List of presidents of Romania by time in office

Klaus Iohannis is the current President of Romania, since 21 December 2014 (photographed here in March 2015). Total time spent in office since the beginning of his first mandate: 9 years, 128 days.

This is a list of presidents of Romania by time in office. This is based on the difference between dates; if counted by number of calendar days all the time periods would be one day greater.

The political party column in the table below denotes the political party or political alliance that sustained/supported their candidacy, as the president is legally forbidden by the Romanian constitution to be a member of any party while still in office. The only exception was Nicolae Ceaușescu, who was president under a different constitution, and who consequently was both a member of the PCR and president of Romania at the same time. Also, Traian Băsescu was the only president suspended/impeached twice to date (once in each of his two mandates, more specifically in 2007 and 2012).

Nº in office President Political party Time in office Rank
1st Nicolae Ceaușescu PCR 15 years, 276 days 1
2nd Ion Iliescu FSN/FDSN/PDSR/PSD 10 years, 343 days 2
4th Traian Băsescu D.A. (PD/PDL) 10 years, 0 days1 3
5th Klaus Iohannis PNL 9 years, 128 days 4
3rd Emil Constantinescu CDR (PNȚCD) 4 years, 33 days 5
– Crin Antonescu (ad interim/acting) PNL 48 days –
Nicolae Văcăroiu (ad interim/acting) PSD 33 days

Notes:

1 Suspended/impeached from office for 31 days in 2007, then for a second time in 2012 for 48 days.