The list of ministers and minister-delegates to take over portfolios in the Ponta III Government is as follows:
Prime Minister: Victor Ponta
Deputy prime minister: Liviu Dragnea (also to take over the Administration and Regional Development portfolio)
Deputy prime minister: Gabriel Oprea (also nominated for the position of Interior minister)
Deputy prime minister: Daniel Constantin (also nominated for the position of Agriculture and Rural Development minister)
Deputy prime minister: Kelemen Hunor (also to take over the Culture portfolio)
Public Finance Minister: Ioana Petrescu
Foreign Affairs Minister: Titus Corlatean
Defense Minister: Mircea Dusa
Justice Minister: Robert Cazanciuc
Education Minister: Remus Pricopie
Minister of European funds: Eugen Teodorovici
Health Ministeri: Nicolae Banicioiu
Economy Minister: Constantin Nita
Transport Minister: Dan Sova
Labor Minister: Rovana Plumb
Environment Minister: Korodi Attila
Minister for Information Society: Razvan Cotovelea
Youth and Sports Minister: Gabriela Szabo
Minister for the relation with Parliament: Eugen Nicolicea
Minister-delegate for Romanians Everywhere: Bogdan Stanoevici
Minister-delegate for Forests: Doina Pana
Minister-delegate for Budget: Liviu Voinea
Minister-delegate for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises, Business Environment and Tourism: Florin Jianu
Minister-delegate for Energy: Razvan Nicolescu
Minister for Higher Education, Scientific Research and Technological Development: Mihnea Costoiu
Minister-delegate for Social Dialogue: Aurelia Cristea
The proposed ministers are members of the Social Democratic Party (PSD), the Conservative Party (PC), the National Union for the Progress of Romania (UNPR), the Hungarian minority party UDMR, as well as independent politicians.
Romanian Parliament’s committees will convene Tuesday morning to hear and vote on the endorsement of ministers proposed to take over portfolios in the new Ponta Cabinet.
The Parliament will assemble for a confidence vote on the new Cabinet Tuesday at 3 p.m.