Boc Cabinets
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Boc I
{{Infobox government cabinet
|cabinet_name = Boc I
|cabinet_number = 118th
|jurisdiction = Romania
|flag = Flag of Romania.svg
| incumbent =
|image = BocSpeaking1.jpg
|date_formed = 22 December 2008
|date_dissolved = 23 December 2009
|government_head = Emil Boc
|government_head_history =
|state_head = Traian Băsescu
|current_number =
|former_members_number = 12
|total_number = 21
|legislature_status = Coalition
|election = 30 November 2008
|last_election = –
|legislature_term = 2008–2012
|budget = one
|opposition_cabinet =
|opposition_leader = Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu/Crin Antonescu
|incoming_formation =
|outgoing_formation =
|previous = Tăriceanu II
|successor = Boc II
}}
The Boc Cabinet was a coalition cabinet between the largest parliamentary parties, PD-L and the PSD. After the breakup of the legislative coalition, it was known as ”the first Boc Cabinet.” Despite the ambitious governing program, numerous conflicts erupted between the PDL and PSD leaders, each party blaming the other. In particular, president Traian Băsescu and Mircea Geoană, the leader of PSD, competed for the presidential elections in 2009. The coalition cabinet lasted less than one year.
Following the resignation of Liviu Dragnea (PSD) from the office of Minister of Administration and Interior, on 2 February 2009, the Parliament voted to unify the post of Deputy Prime Minister with the post of Minister of Administration and Interior.
On 1 October 2009, following the removal from office of the Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Administration and Interior, Dan Nica (PSD), all the PSD Ministers resigned from the cabinet. As a result, all their offices were taken, ad interim by the PD-L, for a period no longer than 45 days. The cabinet should have received a new vote from the Parliament, as its political composition was changed. On 13 October 2009, for the first time in the post-communist history, the Parliament adopted a motion of no confidence (”moțiune de cenzură”), and Cabinet Boc was removed. It worked just an acting cabinet, with diminished power. Its term ended on 23 December 2009, when the new cabinet, headed also by Emil Boc received the vote of confidence from the Parliament and was sworn in at Cotroceni Palace. During the interim period, Traian Băsescu nominated repeatedly friendly candidates, despite the fact that the then opposition parties (PNL, PSD, UDMR, and the 18 representatives of the national ethnic minorities), having an absolute majority in both Houses of Parliament, expressed their will to nominate the Mayor of Sibiu Klaus Iohannis as Prime Minister.
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!Prime Minister !Name !Party !Period |
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|22 December 2008 – 23 December 2009 |
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!Deputy Prime Minister !Name !Party !Period |
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|rowspan="2"|Deputy Prime Minister |22 December 2008 – 1 October 2009 |
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|Vasile Blaga (ad interim) |1 October 2009 – 27 November 2009 |
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!Minister !Name !Party !Period |
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|Justice and Citizenship Freedoms |Independent |22 December 2008 – 23 December 2009 |
| National Defense
|22 December 2008 – 23 December 2009 |
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|Culture, Religious Affairs and National Patrimony |22 December 2008 – 23 December 2009 |
| rowspan="2"|Agriculture and Rural Development
|22 December 2008 – 1 October 2009 |
| Radu Berceanu (ad interim)
|1 October 2009 – 23 December 2009 |
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|rowspan="2"|Public Health |22 December 2008 – 1 October 2009 |
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|Adriean Videanu (ad interim) |1 October 2009 – 23 December 2009 |
| rowspan="2"|Foreign Affairs
|22 December 2008 – 1 October 2009 |
| Cătălin Predoiu (ad interim)
|Independent |1 October 2009 – 23 December 2009 |
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|22 December 2008 – 23 December 2009 |
| Public Finance
|22 December 2008 – 23 December 2009 |
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|rowspan="2"|Labor, Family and Social Protection |22 December 2008 – 1 October 2009 |
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|Gheorghe Pogea (ad interim) |1 October 2009 – 23 December 2009 |
| rowspan="2"|Environment and Sustainable Development
|22 December 2008 – 1 October 2009 |
| Elena Udrea (ad interim)
|1 October 2009 – 23 December 2009 |
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|22 December 2008 – 23 December 2009 |
| rowspan="5"|Administration and Interior
|rowspan="4"|Social Democratic Party |22 December 2008 – 13 January 2009 |
| Dan Nica (ad interim)
|13 January 2009 – 20 January 2009 |
| Liviu Dragnea
|20 January 2009 – 2 February 2009 |
| Dan Nica
|2 February 2009 – 1 October 2009 |
| Vasile Blaga (ad interim)
|1 October 2009 – 23 December 2009 |
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|Regional Development and Housing |22 December 2008 – 27 November 2009 |
| rowspan="2"|Education and Research
|22 December 2008 – 1 October 2009 |
| Emil Boc (ad interim)
|1 October 2009 – 23 December 2009 |
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|rowspan="2"|Youth and Sport |rowspan="2"|Democratic Liberal Party |22 December 2008 – 14 July 2009 |
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|14 July 2009 – 23 December 2009 |
| Tourism
|22 December 2008 – 23 December 2009 |
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|Communications and Information Society |22 December 2008 – 23 December 2009 |
| rowspan="2"|Small and Medium Enterprises, Commerce and Business Environment
|22 December 2008 – 1 October 2009 |
| Gabriel Sandu (ad interim)
|1 October 2009 – 23 December 2009 |
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!Minister Delegate !Name !Party !Period |
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|rowspan="2"|Relations with Parliament |22 December 2008 – 1 October 2009 |
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|Sorina Luminița Plăcintă (ad interim) |1 October 2009 – 23 December 2009 |
Proposed Croitoru and Negoiță cabinets
The Croitoru-proposed cabinet was Lucian Croitoru's proposal for the cabinet, composed of 14 ministers, listed below. It was proposed on 23 October 2009, and was rejected by the Parliament of Romania on 4 November 2009.
On 15 October 2009, President Traian Băsescu, citing the need for an individual well-versed in economic policy to steer Romania through the ongoing crisis,{{in lang|ro}} [http://www.zf.ro/zf-24/basescu-spune-ca-n-are-nimic-cu-iohannis-dar-romania-are-nevoie-de-un-premier-cu-experienta-in-economie-4989693/ "Băsescu spune ca n-are nimic cu Iohannis dar România are nevoie de un premier cu experiență în economie" ("Băsescu Says He Has Nothing against Iohannis but that Romania Needs a Prime Minister with Economic Experience")], Ziarul Financiar, 14 October 2009; accessed 16 October 2009 nominated the politically independent Lucian Croitoru as Prime Minister in place of Emil Boc, whose cabinet fell after losing a motion of no confidence two days earlier.{{in lang|ro}} [http://www.mediafax.ro/politic/basescu-l-a-desemnat-pe-lucian-croitoru-pentru-functia-de-premier-video-4992834 "Băsescu l-a desemnat pe Lucian Croitoru pentru funcția de premier" ("Băsescu Designates Lucian Croitoru Prime Minister")], Mediafax, 15 October 2009; accessed 15 October 2009{{in lang|ro}} [http://www.mediafax.ro/politic/guvernul-boc-2-a-fost-demis-video-4985350 "Guvernul Boc 2 a fost demis" ("Boc 2 Government Dismissed")], Mediafax, 13 October 2009; accessed 13 October 2009{{in lang|ro}} [http://www.ziua.ro/news.php?id=41679&data=2009-10-15 "Presa străină e sceptică: Lucian Croitoru e un bun specialist, dar are puține șanse să treacă de Parlament" ("Foreign Press Skeptical: Lucian Croitoru Is a Good Specialist, But Has Few Chances of Making It through Parliament")], Ziua, 15 October 2009; accessed 15 October 2009 The nomination was backed by the Democratic Liberal Party, which is supporting Băsescu in the upcoming presidential election,{{in lang|ro}} [http://www.mediafax.ro/politic/udrea-il-vom-sustine-pe-croitoru-sa-formeze-guvernul-johannis-nu-a-dorit-sa-discute-cu-noi-4993223 "Udrea: Îl vom susține pe Croitoru să formeze Guvernul, Johannis nu a dorit să discute cu noi" ("Udrea: We Will Support Croitoru to Form a Government; Iohannis Did Not Want to Discuss with Us")], Mediafax, 15 October 2009; accessed 15 October 2009{{in lang|ro}} [http://www.romanialibera.ro/a165216/boc-pdl-il-va-sustine-pe-traian-basescu-la-functia-de-presedinte.html "Boc: PDL îl va susţine pe Traian Băsescu la funcţia de preşedinte" ("Boc: PDL Will Support Traian Băsescu for President")] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090923135351/http://www.romanialibera.ro/a165216/boc-pdl-il-va-sustine-pe-traian-basescu-la-functia-de-presedinte.html |date=23 September 2009 }}, România liberă, 19 September 2009; accessed 15 October 2009 but drew criticism from the rest of the parties represented in the Romanian Parliament (the Social Democratic Party, the National Liberal Party, the Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania and the Parliamentary group of ethnic minorities), which backed Sibiu Mayor Klaus Iohannis for the position,{{in lang|ro}} [http://www.mediafax.ro/politic/geoana-voi-analiza-posibilitatea-sesizarii-ccr-basescu-vrea-perpetuarea-guvernului-boc-4993044 "Geoană: Voi analiza posibilitatea sesizării CCR; Băsescu vrea perpetuarea Guvernului Boc" ("Geoană: I Will Analyse the Possibility of Going to the Constitutional Court; Băsescu Wishes to Perpetuate the Boc Government")], Mediafax, 15 October 2009; accessed 15 October 2009{{in lang|ro}} [http://www.mediafax.ro/politic/antonescu-pnl-nu-va-vota-in-parlament-decat-pentru-iohannis-4992666 "Antonescu: PNL nu va vota în Parlament decât pentru Iohannis" ("Antonescu: PNL Will Vote Only for Iohannis in Parliament")], Mediafax, 15 October 2009; accessed 15 October 2009 and vowed to challenge Croitoru's nomination at the Constitutional Court or derail it in Parliament.{{in lang|ro}} Alina Neagu, [http://www.hotnews.ro/stiri-politic-6283455-mircea-geoana-lucian-croitoru-nu-are-sustinere-parlament-nu-premier-basescu-trage-timp-pentru-pastra-guvernul-boc-pana-alegeri.htm "Mircea Geoană: Lucian Croitoru nu are susţinere in Parlament și nu va fi premier. Băsescu trage de timp pentru a păstra Guvernul Boc până la alegeri" ("Mircea Geoană: Lucian Croitoru Does Not Have Parliamentary Support. Băsescu Is Stalling to Keep the Boc Government until the Elections")], HotNews.ro, 15 October 2009; accessed 15 October 2009{{in lang|ro}} [http://www.livenews.ro/politic/antonescu-despre-numirea-lui-croitoru-iresponsabilitate-politica-este-vorba-de-dictatura-unui-om.html "Antonescu despre numirea lui Croitoru: Iresponsabilitate politică. Este vorba de dictatura unui om" ("Antonescu about Croitoru's Nomination: Political Irresponsibility. We Are Talking about a One-Man Dictatorship")] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723033225/http://www.livenews.ro/politic/antonescu-despre-numirea-lui-croitoru-iresponsabilitate-politica-este-vorba-de-dictatura-unui-om.html |date=23 July 2011 }}, LiveNews.ro citing Antena 3, 15 October 2009; accessed 15 October 2009 In a meeting with Croitoru on 20 October, the four Parliamentary groups told Croitoru they would not vote for a cabinet headed by him, and asked him to refuse the nomination as Prime Minister.[http://www.mediafax.ro/english/romanian-social-democrat-leader-urges-pm-designate-to-refuse-govt-leadership-5016804/ "Romanian Social Democrat Leader Urges PM-Designate To Refuse Govt Leadership"], Mediafax.ro. Retrieved 21 October 2009.[http://www.financiarul.ro/2009/10/20/geoana-the-unanimous-decision-of-parliamentary-majority-is-to-support-iohannis-for-the-pm-seat/ "Geoana: The unanimous decision of parliamentary majority is to support Iohannis for the PM seat"]. Financiarul. 20 October 2009. Retrieved 21 October 2009.
On 23 October, Croitoru announced his proposed cabinet, which included 14 ministers, down from 18 in Emil Boc cabinet. There were 7 holdovers, and 7 new names (in addition to Croitoru).{{in lang|ro}} [http://www.europafm.ro/stiri/interne/cabinetul-croitoru-are-14-ministere~n34045/ "Cabinetul Croitoru are 14 ministere. Premierul desemnat Lucian Croitoru a venit cu lista noului cabinet"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110725080226/http://www.europafm.ro/stiri/interne/cabinetul-croitoru-are-14-ministere~n34045/ |date=25 July 2011 }}, Europafm.ro, 23 October 2009. Retrieved 23 October 2009.{{in lang|ro}} [http://www.realitatea.net/cine-sunt-noii-ministri-ai-cabinetului-croitoru_647422.html "Cine sunt noii miniștri ai Cabinetului Croitoru"], Realitatea.net, 23 October 2009. Retrieved 23 October 2009.{{in lang|ro}} [http://www.realitatea.net/croitoru-a-anuntat-componenta-noului-guvern--vezi-lista-ministrilor_647337.html "Croitoru a anunțat componența noului Guvern"], Realitatea.net, 23 October 2009. Retrieved 23 October 2009.{{in lang|ro}} [http://www.ziare.com/actual/politica/10-23-2009/guvernul-croitoru-lista-ministrilor-929182 "Guvernul Croitoru – lista ministrilor"], Ziare.com, 23 October 2009. Retrieved 23 October 2009.
The Ministry of Youth and Sport would be merged with the Ministry of Education and Research and Innovation, the Ministry of Small and Medium Enterprises, Commerce and Business Environment which will be merged with the Ministry of Economy, the Ministry of Tourism which will be merged with the Ministry of Regional Development. Five current ministerial posts (of Youth and Sport, Small and Medium Enterprise, Tourism, Communications, and Relations with Parliament), as well as the post of Deputy Prime Minister would be cancelled.
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!Prime Minister designate !Name !Party |
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|Independent |
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!Minister nomination !Name !Party |
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|Independent |
| Foreign Affairs
|Independent |
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| Justice and Citizenship Freedoms
|Independent, proposed by |
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|Independent |
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| National Defense |
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| Agriculture and Rural Development
|Independent |
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| Transport |
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| Environment and Sustainable Development |
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|Independent |
| Culture, Religious Affairs and National Patrimony |
Following the rejection by Parliament of the Croitoru Cabinet, dubbed in the press as the second Boc cabinet without Boc, President Băsescu nominated sector 3 Mayor Liviu Negoiță to form a new government. Due to the fact that the Cabinet structure was identical to, and that most of the ministers where the same as the ones of the first Boc cabinet, and the Croitoru (proposed) Cabinet, this new proposal was nicknamed by the media and analysts The Boc III Cabinet without Boc. This cabinet never received a vote from Parliament, and Negoiță renounced to the mandate days after the run-off of the presidential election, the first Boc cabinet being officially mandated as a caretaker government until a new cabinet would form.
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| Foreign Affairs
|Independent |
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| Justice and Citizenship Freedoms
|Independent |
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| National Defense |
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| Culture, Religious Affairs and National Patrimony |
Boc II
{{Infobox government cabinet
| cabinet_name = Boc II
| cabinet_number = 119th
| jurisdiction = Romania
| flag = Flag of Romania.svg
| incumbent =
| image = BocSpeaking1.jpg
| date_formed = 23 December 2009
| date_dissolved = 6 February 2012
| government_head = Emil Boc
| government_head_history = Cătălin Predoiu
| state_head = Traian Băsescu
| current_number = 18
| former_members_number = 11
| total_number = 29
| political_party = PD-L, UDMR, UNPR
| legislature_status = Coalition
| election = 30 November 2008
| last_election =
| legislature_term = 2008–2012
| budget = two
| opposition_cabinet =
| opposition_party = PNL, PSD, PC
| opposition_leader = Crin Antonescu, Mircea Geoană/Victor Ponta
| incoming_formation = Emil Boc, Béla Markó, Vasile Blaga, Sebastian Vlădescu, Adriean Videanu, Teodor Baconschi, Radu Berceanu, László Borbély, Elena Udrea, Gabriel Oprea, Hunor Kelemen, Cătălin Predoiu, Gabriel Sandu, Mihai Șeitan, Daniel Funeriu, Attila Cseke, Mihai Dumitru
| outgoing_formation =
| previous = Boc I
| successor = Ungureanu
}}
On 23 December 2009 the new Boc Cabinet received, by a narrow margin, the vote of confidence of the Parliament, and was sworn in at Cotroceni later that day. The Government formed was a coalition government between the Democratic Liberal Party and the Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania. It also received the (traditional) vote of the national minorities group in the Chamber of Deputies and of the two controversial groups of independents in both houses (Chamber of Deputies and Senate) of Parliament.
On 3 September 2010, Emil Boc announced a Cabinet reshuffle, replacing six Ministers. Due to the way the reshuffle was implemented, after two days of meetings and discussions, the media continued, albeit without any legal basis, the numbering of the reshuffled Cabinet as Boc V, the current Boc II Cabinet being dubbed by the press and civil society as Boc IV.
On 6 February 2012, he resigned from office, on the background of long ongoing street protests.{{cite web |title=BOC A DEMISIONAT: Am depus mandatul Guvernului pentru a detensiona situaţia politică şi socială din ţară |trans-title=BOC HAS RESIGNED: I filed the Government's resignation to ease the political and social state in the country |url=http://www.mediafax.ro/politic/boc-a-demisionat-am-depus-mandatul-guvernului-pentru-a-detensiona-situatia-politica-si-sociala-din-tara-9209410 |publisher=Mediafax |access-date=12 August 2018 |language=ro |date=6 February 2012}}{{cite web |title=Boc, supravieţuitorul moţiunilor de cenzură, a cedat nemulţumirilor PDL şi protestelor străzii |trans-title=Boc, the survivor of the no confidence motions, has given up to unrest from PDL and street protests |url=http://www.mediafax.ro/politic/boc-supravietuitorul-motiunilor-de-cenzura-a-cedat-nemultumirilor-pdl-si-protestelor-strazii-9209463 |publisher=Mediafax |access-date=12 August 2018 |language=ro |date=6 February 2012}}
The members of the cabinet are listed below.
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! Prime Minister ! Name ! Party ! Took office ! Left office |
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| rowspan = 2 | Prime Minister | Emil Boc | 23 December 2009 | 6 February 2012 |
| Cătălin Predoiu
| Independent | 6 February 2012 | 9 February 2012 |
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! Deputy Prime Minister ! Name ! Party ! Took office ! Left office |
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| Deputy Prime-Minister | Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania | 23 December 2009 | 9 February 2012 |
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! Minister ! Name ! Party ! Took office ! Left office |
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| rowspan = 2 | Minister of Administration and Interior | 23 December 2009 | 27 September 2010 |
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| 27 September 2010 | 9 February 2012 |
| rowspan = 2 | Minister of Public Finance
| Independent | 23 December 2009 | 3 September 2010 |
| Gheorghe Ialomițeanu
| 3 September 2010 | 9 February 2012 |
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| rowspan = 2 | Minister of Economy, Commerce and Business Environment | 23 December 2009 | 3 September 2010 |
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| 3 September 2010 | 9 February 2012 |
| Minister of European Affairs
| Independent | 20 September 2011 | 9 February 2012 |
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| rowspan = 2 | Minister of Foreign Affairs | 23 December 2009 | 24 January 2012 |
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| National Union for the Progress of Romania | 24 January 2012 | 9 February 2012 |
| rowspan = 2 | Minister of Transport and Infrastructure
| 23 December 2009 | 3 September 2010 |
| Anca Boagiu
| 3 September 2010 | 9 February 2012 |
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| Minister of Environment and Forests | Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania | 23 December 2009 | 9 February 2012 |
| Minister of Regional Development and Tourism
| 23 December 2009 | 9 February 2012 |
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| Minister of National Defense | National Union for the Progress of Romania | 23 December 2009 | 9 February 2012 |
| Minister of Culture and National Patrimony
| Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania | 23 December 2009 | 9 February 2012 |
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| Independent | 23 December 2009 | 9 February 2012 |
| rowspan = 2 | Minister of Communications and Information Society
| 23 December 2009 | 3 September 2010 |
| Valerian Vreme
| 3 September 2010 | 9 February 2012 |
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| rowspan = 5 | Minister of Labor, Family and Social Protection | 23 December 2009 | 3 September 2010 |
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| 3 September 2010 | 9 April 2011 |
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| Emil Boc | 19 April 2011 | 3 June 2011 |
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| 3 June 2011 | 19 September 2011 |
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| 19 September 2011 | 9 February 2012 |
| Minister of Education, Research, Innovation, Youth and Sport
| 23 December 2009 | 9 February 2012 |
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| rowspan = 2 | Minister of Health | Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania | 23 December 2009 | 17 August 2011 |
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| Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania | 17 August 2011 | 9 February 2012 |
| rowspan = 2 | Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development
| Independent | 23 December 2009 | 3 September 2010 |
| Valeriu Tabără
| 3 September 2010 | 9 February 2012 |
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References
- [http://www.presidency.ro/?_RID=det&tb=date&id=9603&_PRID= Romanian Presidency press release] on 11 December 2009
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20100116212835/http://www.gov.ro/cabinet__c7l1p1.html Government official website]
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