Taavi Rõivas's first cabinet
Appearance
Taavi Rõivas's first cabinet | |
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![]() 47th Cabinet of Estonia | |
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Date formed | 26 March 2014 |
Date dissolved | 30 March 2015 |
People and organisations | |
Head of state | Toomas Hendrik Ilves |
Head of government | Taavi Rõivas |
No. of ministers | 14 |
Member party | Estonian Reform Party, Social Democratic Party |
Opposition parties | Estonian Centre Party Pro Patria and Res Publica Union |
History | |
Election | 2011 election |
Legislature term | 4 years |
Predecessor | Andrus Ansip's third cabinet |
Successor | Taavi Rõivas's second cabinet |
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Taavi Rõivas's first cabinet was the cabinet of Estonia from March 26, 2014 to March 30, 2015 .[1] It was a coalition cabinet of free market liberal Estonian Reform Party and Social Democratic Party.
Ministers
Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party | |||||
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Government's Office | |||||||||
Prime Minister | 26 March 2014 | to the next cabinet | Reform | ||||||
Ministry of Finance | |||||||||
Minister of Finance | 4 June 2009 | 3 November 2014 | Reform | ||||||
3 November 2014 | 30 March 2015 | Reform | |||||||
Ministry of Foreign Affairs | |||||||||
Minister of Foreign Affairs | 13 April 2005 | 3 November 2014 | Reform | ||||||
17 November 2014 | to the next cabinet | Reform | |||||||
Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications | |||||||||
Minister of Economic Affairs and Infrastructure | 26 March 2014 | 30 March 2015 | SDE | ||||||
Minister of Foreign Trade and Entrepreneurship | 26 March 2014 | 30 March 2015 | Reform | ||||||
Ministry of Justice | |||||||||
Minister of Justice | 26 March 2014 | 30 March 2015 | SDE | ||||||
Ministry of Defence | |||||||||
Minister of Defence | 26 March 2014 | to the next cabinet | SDE | ||||||
Ministry of Culture | |||||||||
Minister of Culture | 4 December 2013 | 30 March 2015 | Reform | ||||||
Ministry of the Interior | |||||||||
Minister of the Interior and Regional Affairs | 26 March 2014 | to the next cabinet | Reform | ||||||
Ministry of Education and Research | |||||||||
Minister of Education and Research | 26 March 2014 | 30 March 2015 | SDE | ||||||
Ministry of the Environment | |||||||||
Minister of the Environment | 6 April 2011 | 17 November 2014 | Reform | ||||||
17 November 2014 | 30 March 2015 | Reform | |||||||
Ministry of Social Affairs | |||||||||
Minister of Social Protection | 26 March 2014 | 30 March 2015 | SDE | ||||||
Minister of Health and Labour | 26 March 2014 | 30 March 2015 | Reform | ||||||
Ministry of Agriculture | |||||||||
Minister of Agriculture | 7 April 2014 | 30 March 2015 | SDE |
Resignations
On 3 November 2014 Minister of Finance, Jürgen Ligi, resigned due to public pressure after scandalous Facebook post in which he insulted the Minister of Education and Research Jevgeni Ossinovski.[2] On the same day Maris Lauri became the new Minister of Finance.[3]
Also on 3 November 2014 Minister of Foreign Affairs, Urmas Paet, resigned to become an MP in the European Parliament.[4]
See also
References
- ^ "Uue valitsuse ministrid astusid vande andmisega ametisse". Postimees (in Estonian). 26 March 2014. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
- ^ "Ligi Submits Letter of Resignation". ERR. 26 October 2014. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
- ^ "Maris Lauri Becomes Estonia's First Female Finance Minister". ERR. 3 November 2014. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
- ^ "Paet Reverses, Takes European Parliament Seat". ERR. 3 November 2014. Retrieved 3 November 2014.