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The President of Romania is the head of state of Romania. The President is directly elected by a two-round system for a five-year term (since 2004, after the Constitution was modified in 2003). He or she can serve two terms. During his term in office, the President must not be a member of any political party.
List of presidents of Romania (1947-present)[change | change source]
Peoples Republic Romania (1947-1965) Socialist Republic of Romania (1965-1989)[change | change source]
Chairman of the Presidium of the Romanian People's Republic[change | change source]
Chairman of the Presidium of the Great National Assembly[change | change source]
Presidents of the Council of State[change | change source]
Name
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Term start
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Term end
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Political party
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Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej |
21 March 1961 |
19 March 1965 |
Romanian Workers' Party
|
+ Ion Gheorghe Maurer (acting) |
19 March 1965 |
24 March 1965 |
Romanian Workers' Party
|
+ Ştefan Voitec (acting) |
19 March 1965 |
24 March 1965 |
Romanian Workers' Party
|
+ Avram Bunaciu (acting) |
19 March 1965 |
24 March 1965 |
Romanian Workers' Party
|
Chivu Stoica |
24 March 1965 |
9 December 1967 |
Romanian Workers' Party (until 1965), Romanian Communist Party (since 1965)
|
Nicolae Ceauşescu |
9 December 1967 |
28 March 1974 |
Romanian Communist Party
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Name
|
Term start
|
Term end
|
Political party
|
Nicolae Ceauşescu |
28 March 1974 |
22 December 1989 (deposed in Romanian Revolution) |
Romanian Communist Party
|
The title is "President of Romania" (Romanian: Preşedintele României). Article 84 of the Romanian Constitution forbids the President to be member of any political party during his (or her) term (only).