Ciucă Cabinet

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Ciucă Cabinet
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132nd cabinet of Romania
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Date formed 25 November 2021 (2021-11-25)
People and organisations
Head of government Nicolae Ciucă (PNL),
Prime Minister
Deputy head of government Sorin Grindeanu (PSD)
Hunor Kelemen (UDMR)
Head of state Klaus Iohannis,
President
Number of ministers 21
Total number of ministers 24
Member parties PSD
PNL
UDMR
Status in legislature Rotative coalition (majority)
209 / 330 (63%)
Opposition parties USR
AUR
FD
Opposition leaders Cătălin Drulă (USR)
George Simion (AUR)
Ludovic Orban (FD)
History
Election(s) 2020
Legislature term(s) 2020–2024
Predecessor Cîțu

The Ciucă Cabinet (Romanian pronunciation: [t͡ʃukə]) is the 132nd and current government of Romania led by former Romanian Land Forces army general Nicolae Ciucă (PNL) since 25 November 2021.

The grand coalition forming the government, consisting of PSD, PNL, and UDMR/RMDSZ, is also referred to as the National Coalition for Romania (Romanian: Coaliția Națională pentru România, CNR).[1]

Background and formation

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Further information: 2021 Romanian political crisis and Cîțu Cabinet § Fall of the government

On 1 September 2021, the PNL, then-Prime Minister Florin Cîțu and still incumbent President Klaus Iohannis triggered the 2021 Romanian political crisis by the sacking of former Justice Minister Stelian Ion, preceded by a scandal between the PNL and their former coalition partners, the progressive-liberal USR PLUS (from which Ion stemmed), on the so-called Anghel Saligny investment program (or "PNDL 3", as it is also known).[2][3] The remaining USR ministers eventually resigned on their own, and the Cîțu Cabinet, which preceded the Ciucă Cabinet, was dismissed on 5 October through a motion of no confidence, with a record number of votes on behalf of USR, PSD, and AUR.[4][5]

The prime minister candidate, who is designated by the president,[6] has to request the investiture vote/vote of confidence from the legislature within 10 days from being appointed.[7] On 11 October, President Iohannis designated Dacian Cioloș of the USR to form the next government,[8] but his government was subsequently rejected by the parliament.[9] Nicolae Ciucă of PNL was designated for the same position on 20 October, but eventually submitted his term. At that time, he was ordered by the PNL to convene negotiations only for a PNL-UDMR minority government, which is a form of government that was not accepted by a party other than PNL and UDMR.[10][11]

The national-liberals resorted to negotiations with the largest party in the parliament, the Social Democratic Party (PSD) in the prospect of forming a majority government with full powers,[12] but they quickly reached a deadlock.[13] The PSD, who were the main opposition party against the cabinets formed around the PNL up to this point, wanted the office of Prime Minister,[14] but the PNL refused to cede the office and strongly desired that the office be occupied by a PNL member,[15] which happened with the re-designation of Nicolae Ciucă by President Iohannis on 22 November, one day after the negotiations ended.[16][17]

The cabinet hearings took place on 24 November.[18] The Ciucă Cabinet was sworn-in on 25 November.[19]

Composition

The Ciucă Cabinet is a grand coalition government consisting of the Social Democratic Party (PSD), the National Liberal Party (PNL), and the Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania (UDMR/RMDSZ).[20] Some positions within the government rotate between the PSD and the PNL: the Prime Minister, the Secretary-General of the Government, and the ministries of Interior, Justice, Finance and Defense. Assuming the coalition will not disband in the meantime, the next shuffle will take place on 1 July 2023.[21]

Position Minister Party Date sworn in Left office
Prime Minister
(Romanian: Prim-ministru)		 Nicolae Ciucă PNL 25 November 2021
Deputy Prime Minister
(Romanian: Viceprim-ministru)		 Sorin Grindeanu PSD 25 November 2021
Kelemen Hunor UDMR 25 November 2021
Secretary-General of the Government
(Romanian: Secretarul General al Guvernului)		 Marian Neacșu PSD 7 December 2021
Minister of Foreign Affairs
(Romanian: Ministrul Afacerilor Externe)		 Bogdan Aurescu Ind. 25 November 2021
Minister of Internal Affairs
(Romanian: Ministrul Afacerilor Interne)		 Lucian Bode PNL 25 November 2021
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development
(Romanian: Ministrul Agriculturii și Dezvoltării Rurale)		 Adrian Chesnoiu PSD 25 November 2021
Minister of National Defence
(Romanian: Ministrul Apărării Naționale)		 Vasile Dîncu PSD 25 November 2021
Minister of Research, Innovation and Digitalisation
(Romanian: Ministrul Cercetării, Inovării și Digitalizării)		 Florin Roman PNL 25 November 2021 15 December 2021[22]
Virgil Popescu (acting) 15 December 2021 28 January 2022
Marcel Boloș 28 January 2022[23]
Minister of Culture
(Romanian: Ministrul Culturii)		 Lucian Romașcanu PSD 25 November 2021
Minister of Development, Public Works and Administration
(Romanian: Ministrul Dezvoltării, Lucrărilor Publice și Administrației)		 Cseke Attila UDMR 25 November 2021
Minister of Education
(Romanian: Ministrul Educației)		 Sorin Cîmpeanu PNL 25 November 2021
Minister of Energy
(Romanian: Ministrul Energiei)		 Virgil Popescu PNL 25 November 2021
Minister of Economy
(Romanian: Ministrul Economiei)		 Florin Spătaru PSD 25 November 2021
Minister of Labour and Social Solidarity
(Romanian: Ministrul Muncii și Solidarității Sociale)		 Marius Budăi PSD 25 November 2021
Minister of Environment, Water and Forests
(Romanian: Ministrul Mediului, Apelor și Pădurilor)		 Tánczos Barna UDMR 25 November 2021
Minister of Transport and Infrastructure
(Romanian: Ministrul Transporturilor și Infrastructurii)		 Sorin Grindeanu PSD 25 November 2021
Minister of Finance
(Romanian: Ministrul Finanțelor)		 Adrian Câciu[24] PSD 25 November 2021
Minister of Justice
(Romanian: Ministrul Justiției)		 Cătălin Predoiu PNL 25 November 2021
Minister of Health
(Romanian: Ministrul Sănătății)		 Alexandru Rafila PSD 25 November 2021
Minister of Investments and European Projects
(Romanian: Ministrul Investițiilor și Proiectelor Europene)		 Dan Vîlceanu PNL 25 November 2021 2 April 2022[25]
Minister of Sport
(Romanian: Ministrul Sportului)		 Eduard Novak UDMR 25 November 2021
Minister of Family, Youth and Equality of Opportunity
(Romanian: Ministrul Familiei, Tineretului și Egalității de Șanse)		 Gabriela Firea PSD 25 November 2021
Minister of Entrepreneurship and Tourism
(Romanian: Ministrul Antreprenoriatului și Turismului)		 Constantin Cadariu PNL 25 November 2021

Party breakdown

Party breakdown of current cabinet ministers:

References

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  16. ↑ BREAKING Iohannis: Îl desemnez pe Nicolae Ciucă pentru a forma o echipă guvernamentală. S-a format o majoritate solidă PNL, PSD, UDMR și grupul minorităților / Ciucă: Sperăm ca de joi să ne apucăm serios de treabă
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  18. ↑ Toți miniștrii din Guvernul Ciucă au primit avize pozitive în comisiile de specialitate din Parlament. Urmează votul de învestitură, joi
  19. ↑ LIVE Guvernul PSD-PNL-UDMR a fost învestit de Parlament cu 318 voturi „pentru” / Ciucă: Ne aflăm într-un moment mult așteptat de toți românii / Ciolacu: Nu voi minți niciodată că am învins pandemia / Barna: De ce nu l-ați chemat direct pe Dragnea să îi predați Ministerul Justiției?
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  22. ↑ NEWS ALERT Prima demisie din Guvernul Ciucă. Florin Roman pleacă după acuzațiile de plagiat
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