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Ponta III
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123rd Cabinet of Romania
Premierul Victor Ponta s-a întâlnit astăzi, la Bruxelles, cu preşedintele Comisiei Europene, Jose Manuel Barroso.jpg
Date formed 5 March 2014
Date dissolved 17 December 2014
People and organisations
Head of state Traian Băsescu
Head of government Victor Ponta
Member parties PSD, UNPR, PC, PLR, UDMR
Status in legislature Coalition
Opposition parties PNL, PMP, PNȚCD
Opposition leaders Klaus Iohannis, Elena Udrea, Aurelian Pavelescu
History
Legislature term(s) 2012–2016
Predecessor Ponta II
Successor Ponta IV

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.

Composition

Function Incumbent Party In office since Until
Prime Minister Victor Ponta PSD 7 May 2012
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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