On Monday, President Klaus Iohannis appointed Marcel Ciolacu as prime minister of the new government, after he was proposed by PNL, PSD, UDMR and minorities.
Klaus Iohannis appointed Marcel Ciolacu as prime minister. Photo: Facebook
“The pro-European coalition formed by PSD, PNL, UDMR and minorities decided to build a majority and a government. Today already in the parliament this majority was verified and it is certain. The pro-European coalition proposed a candidate to me which I decided to accept. Accordingly, I nominate Mr. Marcel Ciolacu for the position of Prime Minister of the Government of Romania. At the same time, allow me to wish good luck to new coalitions, a pro-European, pro-Romania coalition, which has every chance to continue Romania’s very good course after the indisputable economic successes after Romania’s entry into the Schengen area, and I think they will dealing very well with the problems that we are now certainly facing, the construction of the budget and the establishment of the calendar for the presidential elections. Good luck, Prime Minister-designate“, declared Klaus Iohannis.
At the Cotroceni Palace, along with Klaus Iohannis, there were also the leaders of the coalition, Marcel Ciolacu, Kelemen Hunor, Ilie Bolojan and Varujan Pambuccian.
“Thank you, Mr. President, for your trust. Dear Romanians, the mandate entrusted to me today honors me, but also obliges me. We live in complicated, difficult times. I hope that, together with our colleagues in the Coalition, we will find the best solutions to successfully overcome the challenges we face. The Romanians sent us a clear message: they need stability, predictability, reforms and security. And a government that acts by putting the national interest first. So help us God! Thank you very much!”, said Marcel Ciolacu.
Composition of the Government:
Prime Minister – Marcel Ciolacu (PSD)
PSD positions:
- Deputy Prime Minister without portfolio – Marian Neacșu
- Ministry of Justice – Radu Marinescu
- Ministry of Defense – Angel Tîlvăr
- Ministry of Economy and Digitization – Bogdan Ivan
- Ministry of Transport – Sorin Grindeanu
- Ministry of Health – Alexandru Rafila
- Ministry of Agriculture – Florin Barbu
- Ministry of Culture – Natalia Intotero
- Ministry of Labor – Simona Bucura Oprescu
PNL positions:
- Ministry of Internal Affairs and Deputy Prime Minister – Cătălin Predoiu
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs – Emil Hurezeanu
- Ministry of European Funds – Marcel Boloș
- Ministry of Energy – Sebastian Burduja
- Ministry of the Environment – Mircea Fechet
- Ministry of Education and Research – Daniel David
UDMR positions:
- Ministry of Finance and Deputy Prime Minister – Tánczos Barna
- Ministry of Development – Cseke Attila
The Ciolacu 2 Government will be heard in the Parliament, in the specialized commissions, on Monday, December 23.
