Tăriceanu II Cabinet

Tăriceanu II
117th cabinet of Romania
Date formed	5 April 2007
Date dissolved	22 December 2008
People and organisations
Head of government	Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu
Head of state	Traian Băsescu
Ministers removed (Death/resignation/dismissal)	6
Total number of ministers	19
Member party	PNL, UDMR
Status in legislature	Coalition (Minority)
Opposition party	PSD, PD/PD-L, PC, PRM
Opposition leader	Mircea Geoană, Corneliu Vadim Tudor
History
Election(s)	28 November 2004
Outgoing election	30 November 2008
Legislature term(s)	2004–2008
Budget(s)	one
Predecessor	Tăriceanu I
Successor	Boc I

The second Tăriceanu cabinet of the government of Romania was composed of 18 ministers, listed below. It was sworn in on 5 April 2007, and had since experienced some minister changes, including in the last months of term. It was a coalition government, formed by the PNL and the UDMR. Its term ended on 22 December 2008, when the new cabinet, headed by Emil Boc, received the vote of confidence from the Parliament and was sworn in at Cotroceni Palace.

Prime Minister	Name	Party	Period
Prime Minister	Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu	National Liberal Party	5 April 2007 – 22 December 2008
Minister of State	Name	Party	Period
Co-ordinating Culture, Education, European Integration	Béla Markó	Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania	5 April 2007 – 3 Jul 2007
Minister	Name	Party	Period
Justice	Tudor Chiuariu	National Liberal Party	5 April 2007 – 15 Jan 2008
	Teodor Meleșcanu (ad interim)		15 Jan 2008 – 29 Feb 2008
	Cătălin Predoiu		29 Feb 2008 – 22 December 2008
Defense	Teodor Meleșcanu	National Liberal Party	5 April 2007 – 22 December 2008
Culture and Religious Affairs	Adrian Iorgulescu	National Liberal Party	5 April 2007 – 22 December 2008
Agriculture, and Rural Development	Decebal Traian Remeș	National Liberal Party	5 April 2007 – Aug. 2007
	Dacian Cioloș		5 August 2007 – 22 December 2008
Public Health	Eugen Nicolăescu	National Liberal Party	5 April 2007 – 22 December 2008
Foreign Affairs	Adrian Cioroianu	National Liberal Party	5 Apr 2007 – 15 Apr 2008
	Lazăr Comănescu		15 Apr 2008 – 22 December 2008
Economy and Finance	Varujan Vosganian	National Liberal Party	5 April 2007 – 22 December 2008
Labor, Family, and Social Solidarity	Paul Păcuraru	National Liberal Party	5 April 2007 – Sep. 2008
	Eugen Nicolăescu (ad interim)		Sep. 2008 – 25 Sep 2008
	Mariana Câmpeanu		25 Sep 2008 – 22 December 2008
Environment and Sustainable Development	Attila Korodi	Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania	5 April 2007 – 22 December 2008
Transport	Ludovic Orban	National Liberal Party	5 April 2007 – 22 December 2008
Interior and Administrative Reform	Cristian David	National Liberal Party	5 April 2007 – 22 December 2008
Development, Public Works and Dwellings	László Borbély	Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania	5 April 2007 – 22 December 2008
Education, Research and Youth	Cristian Adomniței	National Liberal Party	5 Apr 2007 – 8 Oct 2008
	Anton Anton		8 Oct 2008 – 22 December 2008
Communications and Information Technology	Zsolt Nagy	Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania	5 April 2007 – 11 Jun 2007
	Iuliu Winkler		11 Jun 2007 – Nov. 2007
	Károly Borbély		Nov. 2007 – 22 December 2008
Small and Medium Enterprises, Commerce, Tourism, and Liberal Occupations	Ovidiu Ioan Silaghi	National Liberal Party	5 April 2007 – 22 December 2008
Minister Delegate	Name	Party	Period
Relations with Parliament	Mihai Voicu	National Liberal Party	5 April 2007 – 22 December 2008