Taavi Rõivas's first cabinet

Taavi Rõivas's first cabinet was the cabinet of Estonia from March 26, 2014 (2014-03-26) to March 30, 2015 (2015-03-30).^[1] It was a coalition cabinet of free market liberal Estonian Reform Party and Social Democratic Party.

Taavi Rõivas's first cabinet
47th Cabinet of Estonia
Date formed	26 March 2014
Date dissolved	30 March 2015
People and organisations
Head of state	Toomas Hendrik Ilves
Head of government	Taavi Rõivas
No. of ministers	14
Member party	Estonian Reform Party, Social Democratic Party
Status in legislature	Majority cabinet 52 / 101 (52%)
Opposition parties	Estonian Centre Party Pro Patria and Res Publica Union
History
Election	2011 election
Legislature term	4 years
Predecessor	Andrus Ansip's third cabinet
Successor	Taavi Rõivas's second cabinet

Ministers

Portfolio	Minister	Took office	Left office	Party
Government's Office
Prime Minister	Taavi Rõivas	26 March 2014	to the next cabinet		Reform
Ministry of Finance
Minister of Finance	Jürgen Ligi	4 June 2009	3 November 2014		Reform
	Maris Lauri	3 November 2014	30 March 2015		Reform
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Minister of Foreign Affairs	Urmas Paet	13 April 2005	3 November 2014		Reform
	Keit Pentus-Rosimannus	17 November 2014	to the next cabinet		Reform
Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications
Minister of Economic Affairs and Infrastructure	Urve Palo	26 March 2014	30 March 2015		SDE
Minister of Foreign Trade and Entrepreneurship	Anne Sulling	26 March 2014	30 March 2015		Reform
Ministry of Justice
Minister of Justice	Andres Anvelt	26 March 2014	30 March 2015		SDE
Ministry of Defence
Minister of Defence	Sven Mikser	26 March 2014	to the next cabinet		SDE
Ministry of Culture
Minister of Culture	Urve Tiidus	4 December 2013	30 March 2015		Reform
Ministry of the Interior
Minister of the Interior and Regional Affairs	Hanno Pevkur	26 March 2014	to the next cabinet		Reform
Ministry of Education and Research
Minister of Education and Research	Jevgeni Ossinovski	26 March 2014	30 March 2015		SDE
Ministry of the Environment
Minister of the Environment	Keit Pentus-Rosimannus	6 April 2011	17 November 2014		Reform
	Mati Raidma	17 November 2014	30 March 2015		Reform
Ministry of Social Affairs
Minister of Social Protection	Helmen Kütt	26 March 2014	30 March 2015		SDE
Minister of Health and Labour	Urmas Kruuse	26 March 2014	30 March 2015		Reform
Ministry of Agriculture
Minister of Agriculture	Ivari Padar	7 April 2014	30 March 2015		SDE

Resignations

On 3 November 2014 Minister of Finance, Jürgen Ligi, resigned due to public pressure after scandalous Facebook post in which he insulted the Minister of Education and Research Jevgeni Ossinovski.^[2] On the same day Maris Lauri became the new Minister of Finance.^[3]

Also on 3 November 2014 Minister of Foreign Affairs, Urmas Paet, resigned to become an MP in the European Parliament.^[4]

See also

• Politics of Estonia
• Lists of office-holders