Prime Minister of Romania - wikipedia Prime Minister of Romania Prime Minister of Romania Prim - ministrul României Standard of the Prime Minister of Romania Incumbent Mihai Tudose since 29 June 2017 Style His Excellency Member of Government of Romania Supreme Council of National Defence Residence Victoria Palace, Bucharest Cabinet and Government headquarters Appointer President of Romania Term length 4 years No term limit Inaugural holder Barbu Catargiu as President of The Council of Ministers Formation January 22, 1862 ; 155 years ago ( 1862 - 01 - 22 ) Salary 15,108 lei ( 2015 ) Website http://gov.ro/ro/prim-ministru/prim-ministrul Romania This article is part of a series on the politics and government of Romania Constitution Referendums 1991 ( adoption ) 2003 ( amendments ) 2015 ( amendments ) Constitutional Court Government President ( list ) Klaus Iohannis Prime Minister ( list ) Mihai Tudose Cabinet ( current list ) Parliament Senate President : Călin Popescu - Tăriceanu Standing Bureau Chamber of Deputies President : Liviu Dragnea Standing Bureau Judiciary High Court of Cassation and Justice Constitutional Court Ombudsman Judicial reform Political parties Parliamentary Social Democratic Party ( PSD ) National Liberal Party ( PNL ) Save Romania Union ( USR ) Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania ( UDMR ) Alliance of Liberals and Democrats ( ALDE ) People 's Movement Party ( PMP ) Other ethnic - minority parties Non-parliamentary United Romania Party ( PRU ) Greater Romania Party ( PRM ) Green Party ( PV ) Elections Permanent Electoral Authority Recent elections Presidential : 2014 2009 Legislative : 2016 2012 2008 Local : 2016 2012 2008 European : 2014 2009 2007 Administrative divisions Macroregions Development regions Counties Metropolitan areas Municipalities Sectors Cities Communes Foreign relations China European Union NATO Moldova unification movement Russia Embassies Politicians Heads of state National Salvation Front Council members Presidents by time in office Prime Ministers Ministers of Finance Other countries Atlas The Prime Minister of Romania ( Romanian : Prim - ministrul României ) is the head of the Government of Romania. Initially, the office was styled President of the Council of Ministers ( Romanian : Președintele Consiliului de Miniștri ), when the term `` Government '' included more than the Cabinet, and the Cabinet was called The Council of Ministers ( Consiliul de Miniștri ). The title was officially changed to Prime Minister during the communist regime. The current Prime Minister is Mihai Tudose of the Social Democratic Party who was sworn in on 29 June 2017.. Contents 1 Nomination 2 Functions 2.1 Relationship with Parliament 3 History 4 Living former Prime Ministers 5 Residence 6 See also 7 References 8 External links Nomination One of the roles of the President of the Republic is to designate a candidate for the office of Prime Minister. The President must consult with the party that has the majority in the Parliament or, if no such majority exists, with the parties represented in Parliament. Once designated, the candidate assembles a proposal for the governing program and the cabinet. The proposal must be approved by the Parliament within ten days, through a vote of confidence process. Both the program and the cabinet membership are debated by the Parliament in a joint session of the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate. The proposal is accepted only if a majority of all Deputies and Senators approves. Once the vote of confidence is obtained, the candidate becomes the Prime Minister and all cabinet members become Ministers. The Prime Minister, the Ministers, and other members of the Government take an oath before the President, as stipulated under Article 82 of the Constitution. The Government as a whole and each of its members exercise their mandate from the date of the oath. Functions The Prime Minister directs Government actions and co-ordinates the activities of its members. He submits to the Chamber of Deputies or the Senate reports and statements on Government policy, to be debated. As head of the government, the Prime Minister is charged with directing the internal policy of the country and leads the public administration. In this regard, the government cooperates with other interested social actors. As with any other office of public authority, the office of Prime Minister is incompatible with any other office, except that of deputy or senator and is also incompatible with a professional position in a commercial organization. The term of a Prime Minister ends with the individual 's resignation, dismissal following a motion of no confidence, loss of electoral rights ( following a conviction ), incompatibility with the office, death or expiration of the term of the legislature. The Prime Minister, together with the minister tasked with the particular field of government, can sign resolutions and ordinances to take effect as executive orders the moment they are published in the Monitorul Oficial, the official gazette of the Romanian state. Such ordinances must be sent to the appropriate chamber of Parliament where they are discussed in an urgent manner and they are then sent to the official gazette. In case the noticed chamber does not discuss or approve said ordinance after 30 days of its arrival, the ordinance is officially adopted and published in the Monitor. An emergency ordinance can not modify a constitutional law, concern the functioning of the fundamental institutions, rights or liberties. Unlike in other semi-presidential systems, such as France, the Romanian Prime Minister is not a subordinate of the President who can not dismiss the Prime Minister, but he or she can attend the government meetings at the invitation of the Prime Minister. The President will always chair the government meetings he attends. In addition to his constitutional roles, the Prime Minister is, generally, the leader of the major party in the majority coalition that supports the government, although this is not always the case. Relationship with Parliament The Government and the other bodies of administration must submit all information, reports or documents requested by the Chamber of Deputies, Senate or parliamentary committees as part of the parliamentary control of government. The members of government are allowed to attend the works of Parliament and they must do so at the request of the presidents of the chambers. The Prime Minister and the members of his Cabinet must answer all questions or interpellations brought forward by deputies or senators as under the terms laid down in the statutes of Parliament. After such interpellations, the Chamber or the Senate can adopt a simple motion to express their position towards an issue of internal or external politics. Parliament can dismiss an outgoing Prime Minister and his cabinet by adopting a motion of no confidence against the government. In order for a motion to be initiated, it must be signed by at least a quarter of deputies and senators and for it to pass, a majority of deputies and senators must vote in favour of it. After a motion of no confidence is adopted, the Prime Minister and his Cabinet are officially dismissed and the President must designate an individual to form a new government. Since 1989, three Prime Ministers have been dismissed following the adoption of a motion of no confidence : Emil Boc ( 2009 ), Mihai Răzvan Ungureanu ( 2012 ) and Sorin Grindeanu ( 2017 ). History Originally styled President of the Council of Ministers, the office was first created in 1862 during the reign of Prince Alexandru Ioan Cuza. Cuza, unlike other monarchs of his time, was not a hereditary ruler. In 1859 he was elected Prince of Wallachia and Prince of Moldavia in two separate elections, thus de facto uniting the two principalities. By 1862, he had completely fused the two administrations into a single government with its capital at Bucharest, the new country bearing the name Romania, but the union was in danger of being dissolved after the end of his rule. A liberal, in favour of the two great reform projects envisioned by the liberals of the time ( the electoral and agrarian reforms ), Cuza did not publicly espouse his political preferences or position himself as the leader of a faction, preferring to keep the office of the Prince politically neutral. In order to give the country a political government, Cuza created the office of Prime Minister and brought into power the leader of the Conservative faction, Barbu Catargiu. During the first years after its creation the office held considerable authority, being able to challenge the will of the Prince and together with a Legislative Assembly composed mainly of conservatives and reactionaries, Catargiu 's conservative government was able to delay the adoption of several reforms. Frustrated by the government 's opposition to reforms, and unable to work with an Assembly dominated by reactionary forces due to the censitary nature of the electoral system, Cuza launched a coup d'etat, followed by a constitutional referendum that replaced the Convention of Paris, an act that served as the constitution of the country, with his own version named the Statute expanding the Paris Convention ( Romanian : Statutul dezvoltător al Convenției de la Paris ). The new constitution created the Senate for serving Cuza 's legislative purposes and vested the office of the Prince with full executive authority, while the Prime Minister remained his subordinate. Even though Cuza now had plenary powers, the office the Prime Minister remained influent, and Mihail Kogălniceanu, the 3rd Prime Minister, a liberal and former ally of Cuza often clashed with him. After Cuza 's removal by coup d'etat in 1866 by a coalition formed by both members of the liberal and conservative factions, the political forces of the time settled on two objectives : bringing a foreign prince from a European noble family on the country 's throne and drafting a liberal constitution. The 1866 Constitution confirmed that the Prime Minister served at the pleasure of the Prince, the latter being able to appoint and dismiss the former at any time and for any reason. Nevertheless, the Prime Minister still held considerable influence. After World War I led to the creation of Greater Romania another constitution was drafted in 1923 to reflect the changes the Romanian state had undergone since the Treaty of Versailles and the Treaty of Trianon. The new constitution limited the powers of the King, vesting the executive power entirely in the Prime Minister and his Cabinet who now governed in the King 's name after the latter appointed him. The new constitution also made the first steps towards a parliamentary control of the government, stipulating that either of the chambers may put ministers under accusation to stand trial. Living former Prime Ministers There are 12 living former Romanian Prime Ministers : Petre Roman ( age 71 ) ( 1989 -- 1991 ) Theodor Stolojan ( age 74 ) ( 1991 -- 1992 ) Nicolae Văcăroiu ( age 73 ) ( 1992 -- 1996 ) Victor Ciorbea ( age 63 ) ( 1996 -- 1998 ) Mugur Isărescu ( age 68 ) ( 1999 -- 2000 ) Adrian Năstase ( age 67 ) ( 2000 -- 2004 ) Călin Popescu - Tăriceanu ( age 65 ) ( 2004 -- 2008 ) Emil Boc ( age 51 ) ( 2008 -- 2012 ) Mihai Răzvan Ungureanu ( age 49 ) ( 2012 ) Victor Ponta ( age 45 ) ( 2012 -- 2015 ) Dacian Cioloș ( age 48 ) ( 2015 -- 2017 ) Sorin Grindeanu ( age 43 ) ( 2017 ) The most recent death of a former Prime Minister of Romania is that of Radu Vasile ( 1998 -- 1999 ) on July 3, 2013. Residence See also : Victoria Palace The current residence of the Prime Minister is the Victoria Palace. Initially designed to be headquarters of the Foreign Ministry, Victoria Palace was the headquarters of Foreign Ministry and Council of Ministers during the Communist period and became, in 1990, headquarters of the first government of post-communist Romania. The palace was declared a historical monument in 2004. See also List of Prime Ministers of Romania Further information : Lifespan Timeline of Prime Ministers of Romania References Jump up ^ http://www.gandul.info/financiar/guvernul-majoreaza-din-august-prin-ordonanta-salariile-demnitarilor-cat-vor-castiga-iohannis-si-ponta-14561969 Jump up ^ ( in Romanian ) `` Klaus Iohannis l-a desemnat pe Mihai Tudose ''. Digi24. 2017. ^ Jump up to : `` Constitution of Romania ''. Article 103. Retrieved 20 November 2014. Jump up ^ `` Constitution of Romania ''. Article 82. Retrieved 20 November 2014. ^ Jump up to : `` Constitution of Romania ''. Chapter III. Retrieved 20 November 2014. Jump up ^ `` Constitution of Romania ''. Chapter IV. 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Question: who has been appointed as the new prime minister of romania
Answer: Mihai Tudose