Prime Minister of Romania

Prime Minister of Romania
Standard of the Prime Minister of Romania
Incumbent Dacian Cioloș since 17 November 2015
Residence	Victoria Palace
Appointer	President of Romania
Term length	No fixed term
Inaugural holder	Barbu Catargiu
Formation	22 January 1862
Salary	15,108 lei (2015)[1]
Website	www.guv.ro/prim-ministru

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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.

Prime Minister Dacian Cioloș, an independent, took over the position on 17 November 2015 after the resignation of Victor Ponta on 4 November 2015 following the Colectiv nightclub fire and the ensuing large street protests.^[2]

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.^[3]

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.^[3]

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.^[4]

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.^[5] The President cannot dismiss the Prime Minister, but the Parliament can withdraw its support through a vote of no-confidence.^[5]

See also

• List of Prime Ministers of Romania

References

• Nicolae C. Nicolescu, Șefii de stat și de guvern ai României (1859–2003), Editura Meronia, Bucharest, 2003
• Stelian Neagoe, Istoria guvernelor României de la începuturi - 1859 până în zilele noastre - 1995, Editura Machiavelli, Bucharest, 1995

External links

• (Romanian) Guvernele României
• Government site

Prime Ministers of Romania List of Prime Ministers of Romania United Principalities B. Catargiu Arsache N. Crețulescu Kogălniceanu Bosianu N. Crețulescu I. Ghica L. Catargiu I. Ghica C. Crețulescu Ș. Golescu N. Golescu D. Ghica A. Golescu Epureanu I. Ghica L. Catargiu Florescu Epureanu Ion C. Brătianu D. Brătianu Ion C. Brătianu Kingdom of Romania Ion C. Brătianu Rosetti L. Catargiu Manu Florescu L. Catargiu Sturdza Aurelian Sturdza Cantacuzino Carp Sturdza Cantacuzino Sturdza Ion I. C. Brătianu Carp Maiorescu Ion I. C. Brătianu Averescu Marghiloman Coandă Ion I. C. Brătianu Văitoianu Vaida-Voevod Averescu Ionescu Ion I. C. Brătianu Averescu Știrbey Ion I. C. Brătianu V. Brătianu Maniu Mironescu Maniu Mironescu Iorga Vaida-Voevod Maniu Vaida-Voevod Duca Angelescu Tătărescu Goga Cristea Călinescu Argeșanu Argetoianu Tătărescu Gigurtu Antonescu Sănătescu Rădescu Groza R.P.R.-R.S.R. Groza Gheorghiu-Dej Stoica Maurer Mănescu Verdeț Dăscălescu Romania since 1989 Roman Stolojan Văcăroiu Ciorbea Dejeu Vasile Athanasiu Isărescu Năstase Bejinariu Popescu-Tăriceanu Boc Predoiu Ungureanu Ponta Oprea Ponta Cîmpeanu Cioloș Italics indicate interim officeholders.

Supreme Council of National Defence (CSAT) President Klaus Iohannis (P) Vice President Dacian Cioloș (PM) Members Mihnea Motoc (MApN) Petre Tobă (MAI) Lazăr Comănescu (MAE) Raluca Prună (MJ) Costin Grigore Borc (MECT) Anca Paliu Dragu (MFP) Eduard Hellvig (SRI) Mihai Răzvan Ungureanu (SIE) Nicolae Ciucă (SMG) Ion Oprișor (PC) Mihai Șomordolea (Secretary)