic Affairs: Lucian Isar (independent)
  • Minister of State for Management: Victor Paul Dobre (PNL )
  • Minister of State for Social Dialogue: Liviu Pop (independent)
  • Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Mircea Duşa (PSD )

Cabinet reshuffle

The acting Education Minister Ioan Mang (PSD ) was forced to resign a week after taking office, because several copies may have been found in his scientific work. Previously failed initially foreseen for the Ministry of Education politician Corina Dumitrescu, because she had made ​​false statements in their CV. On 19 June 2012, the Supreme Court of Romania decided that Culture Minister Mircea Diaconu must be leaving because of a conflict of interest. Prime Minister Ponta was confronted at the same time with allegations of plagiarism. He was alleged to have written off large parts of his doctoral thesis. Currently Ponta denies the allegations.

Reshuffle in August 2012

Interior Minister Ioan Rus had initially confirmed after the referendum for dismissal of the suspended President Traian Basescu, the number of 18.2 million eligible voters, a day later he wanted for this, however, no longer take responsibility. The Interior Ministry sent a message that it could not vouch for the accuracy of self-reported, because the information provided by the local lists are not possibly have been correct. On August 6, Rus resigned after he had accused government and opposition politicians to have donated with conflicting information on the number of eligible voters in the country confusion. Rus said, with his resignation he react " to unacceptable criticism and pressure " for the organization of the referendum. He did not " participate in the non-compliance of laws " themselves.

Rus simultaneously announced a resignation of Secretary of State and Chief Minister of Administration, Victor Paul Dobre, from " personal reasons " on. Dobre was also responsible for the organization of the referendum. They were joined in the afternoon, the delegate minister for relations with entrepreneurs, Lucian Isar ( free party ) to.

On the same day made ​​by Victor Ponta other parts of his Cabinet, a total of six ministers had to leave their ministries. Foreign Minister Andrei Marga (PN -L) was replaced by the former Minister of Justice Titus Corlăţean (PSD ). The Ministry of Justice should take the Judge Mona Pivniceru. Currently, it has not been sworn in for a wrongful act incompatibility. The Minister of Justice tasks currently carried out by Victor Ponta. New Interior Minister Mircea Duşa (PSD ), the new Minister for Relations with Parliament was Dan Şova (PSD ). New Minister for Administration was Radu Stroe (PN -L), Mihai Voicu (PN -L) new Minister with responsibility for entrepreneurship.

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