The governor of the National Bank of Romania (Guvernatorul Băncii Naționale a României) is the head of the National Bank of Romania, being also the president of the Council of Administration of the Bank. The governor is named at the same time as the Council of Administration by the Parliament in a joint session of the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies for a five-year term.
The current Council of Administration was voted (named) on 6 October 2009. The current governor is Mugur Isărescu, the longest continuously serving governor, with a one-year interruption between December 1999 and December 2000, when he served as prime minister. During his premiership the office was held ad interim by Emil Iota Ghizari.
Council of Administration
The Council of Administration of the National Bank of Romania is composed by nine members appointed by the Parliament of Romania, for a five-year, renewable term.
The current Board of Directors of the National Bank of Romania was appointed by Decision of the Parliament of Romania:
Governor - Mugur Isărescu First-Deputy-Governor - Florin Georgescu Deputy-Governor - Leonardo Badea Deputy-Governor - Eugen Nicolăescu Member - Csaba Bálint Member - Gheorghe Gherghina Member - Cristian Popa Member - Dan Radu Rușanu Member - Virgiliu Stoenescu
List of governors
# Name Term start Term end Title Signature1Ion Câmpineanu15 July 18801 December 1882Governor of the National Bank of RomaniaGuvernator al Băncii Naționale a României2Anton Carp1 December 188227 February 1888(1)Ion Câmpineanu28 February 188815 November 18903Theodor Rosetti19 November 189021 November 1895(2)Anton Carp21 November 1895 17 November 18994Mihail C. Șutzu18 November 189931 December 1904(2)Anton Carp1 January 190512 March 19075Theodor Ștefănescu12 March 19071 November 1909(2)Anton Carp1 November 190921 January 19146Ioan Bibicescu21 February 191411 December 1916Deputy-Governor of the National Bank of RomaniaViceguvernator al Băncii Naționale a României11 December 191631 December 1921Governor of the National Bank of RomaniaGuvernator al Băncii Naționale a României7Mihail Oromolu1 January 192231 December 19268Dimitrie Burillianu1 January 19279 March 193110Constantin Angelescu9 March 193110 June 193111Mihail Manoilescu14 July 193127 November 1931(10)Constantin Angelescu27 November 19313 February 193412Grigore Dimitrescu3 February 193426 July 193513Mitiță Constantinescu23 September 193517 September 194014Alexandru Ottulescu17 September 19401 April 1944(10)Constantin Angelescu1 April 194430 September 194415Ion Lapedatu30 September 194414 March 194516Constantin Tătăranu14 March 194521 May 194617Tiberiu Moșoiu21 May 19468 November 194718Aurel Vijoli18 November 19475 March 195219Anton Moisescu5 March 195223 May 1953President of the State Bank of the Romanian People's RepublicPreședinte al Băncii de Stat a Republicii Populare Române 20Petre Bălăceanu23 May 19534 February 195621Marin Lupu4 February 195627 March 195722Petre Bălăceanu27 March 19574 November 195723Marin Lupu4 November 195723 January 195924Coloman Maiorescu23 January 19591 April 1963Delegated President of the State Bank of the Romanian People's RepublicPreședinte cu delegație al Băncii de Stat a Republicii Populare Române25Vasile Malinschi1 April 196320 September 1977Governor of the National Bank of the Socialist Republic of RomaniaGuvernator al Băncii Naționale a Republicii Socialiste România26Vasile Răuță20 September 197716 March 198427Florea Dumitrescu16 March 198417 March 198928Decebal Urdea31 March 19894 September 199029Mugur Constantin Isărescu4 September 199022 December 1999Governor of the National Bank of RomaniaGuvernator al Băncii Naționale a României —Eugen Iota Ghizari (interim)22 December 199928 December 2000(29)Mugur Constantin Isărescu28 December 2000
References
External links Timeline of Governors on the National Bank of Romania website Leadership of the Bank The Council of Administration