15th Government of Slovenia

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15th Cabinet of Republic of Slovenia
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Date formed1 June 2022
People and organisations
Head of state Borut Pahor
Nataša Pirc Musar
Head of government Robert Golob (GS)
Deputy head of government Deputy Prime Ministers
Danijel Bešič Loredan (GS)
Tanja Fajon (SD)
Luka Mesec (The Left)
No. of ministersPM + 17 ministers
Total no. of members18
Member party GS, SD, The Left
Status in legislature Centre-left majority government
53 / 90
Opposition cabinetNone
Opposition party SDS, NSi
Opposition leaderNot an official position
Janez Janša (SDS)
Matej Tonin (NSi)
History
Election(s) 2022 election
Legislature term(s) 9th National Assembly
Predecessor 14th Government of Slovenia
Successor 16th Government of Slovenia

15th Government of Slovenia (also known as the Golob Cabinet) was formed by Robert Golob following the 2022 Slovenian parliamentary election. Robert Golob, leader of the Freedom Movement, was nominated as Prime Minister, and was approved as such on 25 May. The government has the largest number of ministries after the 1st Government of Slovenia. [1]

Composition

Cabinet

Here is the actual composition of the cabinet according to the official page: [2]

PortfolioPartyMinisterTook officeLeft office
Prime Minister GS Robert Golob 25 May 2022
Deputy Prime Minister(s)
Minister of Foreign and European Affairs SD Tanja Fajon 1 June 2022
Minister of Labor, Family, Social Affairs and Equal OpportunitiesLeft Luka Mesec 1 June 2022
Minister of HealthGS Danijel Bešič Loredan 1 June 20227 June 2023
Ministers
Minister of the Interior GS Tatjana Bobnar 1 June 202214 December 2022
GS Boštjan Poklukar 21 February 2023
Minister of Defence GS Marjan Šarec 1 June 2022
Minister of Finance GS Klemen Boštjančič 1 June 2022
Minister of the Economy, Tourism and SportSD Matjaž Han 1 June 2022
Minister of Justice SD Dominika Švarc Pipan 1 June 2022
Minister of Public AdministrationGS Sanja Ajanovič Hovnik 1 June 20229 October 2023
GS Klemen Boštjančič (acting)9 October 2023
Minister of Education, Science and SportGS Igor Papič 1 June 20229 January 2023
Minister of Higher Education, Science and InnovationGS Igor Papič 24 January 2023
Minister of EducationGS Darjo Felda 24 January 2023
Minister of InfrastructureGS Bojan Kumer 1 June 20229 January 2023
GS Alenka Bratušek 24 January 2023
Minister of CultureLeft Asta Vrečko 1 June 2022
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and FoodGS Irena Šinko 1 June 202213 October 2023
GS Marjan Šarec (acting)13 October 202312 January 2024
GS Mateja Čalušić 12 January 2024
Minister of Natural Resources and Spatial PlanningGS Uroš Brežan 1 June 20229 October 2023
GS Alenka Bratušek (acting)9 October 2023
Minister of Solidarity-Based FutureLeft Simon Maljevac 24 January 2023
Minister of the Environment, Climate and EnergyGS Bojan Kumer 24 January 2023
Minister of Digital TransformationGS Emilija Stojmenova Duh 24 January 2023
Minister of Cohesion and Regional DevelopmentSD Aleksander Jevšek 24 January 2023
Ministers without portfolio
Minister without portfolio, responsible for relations between the Republic of Slovenia and the autochthonous Slovene national community in neighboring countries and between the Republic of Slovenia and Slovenes around the worldGS Matej Arčon 1 June 2022

Coalition

PartyNo. of MPsNo. of ministersFemale ministers
GS Freedom Movement
Gibanje Svoboda
4111 + PM4
SD Social Democrats
Socialni demokrati
742
Left The Left
Levica
521
Total5317 + PM7
(38.89 %)

Formation and election

Candidate for prime minister

President Borut Pahor nominated Robert Golob, leader of the Freedom Movement, to be the next prime minister after consultations with political groups' leaders in the National Assembly. [3]

Election of the prime minister

DateCandidateIn favourAgainstInvalid
May 25, 2022 Robert Golob 54301

Election of the government

The National Assembly confirmed the cabinet ministers on 1 June 2022. [4]

DateIn favourAgainstAbstain
1 June 202253282

Portfolio changes

The following portfolios were changed in the Golob cabinet:

No changes are planned for the Ministry of the Interior, Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Defense, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food, Ministry of Labor, Family, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities, Ministry of Culture and the Government Office for the Slovenians Abroad. [5]

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