Ilie Bolojan facts for kids

Quick facts for kids His Excellency Ilie Bolojan
Bolojan in 2023
President of Romania
Acting
Assumed office 12 February 2025
Prime Minister	Marcel Ciolacu
Preceded by	Klaus Iohannis
President of the Senate of Romania
In office 23 December 2024 – 12 February 2025
Preceded by	Nicolae Ciucă
Succeeded by	Mircea Abrudean
President of the National Liberal Party
Acting 25 November 2024 – 12 February 2025
Preceded by	Nicolae Ciucă
President of the Bihor County Council
In office 19 October 2020 – 20 December 2024
Preceded by	Sándor Pásztor
Mayor of Oradea
In office 2008–2020
Preceded by	Mihai Groza
Succeeded by	Florin Birta
Prefect of Bihor County
In office 2005–2007
County Councilor of Bihor County
In office 2004–2005
Senator of Romania
Incumbent
Assumed office 20 December 2024
Constituency	Bihor County
Personal details
Born	Ilie Gavril Bolojan (1969-03-17) 17 March 1969 (age 55) Vadu Crișului, Bihor County, Socialist Republic of Romania
Political party	National Liberal (since 1993)
Alma mater	West University of Timișoara Politehnica University of Timișoara
Profession	Politician

Ilie Gavril Bolojan ( born 17 March 1969) is a Romanian politician who has been the acting president of Romania since 12 February 2025, following the resignation of Klaus Iohannis. He has previously been the mayor of Oradea, and the president of the Bihor County Council. Following the National Liberal Party's historic defeat in the first round of the now-annulled 2024 Romanian presidential election, and the subsequent resignation of Nicolae Ciucă, Bolojan became the party's acting president.

Biography

Ilie Bolojan graduated from the Emanuil Gojdu Mathematics-Physics High School in Oradea and studied mechanics (1988–1993) at the Traian Vuia Polytechnic Institute in Timișoara and mathematics (1990–1993) at the West University of Timișoara. He became a member of the National Liberal Party (PNL) in 1993. During 1993–1994, he was a teacher at the Tileagd Auxiliary School.

Between 1996 and 2004, Ilie Bolojan was a local councilor of the town of Aleșd, and from 2004 a member of the Bihor County Council. In parallel, he was involved in management positions:

• 1994–2004: Administrator of the Campus S.R.L. commercial company. Aleșd
• 2000–2001: Vice-president of the board of directors of the Salubri S.A. Sanitation Company. Aleșd
• 2001–2004: Member of the board of directors of the Alexandru Roman High School in Aleșd
• 2003–2004: Member of the board of directors of the Aleșd Territorial Hospital

In 2005 and 2006, he attended specialization courses in public administration in France and at the National Institute of Administration in Bucharest.

In the period 2005–2007, he was prefect of Bihor County, and in the period 2007–2008 he held the position of secretary general of the Government.

He is unrelated to Victor Bolojan(ro), a high-ranking communist politician and diplomat.

Mayor of Oradea

In 2008, Bolojan was elected mayor of the municipality of Oradea with 50.3% of the votes, becoming the first mayor of the city elected in the first round after 1989. He started a program of administrative and economic reforms, modernizing the infrastructure, rehabilitating the historic center and attracting investors, thus Oradea became more attractive from an economic and tourist point of view. In 2012 and 2016, Bolojan was re-elected mayor, and in 2016 he obtained 70.95% of the votes.

President of the Bihor County Council

In 2020, Bolojan was elected president of the Bihor County Council with 61.5% of the votes. He continued to promote infrastructural development and investment attraction projects for the county, improving public services and creating a more efficient and transparent administrative system.

Acting Presidency (2025–present)

Bolojan was serving as president of the Senate of Romania when Klaus Iohannis resigned on 12 February 2025. In accordance with the presidential succession laws, Bolojan became acting president and is expected to serve until a new president is elected in the 2025 Romanian presidential election.

During the handover ceremony, Iohannis greeted Bolojan at Cotroceni Palace and held a brief meeting.

See also

In Spanish: Ilie Bolojan para niños