# 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 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:
| 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 Finance | GS | Klemen Boštjančič | 1 June 2022 | |
| 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 | |
| Ministers ||||||
| Minister of the Interior | GS | Tatjana Bobnar | 1 June 2022 | 14 December 2022 |
| Minister of the Interior | GS | Boštjan Poklukar | 21 February 2023 | |
| Minister of Defence | GS | Marjan Šarec | 1 June 2022 | 16 July 2024 |
| Minister of Defence | GS | Robert Golob (acting) | 16 July 2024 | 7 October 2024 |
| Minister of Defence | GS | Borut Sajovic [sl] | 7 October 2024 | |
| 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 | 5 March 2024 |
| Minister of Justice | SD | Andreja Katič | 5 March 2024 | |
| Minister of Public Administration | GS | Sanja Ajanovič Hovnik | 1 June 2022 | 9 October 2023 |
| Minister of Public Administration | GS | Klemen Boštjančič (acting) | 9 October 2023 | 7 December 2023 |
| Minister of Public Administration | GS | Franc Props [sl] | 7 December 2023 | |
| 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 Health | GS | Danijel Bešič Loredan | 1 June 2022 | 7 June 2023 |
| Minister of Health | GS | Robert Golob (acting) | 13 July 2023 | 13 October 2023 |
| Minister of Health | GS | Valentina Prevolnik Rupel | 13 October 2023 | |
| Minister of Education | GS | Darjo Felda [sl] | 24 January 2023 | 7 October 2024 |
| Minister of Education | GS | Vinko Logaj [sl] | 7 October 2024 | |
| Minister of Infrastructure | GS | Bojan Kumer | 1 June 2022 | 9 January 2023 |
| Minister of Infrastructure | 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 | 13 October 2023 |
| Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Food | GS | Marjan Šarec (acting) | 13 October 2023 | 12 January 2024 |
| Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Food | GS | Mateja Čalušić | 12 January 2024 | |
| Minister of Natural Resources and Spatial Planning | GS | Uroš Brežan | 1 June 2022 | 9 October 2023 |
| Minister of Natural Resources and Spatial Planning | GS | Alenka Bratušek (acting) | 9 October 2023 | 7 December 2023 |
| Minister of Natural Resources and Spatial Planning | GS | Jože Novak | 7 December 2023 | |
| 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 | 17 December 2024 |
| Minister of Digital Transformation | GS | Ksenija Klampfer | 17 December 2024 | |
| 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 | Party | No. of MPs | No. of ministers | Female ministers |
| GS | Freedom Movement Gibanje Svoboda | 40 | 13 + PM | 4 |
| SD | Social Democrats Socialni demokrati | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| Left | The Left Levica | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| Total | | 52 | 20 + PM | 7 (35 %) |

## 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.

#### 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.
| Date | In favour | Against | Abstain |
| 1 June 2022 | 53 | 28 | 2 |

## 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.