President Nicusor Dan appointed on June 20, 2025 interim leader of the National Liberal Party (PNL) Ilie Bolojan for the position of prime minister, informs Agerpres.
Ilie Gavril Bolojan was born March 17, 1969 in Vadu Crisului, Bihor County.
He attended the 'Emanuil Gojdu' Mathematics and Physics High School in Oradea (1983 - 1987), then the Faculty of Mechanics at the 'Traian Vuia'' Polytechnic Institute in Timisoara (1988 - 1993) and the Faculty of Mathematics (1990 - 1993) of the Timisoara University.
He pursued specialization courses in public administration: École nationale d'administration - France: Formation spécialisée a l'intention des cadres de l'administration préfectorale roumaine (April 18 - November 18, 2005), Specialized training program for prefectural tasks (2005) and Advanced training program: Decentralization process in public administration - present and perspectives (Aug. 2006) at the National Institute of Administration.
He was a teacher at the Tileagd Special Needs School (1993 - 1994) and business administrator at the Campus S.R.L. Alesd Trading Company (1994 - 2004), vice-chairman of the Board of Directors of the Salubri S.A. Alesd Sanitation Company (2000 - 2001), member of the Board of Directors of the 'Alexandru Roman' High School in Alesd (2001 - 2004) and member of the Board of Directors of the Alesd Territorial Hospital (2003 - 2004).
Bolojan is a member of the National Liberal Party (PNL). Between 1996 and 2004 he served as a local councilor of the town of Alesd, then sat on the Bihor County Council (2004 - 2005).
Between 2005 and 2007 he was prefect of Bihor County, and in the period 2007 - 2008 he acted as Government Secretary General.
He held the office of mayor of Oradea municipality (2008 - 2020) and was president of the Bihor County Council (October 19, 2020 - January 1, 2025).
Since November 25, 2024 he has been filling the position of PNL interim Chairman.
Following the 2024 parliamentary election, he secured a term as a senator, and on December 23 he was elected President of the Senate.
Ilie Bolojan took over as acting president on February 12, 2025, following the resignation of Klaus-Werner Iohannis. He resumed his office as President of the Senate on May 26, after handing over the mandate of head of state to Nicusor Dan.
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