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.[2] 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.[3] 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.[4]
Composition
| Function | Incumbent[5] | 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[6] | ||
| 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[7] | |
| 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[6] | |
| 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[8] | |
| 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[8] | |
| 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[8] | |
References
- ^ M.Z. (25 November 2014). "Ponta îşi remaniază Guvernul. Radu Tudor: Desfiinţaţi funcţiile astea de vicepremier! Sunt inutile!". Antena 3 (in Romanian).
- ^ "Guvernul Ponta 3 a fost votat de Parlament. Reacția premierului după ce Crin Antonescu și-a dat demisia". Știrile PRO TV. 4 March 2014.
- ^ Mircea Marian (5 March 2014). "PMP și PDL au sesizat CCR cu privire la neconstituționalitatea validării în Parlament a noului Guvern". Evenimentul Zilei.
- ^ Anca Simina (8 March 2014). "CCR a respins cu 8 la 1 sesizarea PDL. Guvernul Ponta rămâne în funcție". Gândul.
- ^ "Miniștrii Guvernului României". Guvernul României.
- ^ a b I.R. (13 December 2014). "UDMR iese de la guvernare. Consiliul Reprezentanților Unionali a aprobat ieșirea cu majoritate de voturi". HotNews.ro (in Romanian).
- ^ Cristian Andrei, Loredana Voiculescu (24 June 2014). "Ponta îl propune OFICIAL pe Ioan Rus ministru al Transporturilor "Vreau să transmit UN MESAJ pentru Transilvania"". Gândul.
- ^ a b c Anca Simina (13 December 2014). "Trei miniştri şi-au dat LOG OUT din Guvernul Ponta". Gândul (in Romanian).