Prime Minister-designate Luca Niculescu on Thursday submitted to Parliament the 17-member list of ministers proposed for his Cabinet (including two delegated ministers), as well as the governing programme.
Of the ministerial nominees, 11 are backed by the Social Democratic Party (PSD), while six are independents.
The proposed Cabinet is as follows:
* Prime Minister - Luca Niculescu;
* Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior - Marian Neacsu (PSD);
* Minister of Transport and Infrastructure - Stefan Ovidiu Popa (PSD);
* Minister of Finance - Alexandru Nazare (independent);
* Minister of Foreign Affairs - Danut-Sebastian Neculaescu (independent);
* Minister of Justice - Radu Marinescu (PSD);
* Minister of National Defence - Radu Stefan Oprea (PSD);
* Minister of Economy, Digital transformation, Entrepreneurship and Tourism - Daniel Catalin Zamfir (PSD);
* Minister-delegate for Digital transformation and Artificial Intelligence - Costinel Bogdan Dumitru (independent);
* Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development - Florin Barbu (PSD);
* Minister of Environment, Waters and Forestry - Natalia Intotero (PSD);
* Minister of Development, Public Works and Administration - Alexandru Marcel Stoica (PSD);
* Minister of European Investments and Projects - Mihai Alexandru Ghigiu (PSD);
* Minister of Labour, Family, Youth and Social Solidarity - Petre Florin Manole (PSD);
* Minister of Health - Alexandru Florin Rogobete (PSD);
* Minister of Education and Research - Sorin Valentin Costreie (independent);
* Minister-delegate for Pre-University Education - Sorin Gabriel Ionescu (independent);
* Minister of Culture - Ioana Ruxandra Victoria Ciocan (independent).
A joint meeting of the Standing Bureaus of the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate is scheduled to begin at 8:30 p.m. on Thursday to establish the timetable for the investiture of the Luca Niculescu Government.
