The president of Romania serves as the head of state of Romania. The office was created by the communist leader Nicolae Ceaușescu in 1974 and has developed into its modern form after the Romanian Revolution and the adoption of the 1991 constitution. The current president is Klaus Iohannis, since 21 December 2014.
List of presidents
edit Romanian Communist Party (PCR)
National Salvation Front (FSN)
Social Democratic Party (PSD)
Christian Democratic National Peasants' Party (PNȚCD)
Democratic Liberal Party (PDL)
National Liberal Party (PNL)
| Portrait | Name | Elected | Term of office | Political Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||
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Nicolae Ceaușescu (1918–1989) |
197419801985 | 28 March 1974[1] | 22 December 1989 | 15 years, 249 days | PCR |
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Ion Iliescu (born 1930) |
1990 | 26 December 1989[2] | 20 June 1990 | 176 days | FSN |
| 1990 1992 |
20 June 1990 | 29 November 1996 | 6 years, 161 days | |||
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Emil Constantinescu (born 1939) |
1996 | 29 November 1996[3] | 20 December 2000 | 4 years, 21 days | PNȚCD |
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Ion Iliescu (born 1930) |
2000 | 20 December 2000 | 20 December 2004 | 4 years | PSD |
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Traian Băsescu (born 1951) |
2004 2009 |
20 December 2004[4] | 21 December 2014 | 10 years, 1 day[a] | PDL |
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Klaus Iohannis (born 1959) |
2014 2019 |
21 December 2014[5] | Incumbent | 9 years, 331 days | PNL |
Acting presidents
edit| Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Political Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||
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Nicolae Văcăroiu (born 1943) |
20 April 2007 | 23 May 2007 | 33 days | PSD |
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Crin Antonescu (born 1959) |
10 July 2012 | 27 August 2012 | 48 days | PNL |
Timeline
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See also
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editReferences
edit- ^ Grosescu, R. (2004). The Political Regrouping of Romanian Nomenklatura during the 1989 Revolution. Romanian Journal of Society and Politics, 4(1), 97-123.
- ^ "Ion Iliescu". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
- ^ "Emil Constantinescu". EastWest Institute. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
- ^ Eugen Tomiuc (13 December 2004). "Romania: Basescu Wins Presidential Vote, Vows To Fight Corruption". Radio Free Europe. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
- ^ "Klaus Iohannis wins Romanian presidential election". The Guardian. November 16, 2014. Archived from the original on November 17, 2014. Retrieved November 17, 2014.
- Bulei, Ion, O istorie a românilor, Editura Meronia, București, 2007, pg. 266-267