Golob Cabinet
15thCabinet of Slovenia
Date formed	1 June 2022
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Head of state	Borut Pahor Nataša Pirc Musar
Head of government	Robert Golob (GS)
Deputy head of government	Klemen Boštjančič (GS) Tanja Fajon (SD) Luka Mesec (The Left)
No. of ministers	PM + 20 ministers
Totalno. of members	21
Member party	GS,SD,The Left
Status in legislature	Centre-leftmajority government(coalition)
Opposition cabinet	None
Opposition party	SDS,NSi
Opposition leader	Not an official position Janez Janša (SDS) Matej Tonin (NSi)
History
Election	2022 election
Legislature term	9th National Assembly
Predecessor	14th Government of Slovenia

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15th Government of Slovenia (also known as the Golob Cabinet) was formed by Robert Golob following the2022 Slovenian parliamentary election.Robert Golob, leader of theFreedom Movement, was nominated asPrime Minister, and was approved as such on 25 May. The government has the largest number of ministries after the1st Government of Slovenia.^[1]

Here is the actual composition of the cabinet according to the official page:^[2]

PresidentBorut Pahor nominatedRobert Golob, leader of theFreedom Movement, to be the next prime minister after consultations with political groups' leaders in theNational Assembly.^[5]

The National Assembly confirmed the cabinet ministers on 1 June 2022.^[6]

The following portfolios were changed in the Golob cabinet:

• the newMinistry 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 newMinistry 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 newMinistry 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 newMinistry 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 newMinistry 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 theMinistry 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 theMinistry 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 theMinistry of Education, now only responsible for primary and secondary education, adult education, and youth;
• theMinistry of Infrastructure is now only responsible for road and other infrastructure;
• theMinistry of Health is no longer responsible for long-term care;
• theMinistry of Public Administration is no longer responsible for information technology in public administration; and
• the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has been renamed theMinistry of Foreign and European Affairs, with no changes in responsibilities.^[7]

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.^[7]

The government introduced measures in January 2025 to ban the confinement of egg-laying hens inbattery cages by 2029 and prohibit thecastration of piglets without anesthetic by 2026. The National Assembly endorsed the measures in July 2025, overriding the veto of theNational Council.^[8]

In July 2025, the government announced anarms embargo against Israel and designated Israeli National Security MinisterItamar Ben Gvir and Finance MinisterBezalel Smotrich "persona non grata" over their role in human rights violations against Palestinians.^[9][10] This made Slovenia the first state in the European Union to bar Israel officials or impose an arms embargo over theGaza war.

In September 2025, the government formally bannedIsraeliprime ministerBenjamin Netanyahu from entering the country, linking the ban to theInternational Criminal Courtarrest warrant out for Netanyahu.^[11]

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