Romania's governing party brings young blood into Government

The Democratic Liberal party (PDL) announced a list of proposed ministers on behalf of its party on Wednesday morning ( February 8 ). The announcement was made by the previous Prime Minister Emil Boc, who resigned on Monday morning, but who remained head of the PDL, and who was in charge of proposing the new names. The Government was almost fully reshuffled. Several ministers from the previous formula have been kept: Catalin Predoiu, the Justice Minister, who also acts as interim PM until the new team will be in place, and Leonard Orban, European Affairs Minister, among others. Most of the newly - proposed ministers for the new cabinet are in their early to late 30s and early 40, making it one of the youngest cabinets in Romania. Analysts commented on the new Government formula saying it is made of young politicians, who can be easier manipulated. The party counts on enough votes in the Parliament to have the new formula validated in the voting sessions scheduled for Thursday ( February 9 ). The designated Prime Minister is Razvan Ungureanu, who is expected to announce the full list of proposals today. The new names on the list include Bogdan Dragoi, 33, the current state secretary in the Finance Ministry, proposed for the Ministerial seat. Alexandru Nazare, 31, a former Member of the European Parliament, was proposed for the Transport Ministry. Cristian Petrescu was proposed as Regional development Minister, while Lucian Bode is the proposal for the Economy Ministry. Claudia Boghicevici is the proposal for the labor Ministry, while Catalin Baba, a former State Secretary in the Education Ministry and former state secretary for the Prime Minister was proposed to take the Education Minister seat. See the full list of PDL ministers below:

Bogdan Drăgoi, Finance Minister Lucian Bode Economy Minister Gabriel Berca, Interior Minister Alexandru Nazare, Transport Minister Cristian Petrescu, Regional Development Minister Claudia Boghicevici, Labor Minister Cătălin Baba, Education Minister Răzvan Mustea, Communication Minister Stelian Fuia, Agriculture Minister

The designated PM Razvan Ungureanu announced the full list of ministers completed below:

Marko Bela- Vice Prime Minister Cristian Diaconescu - Foreign Affairs Minister Kelemen Hunor - Culture Minister Leonard Orban - European Affairs Minister Lazlo Borbely- Environment Minister Gabriel Oprea - Defense Minister Ritli Ladislau - Health Minister Catalin Predoiu - Justice Minister (the current Justice Minister)

Read more about the PM's resignation here.