List of heads of state of Romania

This is a list consisting of all the heads of state of modern and contemporary Romania, since the establishment of the United Principalities of Moldavia and Wallachia in 1859 to the present day.

The incumbent head of state, as of , is President Nicușor Dan.

United Principalities (1859–1881)

DomnitorReignClaim PortraitName House Reign start Reign end Duration 1 Alexandru Ioan Cuza Cuza 24 January 1859 22 February 1866 Previously ruled as Prince of Wallachia and Moldavia — Lascăr Catargiu—22 February 186620 April 1866 — Nicolae Golescu — Nicolae Haralambie 2 Carol I Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen 20 April 1866 15 March 1881 1866 Referendum

Kingdom of Romania (1881–1947)

KingReignClaim PortraitName House Reign start Reign end Time in office (2) Carol I Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen 15 March 1881 10 October 1914 Previously ruled as Domnitor 3 Ferdinand I Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen 10 October 1914 20 July 1927 Nephew of Carol I 4 Michael I Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen 20 July 1927 8 June 1930 Grandson of Ferdinand I — Prince Nicholas Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen20 July 19278 June 1930Regency CouncilFor Michael I — PatriarchMiron Cristea— — Gheorghe Buzdugan 7 October 1929 — Constantin Sărățeanu 9 October 1929 8 June 1930 5 Carol II Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen 8 June 1930 6 September 1940 Son of Ferdinand I (4) Michael I Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen 6 September 1940 30 December 1947 Son of Carol II— Ion Antonescu — 6 September 1940 23 August 1944 ConducătorWith Michael I

Romanian People's Republic (1947–1965) / Socialist Republic of Romania (1965–1989)

Title 1947–1948: President of the Provisional Presidium of the Republic 1948–1961: President of the Presidium of the Great National Assembly 1961–1989: President of the State Council 1974–1989: President of Romania

Status

PortraitNameTerm of officeElectionPolitical partyPosition(s) Took office Left office Time in office6Constantin Ion Parhon 30 December 1947 13 April 1948 1947PMR President of the Provisional Presidium of the Republic 13 April 1948 12 June 1952 1948President of the Presidium of the Great National Assembly7 Petru Groza 12 June 1952 7 January 1958 1952 FP Independent — Mihail Sadoveanu7 January 195811 January 1958— PMRActing presidents of the Presidium of the Great National Assembly— Anton Moisescu PMR8 Ion Gheorghe Maurer 11 January 1958 21 March 1961 1958 PMR President of the Presidium of the Great National Assembly9 Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej 21 March 1961 19 March 1965 1961 PMR President of the State Council— Ion Gheorghe Maurer19 March 196524 March 1965— PMRActing presidents of the State Council— Ștefan Voitec PMR— Avram Bunaciu PMR10 Chivu Stoica 24 March 1965 9 December 1967 1965 PMRPCRPresident of the State Council11Nicolae Ceaușescu 9 December 1967 22 December 1989 1967PCR 28 March 1974 22 December 1989 197419801985 President of Romania

General Secretary of the Romanian Workers' Party / Romanian Communist Party

PortraitNameTerm of officePosition(s) Took office Left office Time in officeGheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej 16 October 194519 April 1954 General Secretary of the Romanian Communist Party 21 February 1948 General Secretary of the Romanian Workers' Party Gheorghe Apostol 19 April 1954 30 September 1955 First Secretary of the Romanian Workers' Party Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej 30 September 1955 19 March 1965 Nicolae Ceaușescu 22 March 196522 December 1989 24 July 1965 General Secretary of the Romanian Communist Party

Romania (1989–present) The Constitution of Romania prohibits the President to be a member of any political party while in office. The parties listed below represent the political affiliation before the 1991 Constitution was adopted and the party affiliation of the ad interim (i.e. acting) presidents, for whom such a restriction is not explicitly stipulated in the law.

Title 1989: Council of the National Salvation Front (collective) 1989–1990: President of the Council of the National Salvation Front 1990: President of the Provisional National Unity Council 1990–present: President of Romania

Status

PortraitNameTerm of officeElectionPolitical partyGovernment(s)Position(s) Took office Left office Time in office— Council of the National Salvation Front 22 December 1989 26 December 1989 — FSN Itself Collective Head of State—Ion Iliescu26 December 198920 June 1990 1990FSNFDSNPDSRRoman I–II–III StolojanVăcăroiuPresident of the Council of the National Salvation FrontPresident of the Provisional National Unity Council20 June 199029 November 1996 19901992President of Romania12(12)13 Emil Constantinescu 29 November 1996 20 December 2000 1996 PNȚCD CiorbeaVasileIsărescu(12) Ion Iliescu 20 December 2000 20 December 2004 years 2000 PDSR Năstase14Traian Băsescu20 December 200421 December 201420042009 PDTăriceanu I–IIBoc I–IIUngureanuPonta I–II–III–IV(14) PDL— Nicolae Văcăroiu 20 April 2007 23 May 2007 — PSD Tăriceanu II ad interim President of Romania— Crin Antonescu 10 July 2012 27 August 2012 — PNL Ponta I15 Klaus Iohannis 21 December 2014 12 February 2025 20142019 PNL Ponta IVCioloșGrindeanuTudoseDăncilăOrban I–IICîțuCiucăCiolacu I–II President of Romania— Ilie Bolojan 12 February 2025 26 May 2025 — PNL Ciolacu II ad interim President of Romania16 Nicușor Dan 26 May 2025 Incumbent 2025 Independent Ciolacu IIBolojan President of Romania

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