First Ponta cabinet

Ponta I
121st Cabinet of Romania

Date formed	7 May 2012
People and organisations
Head of government	Victor Ponta
Head of state	Traian Băsescu
Number of ministers	20
Ministers removed (Death/resignation/dismissal)	7
Total number of ministers	20
Member party	USL (PSD, PNL, PC), UNPR
Status in legislature	Coalition (Majority)
Opposition party	PD-L, UDMR
Opposition leader	Vasile Blaga, Hunor Kelemen
History
Election(s)	-
Outgoing election	9 December 2012
Legislature term(s)	2008 - 2012
Budget(s)	none
Predecessor	Ungureanu
Successor	Ponta II

After the second vote of no confidence that has passed in the Parliament of Romania, on 27 April 2012, Victor Ponta was asked by President Traian Băsescu to form a new Government and Cabinet. His Cabinet, unveiled on 1 May, received the parliamentary vote of confidence on 7 May 2012.

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Structure

Cabinet office	Name	Party	In office since	Cabinet left office
Prime Minister	Victor Ponta	PSD	7 May 2012	21 December 2012
Deputy Prime-Minister, Minister of Public Finance	Florin Georgescu	Ind.	7 May 2012
Ministry of Foreign Affairs	Titus Corlățean	PSD	6 August 2012
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development	Daniel Constantin	PC	7 May 2012
Minister of Economy, Commerce and Business Environment	Daniel Chițoiu	PNL	7 May 2012
Minister of Administration and Interior	Mircea Dușa	PSD	6 August 2012
Minister of National Defense	Corneliu Dobrițoiu	PNL	7 May 2012
Minister of Justice	Mona Pivniceru	Ind.	23 August 2012
Minister of Labor, Family and Social Protection	Mariana Câmpeanu	PNL	7 May 2012
Minister of Education, Research, Innovation, Youth and Sport	Ecaterina Andronescu	PSD	2 July 2012
Minister of Transport and Infrastructure	Ovidiu Silaghi	PNL	7 May 2012
Minister of Health	Raed Arafat	Ind.	7 November 2012
Minister of Regional Development and Tourism	Eduard Hellvig	PNL	7 May 2012
Minister of Environment and Forests	Rovana Plumb	PSD	7 May 2012
Minister of Culture and National Patrimony	Puiu Hașotti	PNL	25 June 2012
Minister of Communications and Information Society	Dan Nica	PSD	7 May 2012
Minister of European Affairs	Leonard Orban	Ind.	20 September 2011
Minister Delegate for the Business Environment	Mihai Voicu	PNL	6 August 2012
Minister Delegate for Administration	Radu Stroe	PNL	6 August 2012
Minister Delegate for Social Dialog	Liviu Pop	Ind.	7 May 2012
Minister Delegate for Liaison with Parliament	Dan Șova	PSD	6 August 2012
Former cabinet members and cabinet offices held
Cabinet office	Name	Party	In office since	In office until
Ministry of Foreign Affairs	Andrei Marga	PNL	7 May 2012	6 August 2012
Minister of Administration and Interior	Ioan Rus	PSD	7 May 2012	6 August 2012
Minister of Justice	Titus Corlățean	PSD	7 May 2012	6 August 2012
Minister of Justice	Victor Ponta interim	PSD	6 August 2012	23 August 2012
Minister of Education, Research, Innovation, Youth and Sport	Ioan Mang	PSD	7 May 2012	15 May 2012
	Liviu Pop (interim)	Ind.	15 May 2012	2 July 2012
Minister of Health	Vasile Cepoi	Ind.	7 May 2012	1 October 2012
Minister of Health	Victor Ponta (interim)	PSD	2 October 2012	7 November 2012
Minister of Culture and National Patrimony	Mircea Diaconu	PNL	7 May 2012	19 June 2012
Minister Delegate for the Business Environment	Lucian Isar	Ind.	7 May 2012	6 August 2012
Minister Delegate for Administration	Victor Paul Dobre	PNL	7 May 2012	6 August 2012
Minister Delegate for Liaison with Parliament	Mircea Dușa	PSD	7 May 2012	6 August 2012

Ponta I Cabinet (7 May 2012 - 21 December 2012)

Prime Minister	Victor Ponta

Deputy Prime Minister	Florin Georgescu

Ministers	Florin Georgescu (Finance) Andrei Marga/Titus Corlățean (Foreign Affairs) Daniel Constantin (Agriculture) Daniel Chițoiu (Economy) Ioan Rus/Mircea Dușa (Administration and Interior) Corneliu Dobrițoiu (National Defense) Titus Corlățean/Victor Ponta/Mona Pivniceru (Justice) Mariana Câmpeanu (Labor) Ioan Mang/Liviu Pop/Ecaterina Andronescu (Education) Ovidiu Silaghi (Transport) Vasile Cepoi/Victor Ponta/Raed Arafat (Health) Eduard Hellvig (Regional Development and Tourism) Rovana Plumb (Environment) Mircea Diaconu/Puiu Hașotti (Culture) Dan Nica (Communications) Leonard Orban (European Affairs)

Ministers Delegate	Victor Paul Dobre/Radu Stroe (for Administration) Liviu Pop (for Social Dialog) Lucian Isar/Mihai Voicu (for the Business Environment) Mircea Dușa/Dan Șova (for Liaison with Parliament)

PSD minister PNL minister PC minister Independent minister interim officeholder

Governments of Romania

United Principalities 1862–1881	B. Catargiu I Crețulescu I Kogălniceanu I Crețulescu II L. Catargiu I I. Ghica I Crețulescu III Ș. Golescu I N. Golescu I I. C. Brătianu I D. Ghica I A. Golescu I Epureanu I I. Ghica II L. Catargiu II I. Em. Florescu I Epureanu II I. C. Brătianu II D. Brătianu I I. C. Brătianu III

Kingdom of Romania 1881–1947	I. C. Brătianu IV Rosetti I L. Catargiu III Florescu II L. Catargiu IV Sturdza I Aurelian I Sturdza II Cantacuzino I Carp I Sturdza III Cantacuzino II Sturdza IV I. I. C. Brătianu I Carp II Maiorescu I I. I. C. Brătianu II Averescu I Marghiloman I Coandă I I. I. C. Brătianu III Văitoianu I Vaida-Voevod I Averescu II Ionescu I I. I. C. Brătianu IV Averescu III Știrbey I I. I. C. Brătianu V V. Brătianu I Maniu I Mironescu I Maniu II Mironescu II Iorga I Vaida-Voevod II Maniu III Vaida-Voevod III Duca I Tătărescu I Goga I Cristea I Cristea II Cristea III ArgeșanuI Argetoianu I Tătărescu II Gigurtu I Antonescu I Antonescu II Antonescu III Sănătescu I Sănătescu II Rădescu Groza I Groza II

Communist Romania 1947–1989	Groza III Groza IV Gheorghiu-Dej I Gheorghiu-Dej II Stoica I Stoica II Maurer I Maurer II Maurer III Maurer IV Maurer V Mănescu I Mănescu II Verdeț I Verdeț II Dăscălescu I Dăscălescu II

Romania 1989–present	Roman I Roman II Roman III Stolojan I Văcăroiu I Ciorbea I Vasile I Isărescu I Năstase I Tăriceanu I Tăriceanu II Boc I Boc II Ungureanu Ponta I Ponta II Ponta III Ponta IV Cioloș I

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