Boc Cabinets


Boc I

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 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, 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, 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, having an absolute majority in both Houses of Parliament, expressed their will to nominate the Mayor of Sibiu Klaus Iohannis as Prime Minister.
Prime MinisterNamePartyPeriod
Prime MinisterEmil BocDemocratic Liberal Party22 December 2008 – 23 December 2009
Deputy Prime MinisterNamePartyPeriod
Deputy Prime MinisterDan NicaSocial Democratic Party22 December 2008 – 1 October 2009
Deputy Prime MinisterVasile Blaga Democratic Liberal Party1 October 2009 – 27 November 2009
MinisterNamePartyPeriod
Justice and Citizenship FreedomsCătălin PredoiuIndependent22 December 2008 – 23 December 2009
National DefenseMihai StănișoarăDemocratic Liberal Party22 December 2008 – 23 December 2009
Culture, Religious Affairs and National PatrimonyTheodor PaleologuDemocratic Liberal Party22 December 2008 – 23 December 2009
Agriculture and Rural DevelopmentIlie SârbuSocial Democratic Party22 December 2008 – 1 October 2009
Agriculture and Rural DevelopmentRadu Berceanu Democratic Liberal Party1 October 2009 – 23 December 2009
Public HealthIonuț BazacSocial Democratic Party22 December 2008 – 1 October 2009
Public HealthAdriean Videanu Democratic Liberal Party1 October 2009 – 23 December 2009
Foreign AffairsCristian DiaconescuSocial Democratic Party22 December 2008 – 1 October 2009
Foreign AffairsCătălin Predoiu Independent1 October 2009 – 23 December 2009
EconomyAdriean VideanuDemocratic Liberal Party22 December 2008 – 23 December 2009
Public FinanceGheorghe PogeaDemocratic Liberal Party22 December 2008 – 23 December 2009
Labor, Family and Social ProtectionMarian SârbuSocial Democratic Party22 December 2008 – 1 October 2009
Labor, Family and Social ProtectionGheorghe Pogea Democratic Liberal Party1 October 2009 – 23 December 2009
Environment and Sustainable DevelopmentNicolae NemirschiSocial Democratic Party22 December 2008 – 1 October 2009
Environment and Sustainable DevelopmentElena Udrea Democratic Liberal Party1 October 2009 – 23 December 2009
Transport and InfrastructureRadu BerceanuDemocratic Liberal Party22 December 2008 – 23 December 2009
Administration and InteriorGabriel OpreaSocial Democratic Party22 December 2008 – 13 January 2009
Administration and InteriorDan Nica Social Democratic Party13 January 2009 – 20 January 2009
Administration and InteriorLiviu DragneaSocial Democratic Party20 January 2009 – 2 February 2009
Administration and InteriorDan NicaSocial Democratic Party2 February 2009 – 1 October 2009
Administration and InteriorVasile Blaga Democratic Liberal Party1 October 2009 – 23 December 2009
Regional Development and HousingVasile BlagaDemocratic Liberal Party22 December 2008 – 27 November 2009
Education and ResearchEcaterina AndronescuSocial Democratic Party22 December 2008 – 1 October 2009
Education and ResearchEmil Boc Democratic Liberal Party1 October 2009 – 23 December 2009
Youth and SportMonica Iacob RidziDemocratic Liberal Party22 December 2008 – 14 July 2009
Youth and SportSorina Luminița PlăcintăDemocratic Liberal Party14 July 2009 – 23 December 2009
TourismElena UdreaDemocratic Liberal Party22 December 2008 – 23 December 2009
Communications and Information SocietyGabriel SanduDemocratic Liberal Party22 December 2008 – 23 December 2009
Small and Medium Enterprises, Commerce and Business EnvironmentConstantin NițăSocial Democratic Party22 December 2008 – 1 October 2009
Small and Medium Enterprises, Commerce and Business EnvironmentGabriel Sandu Democratic Liberal Party1 October 2009 – 23 December 2009
Minister DelegateNamePartyPeriod
Relations with ParliamentVictor PontaSocial Democratic Party22 December 2008 – 1 October 2009
Relations with ParliamentSorina Luminița Plăcintă Democratic Liberal Party1 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, 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. The nomination was backed by the Democratic Liberal Party, which is supporting Băsescu in the upcoming presidential election, but drew criticism from the rest of the parties represented in the Romanian Parliament, which backed Sibiu Mayor Klaus Iohannis for the position, and vowed to challenge Croitoru's nomination at the Constitutional Court or derail it in Parliament. 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.
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.
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, as well as the post of Deputy Prime Minister would be cancelled.
Prime Minister designateNameParty
Prime MinisterLucian CroitoruIndependent
Minister nominationNameParty
Administration and InteriorEmerich Florin ȘaghyIndependent
Foreign AffairsBogdan AurescuIndependent
Public FinanceGheorghe PogeaDemocratic Liberal Party
Justice and Citizenship FreedomsCătălin PredoiuIndependent, proposed by
Democratic Liberal Party
Education and ResearchDaniel FuneriuIndependent
National DefenseMihai StănișoarăDemocratic Liberal Party
EconomyAdriean VideanuDemocratic Liberal Party
Agriculture and Rural DevelopmentAdrian RădulescuIndependent
Labor, Family and Social ProtectionMihai ȘeitanDemocratic Liberal Party
TransportRadu BerceanuDemocratic Liberal Party
Regional Development, Housing and TourismVasile BlagaDemocratic Liberal Party
Environment and Sustainable DevelopmentSulfina BarbuDemocratic Liberal Party
Public HealthCristian VlădescuIndependent
Culture, Religious Affairs and National PatrimonyTheodor PaleologuDemocratic Liberal Party

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 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.
Prime Minister designateNameParty
Prime MinisterLiviu NegoițăDemocratic Liberal Party
Minister nominationNameParty
Administration and InteriorGabriel OpreaIndependent
Foreign AffairsBogdan AurescuIndependent
Public FinanceGheorghe PogeaDemocratic Liberal Party
Justice and Citizenship FreedomsCătălin PredoiuIndependent
Education and ResearchDaniel FuneriuDemocratic Liberal Party
National DefenseMihai StănișoarăDemocratic Liberal Party
EconomyAdriean VideanuDemocratic Liberal Party
Agriculture and Rural DevelopmentValeriu TabărăDemocratic Liberal Party
Labor, Family and Social ProtectionMihai ȘeitanDemocratic Liberal Party
TransportRadu BerceanuDemocratic Liberal Party
Regional Development, Housing and TourismVasile BlagaDemocratic Liberal Party
Environment and Sustainable DevelopmentSulfina BarbuDemocratic Liberal Party
Public HealthAnton Cristian IrimieDemocratic Liberal Party
Culture, Religious Affairs and National PatrimonyTheodor PaleologuDemocratic Liberal Party