# List of presidents of Romania

The president of Romania serves as the head of state of Romania. The office was created by the communist leader Nicolae Ceaușescu in 1974 and has developed into its modern form after the Romanian Revolution and the adoption of the 1991 constitution. The current acting president is Ilie Bolojan, who has been serving since 12 February 2025 following the resignation of Klaus Iohannis ahead of his impeachment vote.

## List
### Key regarding the political parties of affiliation

Romanian Communist Party (PCR)  National Salvation Front (FSN)  Social Democratic Party (PSD)  Christian Democratic National Peasants' Party (PNȚCD)  Democratic Liberal Party (PDL)  National Liberal Party (PNL)

### Socialist Republic of Romania (1965–1989)

| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Elected | Term of office | Term of office | Term of office | Political Party | Ref. |
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Elected | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Political Party | Ref. |
| 1 | | Nicolae Ceaușescu (1918–1989) | 1974 1980 1985 | 28 March 1974 | 22 December 1989 (Ousted) | 15 years, 249 days | Romanian Communist Party (PCR) | |

### Romania (1989–present)

| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Elected | Term of office | Term of office | Term of office | Political Party | Ref. |
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Elected | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Political Party | Ref. |
| — | | Ion Iliescu (born 1930) | 1990 | 26 December 1989 | 20 June 1990 | 176 days | National Salvation Front (FSN) | |
| 2 | | Ion Iliescu (born 1930) | 1990 1992 | 20 June 1990 | 29 November 1996 | 6 years, 161 days | National Salvation Front (FSN) | |
| 3 | | Emil Constantinescu (born 1939) | 1996 | 29 November 1996 | 20 December 2000 | 4 years, 21 days | Christian Democratic National Peasants' Party (PNȚCD)$^1$ | |
| 4 (2) | | Ion Iliescu (born 1930) | 2000 | 20 December 2000 | 20 December 2004 | 4 years | Social Democratic Party (PSD) | |
| 5 | | Traian Băsescu (born 1951) | 2004 2009 | 20 December 2004 | 21 December 2014 | 10 years, 1 day | Democratic Liberal Party (PDL)$^2$ | |
| 6 | | Klaus Iohannis (born 1959) | 2014 2019 | 21 December 2014 | 12 February 2025 | 10 years, 53 days | National Liberal Party (PNL) | |
Notes:
$^1$ Emil Constantinescu was the candidate of the Christian Democratic National Peasants' Party (PNȚCD) whose candidacy was supported as part of the larger right-leaning Romanian Democratic Convention (CDR) in both 1992 and 1996;
$^2$ Traian Băsescu was the presidential candidate of the Democratic Party (PD) whose candidacy was supported as part of the larger right-leaning Justice and Truth Alliance (DA) in 2004, alongside the National Liberal Party. In 2009, his re-election was supported only by the Democratic Liberal Party (PDL) along with a certain faction of the Christian Democratic National Peasants' Party (PNȚCD).

### Acting presidents (2007; 2012; 2025)

| Nº | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term of office | Term of office | Term of office | Political Party |
| Nº | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Political Party |
| — | | Nicolae Văcăroiu (born 1943) | 20 April 2007 | 23 May 2007 | 33 days | Social Democratic Party (PSD) |
| Social Democratic Party (PSD) |||
| — | | Crin Antonescu (born 1959) | 10 July 2012 | 27 August 2012 | 48 days | National Liberal Party (PNL) |
| National Liberal Party (PNL) |||
| — | | Ilie Bolojan (born 1969) | 12 February 2025 | Incumbent | 19 | National Liberal Party (PNL) |
| National Liberal Party (PNL) |||