First Ponta cabinet

After a second vote of no confidence passed in the Parliament of Romania on 27 April 2012, this time aimed against the Ungureanu Cabinet, Victor Ponta was asked by President Traian Băsescu to form a new Government. His cabinet, unveiled on 1 May, received the parliamentary vote of confidence on 7 May 2012 and governed Romania until the 2012 Romanian legislative election.

Ponta I
121st Cabinet of Romania
Date formed	7 May 2012
Date dissolved	21 December 2012
People and organisations
Head of state	Traian Băsescu
Head of government	Victor Ponta
No. of ministers	20
Ministers removed	7
Total no. of members	20
Member party	USL (PSD, PNL, PC),
Status in legislature	Coalition (Majority) 230 / 334 (68%)
Opposition party	PD-L, UDMR
Opposition leader	Vasile Blaga, Hunor Kelemen
History
Election	-
Outgoing election	9 December 2012
Legislature term	2008 - 2012
Budget	none
Predecessor	Ungureanu
Successor	Ponta II

Structure

Cabinet office	Name	Party	In office since	Cabinet left office
Prime Minister	Victor Ponta	PSD	7 May 2012[1]	21 December 2012[2]
Deputy Prime-Minister, Minister of Public Finance	Florin Georgescu	Ind.	7 May 2012[1]
Ministry of Foreign Affairs	Titus Corlățean	PSD	6 August 2012[3]
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development	Daniel Constantin	PC	7 May 2012[1]
Minister of Economy, Commerce and Business Environment	Daniel Chițoiu	PNL	7 May 2012[1]
Minister of Administration and Interior	Mircea Dușa	PSD	6 August 2012[4]
Minister of National Defense	Corneliu Dobrițoiu	PNL	7 May 2012[1]
Minister of Justice	Mona Pivniceru	Ind.	23 August 2012[5]
Minister of Labor, Family and Social Protection	Mariana Câmpeanu	PNL	7 May 2012[1]
Minister of Education, Research, Innovation, Youth and Sport	Ecaterina Andronescu	PSD	2 July 2012[6]
Minister of Transport and Infrastructure	Ovidiu Silaghi	PNL	7 May 2012[1]
Minister of Health	Raed Arafat	Ind.	7 November 2012[7]
Minister of Regional Development and Tourism	Eduard Hellvig	PNL	7 May 2012[1]
Minister of Environment and Forests	Rovana Plumb	PSD	7 May 2012[1]
Minister of Culture and National Patrimony	Puiu Hașotti	PNL	25 June 2012[8]
Minister of Communications and Information Society	Dan Nica	PSD	7 May 2012[1]
Minister of European Affairs	Leonard Orban	Ind.	20 September 2011[9]
Minister Delegate for the Business Environment	Mihai Voicu	PNL	6 August 2012[10]
Minister Delegate for Administration	Radu Stroe	PNL	6 August 2012[11]
Minister Delegate for Social Dialog	Liviu Pop	Ind.	7 May 2012[1]
Minister Delegate for Liaison with Parliament	Dan Șova	PSD	6 August 2012[12]
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[1]	6 August 2012[13]
Minister of Administration and Interior	Ioan Rus	PSD	7 May 2012[1]	6 August 2012[14]
Minister of Justice	Titus Corlățean	PSD	7 May 2012[1]	6 August 2012
	Victor Ponta interim	PSD	6 August 2012[15]	23 August 2012[15]
Minister of Education, Research, Innovation, Youth and Sport	Ioan Mang	PSD	7 May 2012[1]	15 May 2012[16]
	Liviu Pop (interim)	Ind.	15 May 2012[16]	2 July 2012[6]
Minister of Health	Vasile Cepoi	Ind.	7 May 2012[1]	2 October 2012[17]
	Victor Ponta (interim)	PSD	3 October 2012[18]	7 November 2012[7]
Minister of Culture and National Patrimony	Mircea Diaconu	PNL	7 May 2012[1]	19 June 2012
Minister Delegate for the Business Environment	Lucian Isar	Ind.	7 May 2012[1]	6 August 2012[19]
Minister Delegate for Administration	Victor Paul Dobre	PNL	7 May 2012[1]	6 August 2012[20]
Minister Delegate for Liaison with Parliament	Mircea Dușa	PSD	7 May 2012[1]	6 August 2012[21]