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Official portrait, 2020
Prime Minister of Romania
In office 4 November 2019 – 7 December 2020
President	Klaus Iohannis
Deputy	Raluca Turcan
Preceded by	Viorica Dăncilă
Succeeded by	Florin Cîțu
President of the Chamber of Deputies
In office 22 December 2020 – 13 October 2021
Preceded by	Marcel Ciolacu
Succeeded by	Marcel Ciolacu
President of the National Liberal Party
In office 17 June 2017 – 25 September 2021
Preceded by	Alina Gorghiu
Succeeded by	Florin Cîțu
President of the Force of the Right
Incumbent
Assumed office 14 December 2021
Preceded by	Office established
Minister of Transport
In office 5 April 2007 – 22 December 2008
Prime Minister	Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu
Preceded by	Radu Berceanu
Succeeded by	Radu Berceanu
Parliamentary offices Member of the Chamber of Deputies In office 20 December 2020 – 20 December 2024 Constituency Bucharest In office 15 December 2008 – 19 December 2016 Constituency Bucharest
Local offices Deputy Mayor of Bucharest In office July 2004 – 5 April 2007 Mayors Traian Băsescu Adriean Videanu Member of the Local Council of Sector 3 In office 23 February 1992 – 16 June 1996 Mayor Constantin Tutunaru
Personal details
Born	(1963-05-25) 25 May 1963 (age 62) Brașov, Romanian People's Republic
Political party	Force of the Right (FD) (2021–present)
Other political affiliations	National Liberal Party (PNL) (1998–2021) Liberal Party 1993 (PL '93) (1993–1997)
Spouse	Mihaela Orban
Children	1
Education	Transilvania University of Brașov (UNITBV) National University of Political Studies and Public Administration (SNSPA)
Religion	Unitarian

Ludovic Orban (born 25 May 1963) is a Romanian engineer and politician. He served as the Prime Minister of Romania from November 2019 to December 2020. Before that, he led the National Liberal Party (PNL) from 2017 to 2021. He was also the Minister of Transport from 2007 to 2008.

Mr. Orban has been a member of the Chamber of Deputies for Bucharest for many years. After the 2020 elections, he became the President of the Chamber of Deputies of Romania. In 2021, he started a new political party called Force of the Right (FD).

Meet Ludovic Orban

Early Life and Education

Ludovic Orban was born in Brașov, a city in the Transylvania region of Romania. His father was of Hungarian background, and his mother was Romanian. He learned to speak some Hungarian.

He finished high school in Brașov in 1982. Then, he studied industrial machinery design at the University of Brașov, graduating in 1988. In 1993, he continued his studies in political science in Bucharest.

His Early Career

From 1988 to 1990, Ludovic Orban trained as an engineer at a factory. He worked as an engineer in Brașov from 1990 to 1991. For a short time, he also wrote for a newspaper. Later, he worked in various government roles from 1997 to 2001. He also helped a foundation called "Children, the light of the world."

His Journey in Politics

Orban with German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the EPP Summit in Sibiu, 9 May 2019

Ludovic Orban started his political career as a local councillor in Bucharest from 1992 to 1996. He was an advisor for the Liberal Party 1993 (PL '93), which later joined the main National Liberal Party (PNL).

In 1998, he became part of the PNL's national council. He led the PNL branch in Bucharest starting in 2002. From 2004 to 2007, he served as the Deputy Mayor of Bucharest.

He became the Minister of Transport in 2007. He held this position until his party lost the 2008 elections. In 2008, he also ran for mayor of Bucharest but did not win. In 2009, he became the vice president of the PNL. He ran for the party's top job in 2014 but was defeated.

In 2016, he planned to run for mayor of Bucharest again. However, he stepped down from the race and his party roles due to an investigation. In 2017, he was cleared of the charges. The next month, he ran for PNL leadership again and won.

As Prime Minister

Orban in downtown Bucharest on 29 July 2020

In October 2019, President Klaus Iohannis chose Ludovic Orban to be the new Prime Minister. His government was approved by Parliament the next month.

In February 2020, his government was removed by a vote of no confidence. However, a new government led by Orban was approved in March 2020. Many politicians, including Orban, were not present due to concerns about COVID-19. The Social Democrats (PSD) voted for the new government because of the emergency situation.

Orban resigned as Prime Minister in December 2020. This happened after the PNL did not perform well in the parliamentary elections. However, he won a new term as a member of the Chamber of Deputies. When the new parliament met, he was elected its president.

After PNL Leadership

In 2021, Ludovic Orban tried to get re-elected as the leader of the PNL. He focused on traditional values during his campaign. In September, he lost the election to Florin Cîțu. Soon after, he resigned from his role as President of the Chamber of Deputies.

In November, the PNL leadership removed Orban from the party. The next month, he started a new political party called Force of the Right (FD). This new party is considered a centre-right group.

Personal Life

Ludovic Orban is married to Mihaela Orban, and they have one son. His brother, Leonard Orban, used to be a European Commissioner. Ludovic Orban has mentioned that sharing a last name with Viktor Orbán (the Prime Minister of Hungary) is sometimes confusing for him.

Electoral History

Presidential Elections

Mayor of Bucharest

See also

• First Orban Cabinet
• Second Orban Cabinet