Boc Cabinets
The Boc Cabinet I of the Government of Romania was composed of 20 ministers, listed below. It was sworn in on 22 December 2008, the same day it received the vote of confidence from the Parliament of Romania. It was a grand coalition government, formed by the PD-L and the PSD. The Cabinet could have faced a Constitutional issue, by using the term "Deputy Prime Minister", instead of the one used in the previous cabinets "Minister of State".
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 the Parliament voted for a motion of no confidence. As a result this Cabinet was just an acting Cabinet. 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 minoritires), having an absolute majority in both Houses of Parliament, expressed their will to nominate the Mayor of Sibiu Klaus Iohannis as Prime Minister.
| Prime Minister | Name | Party | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister | Emil Boc | Democratic Liberal Party | 22 December 2008 – 23 December 2009 |
| Deputy Prime Minister | Name | Party | Period |
| Deputy Prime Minister | Dan Nica | Social Democratic Party | 22 December 2008 – 1 October 2009 |
| Vasile Blaga | Democratic Liberal Party | 1 October 2009 – 27 November 2009 | |
| Minister | Name | Party | Period |
| Justice and Citizenship Freedoms | Cătălin Predoiu | Independent | 22 December 2008 – 23 December 2009 |
| National Defense | Mihai Stănişoară | Democratic Liberal Party | 22 December 2008 – 23 December 2009 |
| Culture, Religious Affairs and National Patrimony | Theodor Paleologu | Democratic Liberal Party | 22 December 2008 – 23 December 2009 |
| Agriculture and Rural Development | Ilie Sârbu | Social Democratic Party | 22 December 2008 – 1 October 2009 |
| Radu Berceanu | Democratic Liberal Party | 1 October 2009 – 23 December 2009 | |
| Public Health | Ionuţ Bazac | Social Democratic Party | 22 December 2008 – 1 October 2009 |
| Adriean Videanu | Democratic Liberal Party | 1 October 2009 – 23 December 2009 | |
| Foreign Affairs | Cristian Diaconescu | Social Democratic Party | 22 December 2008 – 1 October 2009 |
| Cătălin Predoiu | Independent | 1 October 2009 – 23 December 2009 | |
| Economy | Adriean Videanu | Democratic Liberal Party | 22 December 2008 – 23 December 2009 |
| Public Finance | Gheorghe Pogea | Democratic Liberal Party | 22 December 2008 – 23 December 2009 |
| Labor, Family and Social Protection | Marian Sârbu | Social Democratic Party | 22 December 2008 – 1 October 2009 |
| Gheorghe Pogea | Democratic Liberal Party | 1 October 2009 – 23 December 2009 | |
| Environment and Sustainable Development | Nicolae Nemirschi | Social Democratic Party | 22 December 2008 – 1 October 2009 |
| Elena Udrea | Democratic Liberal Party | 1 October 2009 – 23 December 2009 | |
| Transport and Infrastructure | Radu Berceanu | Democratic Liberal Party | 22 December 2008 – 23 December 2009 |
| Administration and Interior | Gabriel Oprea | Social Democratic Party | 22 December 2008 – 13 January 2009 |
| Dan Nica | 13 January 2009 – 20 January 2009 | ||
| Liviu Dragnea | 20 January 2009 – 2 February 2009 | ||
| Dan Nica | 2 February 2009 – 1 October 2009 | ||
| Vasile Blaga | Democratic Liberal Party | 1 October 2009 – 23 December 2009 | |
| Regional Development and Housing | Vasile Blaga | Democratic Liberal Party | 22 December 2008 – 27 November 2009 |
| Education and Research | Ecaterina Andronescu | Social Democratic Party | 22 December 2008 – 1 October 2009 |
| Emil Boc | Democratic Liberal Party | 1 October 2009 – 23 December 2009 | |
| Youth and Sport | Monica Iacob Ridzi | Democratic Liberal Party | 22 December 2008 – 14 July 2009 |
| Sorina Luminiţa Plăcintă | 14 July 2009 – 23 December 2009 | ||
| Tourism | Elena Udrea | Democratic Liberal Party | 22 December 2008 – 23 December 2009 |
| Communications and Information Society | Gabriel Sandu | Democratic Liberal Party | 22 December 2008 – 23 December 2009 |
| Small and Medium Enterprises, Commerce and Business Environment | Constantin Niţă | Social Democratic Party | 22 December 2008 – 1 October 2009 |
| Gabriel Sandu | Democratic Liberal Party | 1 October 2009 – 23 December 2009 | |
| Minister Delegate | Name | Party | Period |
| Relations with Parliament | Victor Ponta | Social Democratic Party | 22 December 2008 – 1 October 2009 |
| Sorina Luminiţa Plăcintă | Democratic Liberal Party | 1 October 2009 – 23 December 2009 |
Read more about Boc Cabinets: Proposed Croitoru and Negoiță Cabinets, Boc II, References
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