is the senator elected to preside over the Senate meetings. He (or she) is also the president of the Standing Bureau of the Senate, and the second leader of the State.
The President of the Senate is elected by secret ballot with the majority of votes from the Senators. If none of the candidates obtains the necessary votes, the first two compete again, and the one with most of the votes wins.
. Members where nominated by the
. Most of the Senators where elected, some where senators by right (
. Voters and members had to be at least 40 years of age, except the heir to the Throne, that was senator at 18 years, and allowed to vote in the Senate at 21.
was re-empowered with some modifications. After the overthrow of the King and the establishment of the
The political stance of presidents of the upper house prior to the development of a modern party system is given by:
The political stance of presidents of the upper house after the development of a modern party system is given by:
| PNL = National Liberal Party The National Liberal Party , abbreviated to PNL, is a centre-right liberal party in Romania. It is the third-largest party in the Romanian Parliament, with 53 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and 22 in the Senate: behind the centre-right Democratic Liberal Party and the centre-left Social...
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PC = Conservative Party |
| PNR = Romanian National Party The Romanian National Party , initially known as the Romanian National Party in Transylvania and Banat , was a political party which was initially designed to offer ethnic representation to Romanians in the Kingdom of Hungary, the Transleithanian half of Austria-Hungary, and especially to those in...
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PP = People's Party |
| PCD = Conservative-Democratic Party |
PNŢ = National Peasants' Party The National Peasants' Party was a Romanian political party, formed in 1926 through the fusion of the Romanian National Party from Transylvania and the Peasants' Party . It was in power between 1928 and 1933, with brief interruptions...
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| PND = Democratic Nationalist Party |
PNC = National Christian Party The National Christian Party was a Romanian political party, the product of a union between Octavian Goga's National Agrarian Party and A. C. Cuza's National-Christian Defense League; a prominent member of the party was the philosopher Nichifor Crainic...
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| FRN = National Renaissance Front The National Renaissance Front was a fascist Romanian political party created by King Carol II in 1938 as the single monopoly party of government following his decision to ban all other political parties and suspend the 1923 Constitution, and the passing of the 1938 Constitution of Romania...
(from 1940 PN; Party of the Nation) |
FP = Ploughmen's Front The Ploughmen's Front was a Romanian left-wing agrarian-inspired political organisation of ploughmen, founded at Deva in 1933 and led by Petru Groza. At its peak in 1946, the Front had over 1 million members.-History:...
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PMR = Romanian Workers' PartyThe Romanian Communist Party was a communist political party in Romania. Successor to the Bolshevik wing of the Socialist Party of Romania, it gave ideological endorsement to communist revolution and the disestablishment of Greater Romania. The PCR was a minor and illegal grouping for much of the...
(from 1965 PCR; Romanian Communist Party) |
FSN = National Salvation Front |
| PDSR = Party of Social Democracy in Romania The Social Democratic Party is the major social-democratic political party in Romania. It was formed in 1992, after the post-communist National Salvation Front broke apart. It adopted its present name after a merger with a minor social-democratic party in 2001. Since its formation, it has always...
(from 2001 PSD; Social Democratic Party) |
PNŢCD = Christian-Democratic National Peasants' PartyThe Christian-Democratic National Peasants' Party is a Romanian Christian-Democratic party...
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PSDR = Romanian Social Democratic PartyThe Romanian Social Democratic Party was a social-democratic political party in Romania. It published the magazine România Muncitoare, and later Socialismul, Lumea Nouă, and Libertatea.-Early party:...
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PD-L = Democratic Liberal Party The Democratic Liberal Party is a populist, centre-right party in Romania. It was formed on 15 December 2007, when the Democratic Party merged with the Liberal Democratic Party. From 2004 to 2007, the Democratic Party was part of the governing Justice and Truth Alliance...
(until 2008 PD; Democratic Party) |
| Mil. = Military |
Ind. = Independent |
. The Rule of the Senate states that at the first standing of the house, the meeting is headed by the eldest senator and helped by the youngest senator. Those bear the title of Interim President of the Senate, and, as their term is very short (one or two days) are not listed. The interim officeholders listed have hold the office in different circumstances and for a longer time.
| # |
Name |
Portrait |
Born-Died |
Took office |
Left office |
Party |
Corpul Ponderator
1864 - 1866 |
| 1 |
Metropolitan-primate Nifon Rusailă |
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|
6 December 1864 |
1 June 1866 |
Ind. |
Senate
1866 - 1947 |
| (1) |
Metropolitan-primate Nifon Rusailă |
|
|
1 June 1866 |
6 June 1868 |
Ind. |
| 2 |
Ştefan Golescu Ştefan Golescu was a Wallachian Romanian politician who served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs for two terms from March 1, 1867 to August 5, 1867 and from November 13, 1867 to April 30, 1868, and as Prime Minister of Romania between November 26, 1867 and May 12, 1868.-Biography:Born in a boyar...
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 |
1809 - 1874 |
6 September 1868 |
15 November 1868 |
RL |
| 3 |
Nicolae Golescu Nicolae Golescu was a Wallachian Romanian politician who served as the Prime Minister of Romania in 1860 and May–November 1868.-Early life:...
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 |
1810 - 1877 |
18 November 1868 |
9 July 1869 |
RL |
| 4 |
Alexandru Plagino |
|
|
September 2, 1869 |
March 4, 1871 |
MC |
| (1) |
Metropolitan-primate Nifon Rusailă |
|
|
March 4, 1871 |
May 5, 1875 |
Ind. |
| 5 |
Metropolitan-primate Calinic Miclescu |
|
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9 June 1875 |
25 March 1879 |
Ind. |
| 6 |
Constantin Bosianu Constantin Bosianu was a Romanian jurist and politician, honorary member of the Romanian Academy, Prime Minister of Romania from 26 January to 14 June 1865. He was the first dean of the Bucharest Faculty of Law....
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|
1815 - 1882 |
25 May 1879 |
15 November 1879 |
PNL The National Liberal Party , abbreviated to PNL, is a centre-right liberal party in Romania. It is the third-largest party in the Romanian Parliament, with 53 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and 22 in the Senate: behind the centre-right Democratic Liberal Party and the centre-left Social...
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| 7 |
Dimitrie Ghica Dimitrie Ghica or Ghika was a Romanian politician. A prominent member of the Conservative Party, he served as Prime Minister between 1868 and 1870....
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|
1816 - 1897 |
17 November 1879 |
8 September 1888 |
PNL The National Liberal Party , abbreviated to PNL, is a centre-right liberal party in Romania. It is the third-largest party in the Romanian Parliament, with 53 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and 22 in the Senate: behind the centre-right Democratic Liberal Party and the centre-left Social...
|
| 8 |
Ion Emanoil Florescu |
 |
1819 - 1893 |
4 November 1888 |
7 December 1889 |
PC |
| 9 |
Nicolae Creţulescu Nicolae Crețulescu was a Wallachian-born Romanian politician and physician. He served three terms as Prime Minister of Romania: from 1862 to 1863, again from 1865 to 1866, and finally in 1867. He was elected to the Romanian Academy....
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|
1812 - 1900 |
13 December 1889 |
6 June 1890 |
PC |
| (8) |
Ion Emanoil Florescu |
|
1819 - 1893 |
17 November 1890 |
21 February 1891 |
PC |
| 10 |
Constantin Boerescu |
|
|
1 March 1891 |
11 December 1891 |
PC |
| 11 |
Gheorghe Grigore Cantacuzino |
|
1833 - 1913 |
25 February 1892 |
24 October 1895 |
PC |
| 12 |
Dimtrie Ghica |
|
|
9 December 1895 |
15 February 1897 |
PNL The National Liberal Party , abbreviated to PNL, is a centre-right liberal party in Romania. It is the third-largest party in the Romanian Parliament, with 53 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and 22 in the Senate: behind the centre-right Democratic Liberal Party and the centre-left Social...
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| 13 |
Dimitrie Alexandru Sturdza |
 |
1833 - 1914 |
20 February 1897 |
31 March 1897 |
PNL The National Liberal Party , abbreviated to PNL, is a centre-right liberal party in Romania. It is the third-largest party in the Romanian Parliament, with 53 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and 22 in the Senate: behind the centre-right Democratic Liberal Party and the centre-left Social...
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| 14 |
Eugeniu Stătescu Eugeniu Stătescu was a Romanian politician who served as the Minister of Internal Affairs from April 10, 1881 until June 8, 1881 and as Minister of Foreign Affairs from June 9, 1881 until July 30, 1881 during the existence of United Principalities...
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|
1836 - 1905 |
31 March 1897 |
18 November 1897 |
PNL The National Liberal Party , abbreviated to PNL, is a centre-right liberal party in Romania. It is the third-largest party in the Romanian Parliament, with 53 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and 22 in the Senate: behind the centre-right Democratic Liberal Party and the centre-left Social...
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| 15 |
Nicolae Gane |
|
|
18 November 1897 |
21 April 1899 |
PNL The National Liberal Party , abbreviated to PNL, is a centre-right liberal party in Romania. It is the third-largest party in the Romanian Parliament, with 53 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and 22 in the Senate: behind the centre-right Democratic Liberal Party and the centre-left Social...
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| (10) |
Constantin Boerescu |
|
|
13 June 1899 |
14 February 1901 |
PC |
| (14) |
Eugeniu Stătescu Eugeniu Stătescu was a Romanian politician who served as the Minister of Internal Affairs from April 10, 1881 until June 8, 1881 and as Minister of Foreign Affairs from June 9, 1881 until July 30, 1881 during the existence of United Principalities...
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|
1836 - 1905 |
24 March 1901 |
15 November 1902 |
PNL The National Liberal Party , abbreviated to PNL, is a centre-right liberal party in Romania. It is the third-largest party in the Romanian Parliament, with 53 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and 22 in the Senate: behind the centre-right Democratic Liberal Party and the centre-left Social...
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| 16 |
Petre S. Aurelian Petre S. Aurelian was a Romanian politician who served as a Prime Minister of Romania between 2 December 1896 and 12 April 1897....
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|
1833 - 1909 |
16 November 1902 |
23 December 1904 |
PNL The National Liberal Party , abbreviated to PNL, is a centre-right liberal party in Romania. It is the third-largest party in the Romanian Parliament, with 53 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and 22 in the Senate: behind the centre-right Democratic Liberal Party and the centre-left Social...
|
| (10) |
Constantin Boerescu |
|
|
25 February 1905 |
26 April 1907 |
PC |
| (16) |
Petre S. Aurelian Petre S. Aurelian was a Romanian politician who served as a Prime Minister of Romania between 2 December 1896 and 12 April 1897....
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|
1833 - 1909 |
9 June 1907 |
24 January 1909 |
PNL The National Liberal Party , abbreviated to PNL, is a centre-right liberal party in Romania. It is the third-largest party in the Romanian Parliament, with 53 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and 22 in the Senate: behind the centre-right Democratic Liberal Party and the centre-left Social...
|
| 17 |
Constantin Budişteanu |
|
|
28 January 1909 |
10 January 1911 |
PNL The National Liberal Party , abbreviated to PNL, is a centre-right liberal party in Romania. It is the third-largest party in the Romanian Parliament, with 53 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and 22 in the Senate: behind the centre-right Democratic Liberal Party and the centre-left Social...
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| (11) |
Gheorghe Grigore Cantacuzino |
|
1833 - 1913 |
10 March 1911 |
23 March 1913 |
PC |
| 18 |
Theodor Rosetti Theodor Rosetti was a Romanian writer, journalist and politician who served as Prime Minister of Romania between 13 April 1888 and 11 April 1889....
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|
1837 - 1932 |
27 March 1913 |
3 July 1913 |
PC |
| 19 |
Ion Lahovari |
|
|
3 July 1913 |
11 January 1914 |
PC |
| 20 |
Basile M. Missir |
|
|
21 February 1914 |
9 December 1916 |
PNL The National Liberal Party , abbreviated to PNL, is a centre-right liberal party in Romania. It is the third-largest party in the Romanian Parliament, with 53 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and 22 in the Senate: behind the centre-right Democratic Liberal Party and the centre-left Social...
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| 21 |
Emanoil Porumbaru |
|
1845 - 1921 |
9 December 1916 |
25 April 1918 |
PNL The National Liberal Party , abbreviated to PNL, is a centre-right liberal party in Romania. It is the third-largest party in the Romanian Parliament, with 53 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and 22 in the Senate: behind the centre-right Democratic Liberal Party and the centre-left Social...
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| 22 |
Dimitrie I. Dobrescu |
|
|
4 June 1918 |
5 November 1918 |
PCP |
| 23 |
Paul Bujor |
|
|
28 December 1918 |
26 March 1920 |
PŢB The Bessarabian Peasants' Party was an agrarian political party active in Romania, founded in Chişinău, Bessarabia, on 23 August 1918.- Overview :...
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| 24 |
Constantin Coandă Constantin Coandă was a Romanian soldier and politician. He reached the rank of general in the Romanian Army, and later became mathematics professor at the National School of Bridges and Roads in Bucharest...
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|
1857 - 1932 |
22 June 1920 |
22 January 1922 |
PP |
| 25 |
Mihail Pherekyde Mihail Pherekyde was a Romanian politician and diplomat who served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs and two terms as the Minister of Internal Affairs of Kingdom of Romania-Life and political career:...
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|
1842 - 1926 |
31 March 1922 |
24 January 1926 |
PNL The National Liberal Party , abbreviated to PNL, is a centre-right liberal party in Romania. It is the third-largest party in the Romanian Parliament, with 53 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and 22 in the Senate: behind the centre-right Democratic Liberal Party and the centre-left Social...
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| 26 |
Constantin I. Nicolaescu |
|
|
3 February 1926 |
27 March 1926 |
PNL The National Liberal Party , abbreviated to PNL, is a centre-right liberal party in Romania. It is the third-largest party in the Romanian Parliament, with 53 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and 22 in the Senate: behind the centre-right Democratic Liberal Party and the centre-left Social...
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| (24) |
Constantin Coandă Constantin Coandă was a Romanian soldier and politician. He reached the rank of general in the Romanian Army, and later became mathematics professor at the National School of Bridges and Roads in Bucharest...
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|
1857 - 1932 |
8 July 1926 |
5 June 1927 |
PP |
| 27 |
Constantin I. Nicolaescu |
|
|
18 June 1927 |
10 November 1928 |
PNL The National Liberal Party , abbreviated to PNL, is a centre-right liberal party in Romania. It is the third-largest party in the Romanian Parliament, with 53 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and 22 in the Senate: behind the centre-right Democratic Liberal Party and the centre-left Social...
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| 28 |
Traian Bratu |
|
|
23 December 1928 |
30 April 1931 |
PNŢ The National Peasants' Party was a Romanian political party, formed in 1926 through the fusion of the Romanian National Party from Transylvania and the Peasants' Party . It was in power between 1928 and 1933, with brief interruptions...
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| 29 |
Mihail SadoveanuMihail Sadoveanu was a Romanian novelist, short story writer, journalist and political figure, who twice served as acting republican head of state under the communist regime . One of the most prolific Romanian-language writers, he is remembered mostly for his historical and adventure novels, as...
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18 June 1931 |
10 June 1932 |
Ind. |
| 30 |
Nicolae Costălescu |
|
|
4 August 1932 |
18 November 1933 |
PNŢ The National Peasants' Party was a Romanian political party, formed in 1926 through the fusion of the Romanian National Party from Transylvania and the Peasants' Party . It was in power between 1928 and 1933, with brief interruptions...
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| 31 |
Leonte Moldovan |
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|
10 February 1934 |
15 November 1935 |
PNL The National Liberal Party , abbreviated to PNL, is a centre-right liberal party in Romania. It is the third-largest party in the Romanian Parliament, with 53 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and 22 in the Senate: behind the centre-right Democratic Liberal Party and the centre-left Social...
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| 32 |
Constantin Dimitriu-Dovlecel |
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|
15 November 1935 |
15 November 1936 |
PNL The National Liberal Party , abbreviated to PNL, is a centre-right liberal party in Romania. It is the third-largest party in the Romanian Parliament, with 53 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and 22 in the Senate: behind the centre-right Democratic Liberal Party and the centre-left Social...
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| 33 |
Alexandru Lapedatu |
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|
16 November 1936 |
20 March 1937 |
PNL The National Liberal Party , abbreviated to PNL, is a centre-right liberal party in Romania. It is the third-largest party in the Romanian Parliament, with 53 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and 22 in the Senate: behind the centre-right Democratic Liberal Party and the centre-left Social...
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| 34 |
Nicolae IorgaNicolae Iorga was a Romanian historian, politician, literary critic, memoirist, poet and playwright. Co-founder of the Democratic Nationalist Party , he served as a member of Parliament, President of the Deputies' Assembly and Senate, cabinet minister and briefly as Prime Minister...
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1871 - 1940 |
9 June 1939 |
13 June 1939 |
Ind. |
| 35 |
Constantin ArgetoianuConstantin Argetoianu was a Romanian politician, one of the best-known personalities of interwar Greater Romania, who served as the Prime Minister between September 28 and November 23, 1939. His memoirs, Memorii. Pentru cei de mâine. Amintiri din vremea celor de ieri Constantin Argetoianu...
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1871 - 1952 |
15 June 1939 |
5 August 1940 |
FNR The National Renaissance Front was a fascist Romanian political party created by King Carol II in 1938 as the single monopoly party of government following his decision to ban all other political parties and suspend the 1923 Constitution, and the passing of the 1938 Constitution of Romania...
/PN |
Senate
since 1990 |
| 36 |
Alexandru Bârlădeanu |
|
1911 - 1997 |
June 18, 1990 |
October 16, 1992 |
FSN |
| 37 |
Oliviu Gherman |
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1930 - |
October 22, 1992 |
November 22, 1996 |
FDSN The Democratic National Salvation Front was a political party formed in Romania by Ion Iliescu and his supporters upon the breaking of the ruling National Salvation Front on April 7, 1992. The smaller wing led by Petre Roman continued using the brand FSN...
/PDSR |
| 38 |
Petre Roman Petre Roman is a Romanian politician and a former Prime Minister of Romania. He served from 1989 to 1991, when his government was overthrown by the intervention of the miners led by Miron Cozma. Roman is a member of the Club of Madrid, grouping 66 democratic former heads of state and government...
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1946 - |
November 27, 1996 |
December 22, 1999 |
PD |
| 39 |
Mircea Ionescu-Quintus Mircea Ionescu-Quintus is a Romanian politician, former Senator and Minister of Justice.-External links:...
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1917 - |
February 4, 2000 |
November 30, 2000 |
PNL The National Liberal Party , abbreviated to PNL, is a centre-right liberal party in Romania. It is the third-largest party in the Romanian Parliament, with 53 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and 22 in the Senate: behind the centre-right Democratic Liberal Party and the centre-left Social...
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| 40 |
Nicolae Văcăroiu Nicolae Văcăroiu is a Romanian politician, member of the Social Democratic Party, who served as Prime Minister between 1992 and 1996. Before the 1989 Revolution he worked at the Committee for State Planning, together with Theodor Stolojan....
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1943 - |
December 15, 2000 |
October 14, 2008 |
PDSR/PSD The Social Democratic Party is the major social-democratic political party in Romania. It was formed in 1992, after the post-communist National Salvation Front broke apart. It adopted its present name after a merger with a minor social-democratic party in 2001. Since its formation, it has always...
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| — |
Doru-Ioan Tărăcilă |
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1951 - |
October 14, 2008 |
October 28, 2008 |
PSD The Social Democratic Party is the major social-democratic political party in Romania. It was formed in 1992, after the post-communist National Salvation Front broke apart. It adopted its present name after a merger with a minor social-democratic party in 2001. Since its formation, it has always...
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| 41 |
Ilie Sârbu Ilie Sârbu is a Romanian theologian, economist and politician. A member of the Social Democratic Party , he has sat in the Romanian Senate since 2004, representing Timiş County...
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1950 - |
October 28, 2008 |
December 13, 2008 |
PSD The Social Democratic Party is the major social-democratic political party in Romania. It was formed in 1992, after the post-communist National Salvation Front broke apart. It adopted its present name after a merger with a minor social-democratic party in 2001. Since its formation, it has always...
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| 42 |
Mircea GeoanăDan Mircea Geoană is a Romanian politician, who served as president of the upper chamber of the Romanian Parliament, the Senate from December 20, 2008 until he was revoked by the senators on November 23, 2011. From 21 April 2005 until 21 February 2010 he was the head of the Partidul Social...
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1958 - |
December 19, 2009 |
November 23, 2011 |
PSD The Social Democratic Party is the major social-democratic political party in Romania. It was formed in 1992, after the post-communist National Salvation Front broke apart. It adopted its present name after a merger with a minor social-democratic party in 2001. Since its formation, it has always...
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| — |
Petru Filip Petru Filip is a Romanian politician, member of the Liberal Democratic Party currently holding the uninominal seat for College 3 Oradea Sud-Holod-Salonta in the Senate of Romania....
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1955 - |
23 November 2011 |
28 November 2011 |
PDL The Democratic Liberal Party is a populist, centre-right party in Romania. It was formed on 15 December 2007, when the Democratic Party merged with the Liberal Democratic Party. From 2004 to 2007, the Democratic Party was part of the governing Justice and Truth Alliance...
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| 43 |
Vasile Blaga Vasile Blaga is a Romanian politician and the current Speaker of the Upper Chamber of the Romanian Parliament, the Senate, and a former Minister of Regional Development and Housing and twice former Minister of Administration and Internal Affairs....
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1956 - |
28 November 2011 |
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PDL The Democratic Liberal Party is a populist, centre-right party in Romania. It was formed on 15 December 2007, when the Democratic Party merged with the Liberal Democratic Party. From 2004 to 2007, the Democratic Party was part of the governing Justice and Truth Alliance...
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