List of Presidents of Romania

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This is a list of Presidents of Romania:

Order	Name	Took office	Left office
1.	Interim Presidential Committee made up of Mihail Sadoveanu, Constantin Ion Parhon, Ştefan Voitec, Ion Niculi, and Gheorghe Stere.	December 30, 1947	April 13, 1948
2.	Dr. Constantin I. Parhon	April 13, 1948	June 12, 1952
3.	Dr. Petru Groza	June 12, 1952	January 7, 1958
4.	Ion Gheorghe Maurer	January 11, 1958	March 21, 1961
5.	Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej	March 21, 1961	March 19, 1965
6.	Chivu Stoica	March 24, 1965	December 9, 1967
7.	Nicolae Ceauşescu	December 9, 1967	December 22, 1989
8.	Ion Iliescu	December 22, 1989	29 November 1996
9.	Emil Constantinescu	29 November 1996	20 December 2000
	Ion Iliescu (2nd time)	20 December 2000	20 December 2004
10.	Traian Băsescu	20 December 2004	Incumbent

Note: The official function of "President of Romania" did not exist until March 29, 1974. Prior to that, the president of the State Committee held the position of head of state.

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• Official web site of the President of Romania