15th 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 will have the largest number of ministries after the 1st Government of Slovenia.[1]

Golob Cabinet

15th Cabinet of Republic of Slovenia
Date formed1 June 2022
People and organisations
Head of statePresident Borut Pahor
Head of governmentRobert Golob (GS)
Deputy head of governmentDeputy Prime Ministers
Danijel Bešič Loredan (GS)
Tanja Fajon (SD)
Luka Mesec (The Left)
No. of ministersPM + 17 ministers
Total no. of members18
Member partyGS, SD, The Left
Status in legislatureCentre-left majority government
53 / 90
Opposition cabinetNone
Opposition partySDS, NSi
Opposition leaderNot an official position
Janez Janša (SDS)
Matej Tonin (NSi)
History
Election(s)2022 election
Legislature term(s)9th National Assembly
Predecessor14th Government of Slovenia
Successor16th Government of Slovenia
Politics of Slovenia

EU Member State
(Eurozone Member State)
(Schengen Area Member State)
NATO Member State
Council of Europe Member State
OECD Member State

Constitution
Executive
Legislature
Judiciary
Other institutions
Elections
Subdivisions
Foreign relations

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 Health GS Danijel Bešič Loredan 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/LMŠ Marjan Šarec 1 June 2022
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
Minister of Public Administration GS Sanja Ajanovič Hovnik 1 June 2022
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 Education GS Darjo Felda 24 January 2023
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
Minister of Natural Resources and Spatial Planning GS Uroš Brežan 1 June 2022
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
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		 41 11 + PM 4
SD Social Democrats
Socialni demokrati		 7 4 2
Left The Left
Levica		 5 2 1
Total 53 17 + PM 7
(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
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:

  • new Ministry of the Environment, Climate and Energy will be responsible for the environment, waste management and climate change, previously within 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;
  • new Ministry of Digital Transformation, previously Office of the Government for Digital Transformation will now be transformed into a ministry, which will also be responsible for information technology in public administration;
  • new Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Innovation will be responsible for higher education, science, research, previously under the Ministry of Education, Science and Sport, and technology development and innovation, previously under the Ministry of Economic Development and Technology;
  • new Ministry of Solidary Future will be 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;
  • new Ministry of Regional Development and Cohesion, previously the Government Office for Development and Cohesion will now be transformed into a ministry, which will also be responsible for regional development, previously under the Ministry of Economic Development and Technology;
  • the Ministry of the Environment and Spatial Planning will be renamed in the Ministry of Natural Resources and Spatial Planning, now only responsible for the nature, waters, nuclear safety and spatial planning, and also mining, previously under the Ministry of Infrastructure;
  • the Ministry of Economic Development and Technology will be renamed in the Ministry of Economy, Tourism and Sport and will now also be responsible for sport, previously under the Ministry of Education, Science and Sport, but will no longer be responsible for technology and innovation;
  • the Ministry of Education, Science and Sport will be renamed in the Ministry of Education, now only responsible for primary and secondary education, adult education and youth;
  • the Ministry of Infrastructure will now be responsible for road and other infrastructure only;
  • the Ministry of Health will no longer be responsible for long-term care;
  • the Ministry of Public Administration will no longer be responsible for information technology in public administration; and
  • the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will be renamed in 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]

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.
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