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15th Government of Slovenia (also known as the Golob Cabinet) was formed by Robert Golob following the 2022 Slovenian parliamentary election.
Robert Golob Robert Golob (born 23 January 1967) is a Slovenian businessman and politician, serving as Prime Minister of Slovenia and leader of the Freedom Movement since 2022. Early life and education Golob obtained his PhD in electrical engineering at th ...
, leader of the Freedom Movement, was nominated as
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, and was approved as such on 25 May. The government has the largest number of ministries after the 1st Government of Slovenia.


Composition


Cabinet

Here is the actual composition of the cabinet according to the official page:


Coalition


Formation and election


Candidate for prime minister

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nominated
Robert Golob Robert Golob (born 23 January 1967) is a Slovenian businessman and politician, serving as Prime Minister of Slovenia and leader of the Freedom Movement since 2022. Early life and education Golob obtained his PhD in electrical engineering at th ...
, leader of the Freedom Movement, to be the next prime minister after consultations with political groups' leaders in the
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.


Election of the prime minister


Election of the government

The National Assembly confirmed the cabinet ministers on 1 June 2022.


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. 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.


References

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