List_of_presidents_of_Romania

List of presidents of Romania

List of presidents of Romania


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 Nicușor Dan, who has been serving since 26 May 2025.

List

Key regarding the political parties of affiliation

  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)

Socialist Republic of Romania (1965–1989)

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Romania (1989–present)

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Notes:

1 Emil Constantinescu was the candidate of the Christian Democratic National Peasants' Party (PNȚCD) whose candidacy was supported as part of the larger right-leaning Romanian Democratic Convention (CDR) in both 1992 and 1996;
2 Traian Băsescu was the presidential candidate of the Democratic Party (PD) whose candidacy was supported as part of the larger right-leaning Justice and Truth Alliance (DA) in 2004, alongside the National Liberal Party. In 2009, his re-election was supported only by the Democratic Liberal Party (PDL) along with a certain faction of the Christian Democratic National Peasants' Party (PNȚCD);
3 Nicușor Dan was not a member of any party, but he was elected with the support of the Justice and Respect in Europe for All Party (DREPT), People's Movement Party (PMP), Force of the Right (FD), Renewing Romania's European Project (REPER), Romania in Action Party (RîA), Green Party (PV), Health Education Nature Sustainability Party (SENS) and Hungarian Alliance of Transylvania (EMSZ), as well as the Save Romania Union (USR) which had previously endorsed Elena Lasconi.

Acting presidents (2007; 2012; 2025)

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Timeline

Nicușor DanIlie BolojanKlaus IohannisCrin AntonescuNicolae VăcăroiuTraian BăsescuEmil ConstantinescuIon IliescuNicolae Ceaușescu

See also

Notes

  1. Ousted from office.
  2. Impeached twice, first time in 2007 and the second time in 2012.

References

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  • Bulei, Ion, O istorie a românilor, Editura Meronia, București, 2007, pg. 266-267

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