Taavi Rõivas's first cabinet
Cabinet of Estonia (2014–2015)
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Taavi Rõivas's first cabinet was the cabinet of Estonia from March 26, 2014 to March 30, 2015.[1] It was a coalition cabinet of free market liberal Estonian Reform Party and Social Democratic Party.
Dateformed26 March 2014
Datedissolved30 March 2015
Head of state
Toomas Hendrik IlvesHead of government
Taavi RõivasTaavi Rõivas's first cabinet | |
|---|---|
 47th Cabinet of Estonia | |
| Date formed | 26 March 2014 |
| Date dissolved | 30 March 2015 |
| People and organisations | |
Head of state | Toomas Hendrik Ilves |
Head of government | Taavi Rõivas |
No. of ministers | 14 |
Member party | Estonian Reform Party, Social Democratic Party |
Status in legislature | Majority cabinet |
Opposition parties | Estonian Centre Party Pro Patria and Res Publica Union |
| History | |
| Election | 2011 election |
| Legislature term | 4 years |
| Predecessor | Andrus Ansip's third cabinet |
| Successor | Taavi Rõivas's second cabinet |
Ministers
| Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Government's Office | |||||||||
| Prime Minister | 26 March 2014 | to the next cabinet | Reform | ||||||
| Ministry of Finance | |||||||||
| Minister of Finance | 4 June 2009 | 3 November 2014 | Reform | ||||||
| 3 November 2014 | 30 March 2015 | Reform | |||||||
| Ministry of Foreign Affairs | |||||||||
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | 13 April 2005 | 3 November 2014 | Reform | ||||||
| 17 November 2014 | to the next cabinet | Reform | |||||||
| Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications | |||||||||
| Minister of Economic Affairs and Infrastructure | 26 March 2014 | 30 March 2015 | SDE | ||||||
| Minister of Foreign Trade and Entrepreneurship | 26 March 2014 | 30 March 2015 | Reform | ||||||
| Ministry of Justice | |||||||||
| Minister of Justice | 26 March 2014 | 30 March 2015 | SDE | ||||||
| Ministry of Defence | |||||||||
| Minister of Defence | 26 March 2014 | to the next cabinet | SDE | ||||||
| Ministry of Culture | |||||||||
| Minister of Culture | 4 December 2013 | 30 March 2015 | Reform | ||||||
| Ministry of the Interior | |||||||||
| Minister of the Interior and Regional Affairs | 26 March 2014 | to the next cabinet | Reform | ||||||
| Ministry of Education and Research | |||||||||
| Minister of Education and Research | 26 March 2014 | 30 March 2015 | SDE | ||||||
| Ministry of the Environment | |||||||||
| Minister of the Environment | 6 April 2011 | 17 November 2014 | Reform | ||||||
| 17 November 2014 | 30 March 2015 | Reform | |||||||
| Ministry of Social Affairs | |||||||||
| Minister of Social Protection | 26 March 2014 | 30 March 2015 | SDE | ||||||
| Minister of Health and Labour | 26 March 2014 | 30 March 2015 | Reform | ||||||
| Ministry of Agriculture | |||||||||
| Minister of Agriculture | 7 April 2014 | 30 March 2015 | SDE | ||||||
Resignations
On 3 November 2014 Minister of Finance, Jürgen Ligi, resigned due to public pressure after scandalous Facebook post in which he insulted the Minister of Education and Research Jevgeni Ossinovski.[2] On the same day Maris Lauri became the new Minister of Finance.[3]
Also on 3 November 2014 Minister of Foreign Affairs, Urmas Paet, resigned to become an MP in the European Parliament.[4]