15th Government of Slovenia

Golob Cabinet
15th Cabinet of Slovenia
Date formed	1 June 2022
People and organisations
Head of state	Borut Pahor Nataša Pirc Musar
Head of government	Robert Golob (GS)
Deputy head of government	Klemen Boštjančič (GS) Tanja Fajon (SD) Luka Mesec (The Left)
No. of ministers	PM + 20 ministers
Total no. of members	21
Member party	GS, SD, The Left
Status in legislature	Centre-left majority government (coalition)
Opposition cabinet	None
Opposition party	SDS, NSi
Opposition leader	Not an official position Janez Janša (SDS) Matej Tonin (NSi)
History
Election	2022 election
Legislature term	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]

Portfolio	Party		Minister	Took office	Left 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 Opportunities		Left	Luka Mesec	1 June 2022
Minister of Finance		GS	Klemen Boštjančič	1 June 2022
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 world		GS	Matej Arčon	1 June 2022
Ministers
Minister of the Interior		GS	Tatjana Bobnar	1 June 2022	14 December 2022
		GS	Boštjan Poklukar	21 February 2023
Minister of Defence		GS	Marjan Šarec	1 June 2022	16 July 2024
		GS	Robert Golob (acting)	16 July 2024	7 October 2024
		GS	Borut Sajovic  [ sl ]	7 October 2024
Minister of Finance		GS	Klemen Boštjančič	1 June 2022
Minister of the Economy, Tourism and Sport		SD	Matjaž Han	1 June 2022
Minister of Justice		SD	Dominika Švarc Pipan	1 June 2022	5 March 2024
		SD	Andreja Katič	5 March 2024
Minister of Public Administration		GS	Sanja Ajanovič Hovnik	1 June 2022	9 October 2023
		GS	Klemen Boštjančič (acting)	9 October 2023	7 December 2023
		GS	Franc Props  [ sl ]	7 December 2023
Minister of Education, Science and Sport		GS	Igor Papič	1 June 2022	9 January 2023
Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation		GS	Igor Papič	24 January 2023
Minister of Health		GS	Danijel Bešič Loredan	1 June 2022	7 June 2023
		GS	Robert Golob (acting)	13 July 2023	13 October 2023
		GS	Valentina Prevolnik Rupel	13 October 2023
Minister of Education		GS	Darjo Felda  [ sl ]	24 January 2023	7 October 2024
		GS	Vinko Logaj  [ sl ]	7 October 2024
Minister of Infrastructure		GS	Bojan Kumer	1 June 2022	9 January 2023
		GS	Alenka Bratušek	24 January 2023
Minister of Culture		Left	Asta Vrečko	1 June 2022
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Food		GS	Irena Šinko	1 June 2022	13 October 2023
		GS	Marjan Šarec (acting)	13 October 2023	12 January 2024
		GS	Mateja Čalušić	12 January 2024
Minister of Natural Resources and Spatial Planning		GS	Uroš Brežan	1 June 2022	9 October 2023
		GS	Alenka Bratušek (acting)	9 October 2023	7 December 2023
		GS	Jože Novak	7 December 2023
Minister of Solidarity-Based Future		Left	Simon Maljevac	24 January 2023
Minister of the Environment, Climate and Energy		GS	Bojan Kumer	24 January 2023
Minister of Digital Transformation		GS	Emilija Stojmenova Duh	24 January 2023	17 December 2024
		GS	Ksenija Klampfer	17 December 2024
Minister of Cohesion and Regional Development		SD	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 world		GS	Matej Arčon	1 June 2022

Coalition

Party			No. of MPs	No. of ministers	Female ministers
	GS	Freedom Movement Gibanje Svoboda	40	13 + PM	4
	SD	Social Democrats Socialni demokrati	7	4	2
	Left	The Left Levica	5	3	1
	Total		52	20 + PM	7 (35 %)

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

Date	Candidate	In favour	Against	Invalid
May 25, 2022	Robert Golob	54	30	1

Election of the government

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

Date	In favour	Against	Abstain
1 June 2022	53	28	2

Portfolio changes

The following portfolios were changed in the Golob cabinet:

• the new Ministry of the Environment, Climate and Energy is responsible for the environment, waste management, and climate change (previously under the Ministry of the Environment and Spatial Planning), and public transport, transport policy, sustainable mobility, energy, and renewable sources (previously within the Ministry of Infrastructure);
• the new Ministry of Digital Transformation, previously Office of the Government for Digital Transformation, has been transformed into a ministry, which is also responsible for information technology in public administration (previously within the Ministry of Public Administration);
• the new Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Innovation is responsible for higher education, science, and research (previously under the Ministry of Education, Science and Sport), and technology development and innovation (previously within the Ministry of Economic Development and Technology);
• the new Ministry of Solidary Future is responsible for long-term care (previously under the Ministry of Health), housing policy (previously under the Ministry of the Environment and Spatial Planning), and economic democracy (previously within the Ministry of Economic Development and Technology);
• the new Ministry of Regional Development and Cohesion (previously the Government Office for Development and Cohesion) has been transformed into a ministry that is also responsible for regional development (previously under the Ministry of Economic Development and Technology);
• the Ministry of the Environment and Spatial Planning has been renamed the Ministry of Natural Resources and Spatial Planning, now only responsible for nature, waters, nuclear safety and spatial planning, and mining (previously under the Ministry of Infrastructure);
• the Ministry of Economic Development and Technology has been renamed the Ministry of Economy, Tourism and Sport and is now also responsible for sport (previously under the Ministry of Education, Science and Sport), but is no longer responsible for technology and innovation;
• the Ministry of Education, Science and Sport has been renamed the Ministry of Education, now only responsible for primary and secondary education, adult education, and youth;
• the Ministry of Infrastructure is now only responsible for road and other infrastructure;
• the Ministry of Health is no longer responsible for long-term care;
• the Ministry of Public Administration is no longer responsible for information technology in public administration; and
• the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has been renamed the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs, with no changes in responsibilities. ^[5]

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]

Policy

Animal welfare

The government introduced measures in January 2025 to ban the confinement of egg-laying hens in battery cages by 2029 and prohibit the castration of piglets without anesthetic by 2026. The National Assembly endorsed the measures in July 2025, overriding the veto of the National Council. ^[6]

Foreign policy

On July 2025, the government announced an arms embargo against Israel and designated Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich "persona non grata" over their role in human rights violations against Palestinians. ^{[7] [8]} This made Slovenia the first state in the European Union to bar Israel officials or impose an arms embargo over the Gaza war.

References

1. "Vsak dan prvi - 24ur.com". www.24ur.com. Retrieved 2022-05-13.
2. "O vladi". Portal GOV.SI (in Slovenian). Retrieved 4 June 2022.
3. "DZ dobil prvo predsednico, na funkcijo s 55 glasovi izvoljena Urška Klakočar Zupančič". RTVSLO.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 2022-05-13.
4. "National Assembly Confirms Slovenia's New Cabinet". www.total-slovenia-news.com. Retrieved 2022-06-01.
5. "Changes of the Government Act". National Assembly of the Republic of Slovenia. 13 May 2022. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
6. "Hens and piglets to get better treatment under new law". Slovenia Times. 24 July 2025. Archived from the original on 25 July 2025. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
7. "Slovenia bars two far-right Israeli ministers". France 24. 2025-07-17. Retrieved 2025-07-17.
8. "Slovenia bans arms trade with Israel over its actions in Gaza". AP News. August 1, 2025. Retrieved August 1, 2025.