Taavi Rõivas' first cabinet | |
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47th cabinet of Estonia |
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Date formed | 26 March 2014 |
Date dissolved | 30 March 2015 |
People and organisations | |
Head of government | Taavi Rõivas |
Head of state | Toomas Hendrik Ilves |
No. of ministers | 14 |
Member party |
Estonian Reform Party, Social Democratic Party |
Opposition parties |
Estonian Centre Party Pro Patria and Res Publica Union |
History | |
Election(s) | 2011 election |
Legislature term(s) | 4 years |
Predecessor | Andrus Ansip's third cabinet |
Successor | Taavi Rõivas' second cabinet |
Taavi Rõivas' first cabinet was the cabinet of Estonia from March 26, 2014 to March 30, 2015 . It was a coalition cabinet of free market liberal Estonian Reform Party and Social Democratic Party.
On 3 November 2014 Minister of Finance, Jürgen Ligi, resigned due of public pressure after scandalous Facebook post in which he insulted the Minister of Education and Research Jevgeni Ossinovski. On the same day Maris Lauri became the new Minister of Finance.
Also on 3 November 2014 Minister of Foreign Affairs, Urmas Paet, resigned to become an MP in the European Parliament.