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Ilie Bolojan
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Bolojan in 2025
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| Acting President of Romania | |
| Assumed office 12 February 2025 |
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| Prime Minister | Marcel Ciolacu Cătălin Predoiu (acting) |
| Preceded by | Klaus Iohannis |
| Succeeded by | Nicușor Dan |
| President of the Senate of Romania | |
| In office 23 December 2024 – 12 February 2025 |
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| Preceded by | Nicolae Ciucă |
| Succeeded by | Mircea Abrudean (acting) |
| President of the National Liberal Party | |
| Acting 25 November 2024 – 12 February 2025 |
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| Preceded by | Nicolae Ciucă |
| Succeeded by | Catalin Predoiu (acting) |
| President of the Bihor County Council | |
| In office 19 October 2020 – 20 December 2024 |
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| Preceded by | Sándor Pásztor |
| Mayor of Oradea | |
| In office 2008–2020 |
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| Preceded by | Mihai Groza |
| Succeeded by | Florin Birta |
| Prefect of Bihor County | |
| In office 2005–2007 |
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| County Councilor of Bihor County | |
| Assumed office 2004 |
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| Senator of Romania | |
| Assumed office 20 December 2024 |
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| Constituency | Bihor County |
| Personal details | |
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Ilie Gavril Bolojan
17 March 1969 Vadu Crișului, Bihor County, Socialist Republic of Romania |
| Political party | National Liberal Party (1993–present) |
| Spouse |
Florentina
(m. 1988; div. 2013) |
| Residence | Cotroceni Palace |
| 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 February 2025 following the resignation of Klaus Iohannis. He was previously the mayor of Oradea, and the president of the Bihor County Council.
Following the National Liberal Party's 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 and was elected president of the Senate of Romania.
On 12 February 2025, following the resignation of Klaus Iohannis, Bolojan became the acting president of Romania until the winner of the election in May 2025 is inaugurated.
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Early life
Ilie Bolojan is unrelated to Victor Bolojan, a high-ranking Communist politician (Central Committee member 1969-1979) and diplomat.
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.
Political career
Beginnings (1996-2008)
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 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 commissioner ('prefect') of Bihor County, and in the period 2007–2008 he held the position of secretary general of the Government.
Mayor of Oradea (2008-2020)
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 (2020-2024)
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.
President of the Senate (Dec. 2024-Feb. 2025)
Following the December 2024 parliamentary elections, Bolojan became a member of the Romanian Senate, and on 23 December 2024, he was chosen as the president of the Senate of Romania.
Acting presidency (Feb. 2025–present)
Following the resignation of Klaus Iohannis on 12 February 2025, Bolojan became acting president in accordance with the presidential succession laws. He is expected to serve until a new president is chosen in the 2025 Romanian presidential election in May.
During the handover ceremony, Iohannis greeted Bolojan at Cotroceni Palace and held a brief meeting.
See also
In Spanish: Ilie Bolojan para niños
