Taavi Rõivas's first cabinet
Taavi Rõivas' cabinet | |
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 47th Cabinet of Estonia | |
| Incumbent | |
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| Date formed | 26 March 2014 |
| People and organisations | |
| Head of state | Toomas Hendrik Ilves (2006-present) |
| 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(s) | 2011 election |
| Legislature term(s) | 4 years |
| Predecessor | Andrus Ansip's third cabinet |
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Taavi Rõivas' cabinet (March 26, 2014—present)[1] is the current cabinet of Estonia. It is 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 | Incumbent | Reform | ||||||
| Ministry of Finance | |||||||||
| Minister of Finance | 4 June 2009 | 3 November 2014 | Reform | ||||||
| 3 November 2014 | Incumbent | Reform | |||||||
| Ministry of Foreign Affairs | |||||||||
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | 13 April 2005 | 3 November 2014 | Reform | ||||||
| Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications | |||||||||
| Minister of Economic Affairs and Infrastructure | 26 March 2014 | Incumbent | SDE | ||||||
| Minister of Foreign Trade and Enterpreneurship | 26 March 2014 | Incumbent | Reform | ||||||
| Ministry of Justice | |||||||||
| Minister of Justice | 26 March 2014 | Incumbent | SDE | ||||||
| Ministry of Defence | |||||||||
| Minister of Defence | 26 March 2014 | Incumbent | SDE | ||||||
| Ministry of Culture | |||||||||
| Minister of Culture | 4 December 2013 | Incumbent | Reform | ||||||
| Ministry of the Interior | |||||||||
| Minister of the Interior and Regional Affairs | 26 March 2014 | Incumbent | Reform | ||||||
| Ministry of Education and Research | |||||||||
| Minister of Education and Research | 26 March 2014 | Incumbent | SDE | ||||||
| Ministry of the Environment | |||||||||
| Minister of the Environment | 6 April 2011 | Incumbent | Reform | ||||||
| Ministry of Social Affairs | |||||||||
| Minister of Social Protection | 26 March 2014 | Incumbent | SDE | ||||||
| Minister of Health and Labour | 26 March 2014 | Incumbent | Reform | ||||||
| Ministry of Agriculture | |||||||||
| Minister of Agriculture | 7 April 2014 | Incumbent | SDE | ||||||
Resignations
On 3 November 2014 Minister of Finance, Jürgen Ligi, resigned due of 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.
External links
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