List of presidents of Romania by time in office
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This is a list of presidents of Romania by time in office. This is based on the difference between dates; if counted by number of calendar days all the time periods would be one day greater.
The political party column in the table below denotes the political party or political alliance that sustained/supported their candidacy, as the president is legally forbidden by the Romanian constitution to be a member of any party while still in office. The only exception was Nicolae Ceaușescu, who was president under a different constitution, and who consequently was both a member of the PCR and president of Romania at the same time. Traian Băsescu was the only president suspended/impeached twice to date (once in each of his two mandates, more specifically in 2007 and 2012). Also, Klaus Iohannis was the only president who resigned from his post in 2025.
| Nº in office | President | Political party | Time in office | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Nicolae Ceaușescu | PCR | 15 years, 276 days | 1 | |
| 2nd | Ion Iliescu | FSN/FDSN/PDSR/PSD | 10 years, 343 days | 2 | |
| 5th | Klaus Iohannis | PNL | 10 years, 53 days | 3 | |
| 4th | Traian Băsescu | D.A. (PD/PDL) | 10 years, 0 days1 | 4 | |
| 3rd | Emil Constantinescu | CDR (PNȚCD) | 4 years, 33 days | 5 | |
| – | Crin Antonescu (ad interim/acting) | PNL | 48 days | – | |
| Nicolae Văcăroiu (ad interim/acting) | PSD | 33 days | |||
| Ilie Bolojan (ad interim/acting) | PNL | 2 days | |||
Notes:
1 Suspended/impeached from office for 31 days in 2007, then for a second time in 2012 for 48 days.