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President of the Senate of Romania

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FieldValue
postPresident
bodythe Senate of Romania
insigniaCoat of arms of the Senate of Romania.png
insigniasize125px
insigniacaptionCoat of arms of the Senate
incumbentMircea Abrudean
incumbentsince24 June 2025
termlength4 years
formation1864
1990
successionFirst
inauguralNifon Rusailă (1864)
Alexandru Bârlădeanu (1990)

1990 Alexandru Bârlădeanu (1990)

The president of the Senate of Romania is the senator elected to preside over the Senate meetings. The president of the Senate is also the president of the Standing Bureau of the Senate, and the first person in the presidential line of succession.

Election

The president of the Senate is elected by secret ballot with the majority of votes from the senators. If none of the candidates obtains the necessary votes, the first two compete again, and the one with most of the votes wins.

Role

  • Calls the Senate in session (ordinary or extraordinary);
  • Presides the Senate meetings, assisted by two secretaries;
  • Represents the Senate in the relation with the President, the Chamber of Deputies, the Government, Constitutional Court
  • Represents the Senate in the foreign relations;
  • Succeeds (ad interim) the president if the latter resigns, is suspended, incapacitated or dies in office. (They continue to be president of the Senate during the ad-interim presidency of the country. They act as president until a new president is elected.)

History

1864–1866

Between 3 July 1864 and 1 June 1866 the Upper House of the Legislative was called Corpul Ponderator. Members were nominated by the domnitor, based on the proposals of the counties.

1866–1946

The upper house was called Senat or Camera Senatului. Most of the Senators were elected, some were senators by right (senatori de drept), as established by the 1866 Constitution. Voters and members had to be at least 40 years of age, except the heir to the throne, that was senator at 18 years, and allowed to vote in the Senate at 21.

1946–1989

In 1946 elections were called only for the Assembly of Deputies (Adunarea Deputaţilor), as the 1923 Constitution was re-empowered with some modifications (including the suspension of the Senate). After the overthrow of the king and the establishment of the communist republic, the upper house was dissolved and disbanded.

1990–present

The upper house is called Senat and is headed by a president.

List of officeholders

Ad interim (acting) officeholders are denoted by italics. The Rule of the Senate states that at the first standing of the house, the meeting is headed by the eldest senator and helped by the youngest senator. Those bear the title of Interim President of the Senate, and, as their term is very short (one or two days), they are not listed. The interim officeholders listed have hold the office in different circumstances and for a longer time (i.e. than one or two days).

They were actually Vice Presidents standing as caretaker President during a vacancy. The caretaker Vice Presidents during the two impeachments of Traian Băsescu in April–May 2007 (Doru Ioan Tărăcilă [ro]) and in June–July 2012 (Petru Filip) are also listed in the table below.

The political stance of presidents of the upper house prior to the development of a modern party system is given by the following key/legend:

RL (Radical Liberal)ML (Moderate Liberal)

The political stance of presidents of the upper house after the development of a modern party system is given by the following key/legend:

Mil. = MilitaryInd. = Independent
#NamePortraitBirth–DeathTook officeLeft officeParty
1Metropolitan-primate Nifon Rusailă[[File:Nyphon, Metropolitan of Wallachia.jpg60px]]1789–18756 December 18641 June 1866Ind.
(1)Metropolitan-primate Nifon Rusailă[[File:Nyphon, Metropolitan of Wallachia.jpg60px]]1789–18751 June 18666 June 1868Ind.
2Ştefan Golescu[[File:Stefan Golescu - foto.jpg60px]]1809–18746 September 186815 November 1868RL
3Nicolae Golescu[[File:Nicolae Golescu desen.png60px]]1810–187718 November 18689 July 1869RL
4Alexandru Plagino[[File:D. William - Alexandre Const. Plagino - Ancien Ministre des affaires étrangerès.jpg60px]]1821–18942 September 18694 March 1871MC
(1)Metropolitan-primate Nifon Rusailă[[File:Nyphon, Metropolitan of Wallachia.jpg60px]]1789–18754 March 18715 May 1875Ind.
5Metropolitan-primate Calinic Miclescu[[File:Carol Popp de Szathmáry - Miclescu Calinic.jpg60px]]1822–18869 June 187525 March 1879Ind.
6Constantin Bosianu[[File:Constantin Bosianu.jpg60px]]1815–188229 May 187915 November 1879PNL
7Dimitrie Ghica[[File:Dimitrie Ghica.jpg60px]]1816–189717 November 18798 September 1888PNL
8Ioan Emanoil Florescu[[File:Emanoil Ion Florescu 01.jpg60px]]1819–18934 November 18887 December 1889PC
9Nicolae Kretzulescu[[File:Nicolae Cretulescu.jpg60px]]1812–190013 December 18899 June 1890PC
(8)Ioan Emanoil Florescu[[File:Emanoil Ion Florescu 01.jpg60px]]1819–189317 November 189021 February 1891PC
10Constantin Boerescu[[File:No image.svg60px]]1836–19081 March 189111 December 1891PC
11Gheorghe Grigore Cantacuzino[[File:Cantacuzino.jpg60px]]1833–191325 February 189224 October 1895PC
12Dimitrie Ghica[[File:Dimitrie Ghica.jpg60px]]1816–18979 December 189515 February 1897PNL
13Dimitrie Alexandru Sturdza[[File:Sturdza.jpg60px]]1833–191420 February 189731 March 1897PNL
14Eugeniu Stătescu[[File:Eugeniu Statescu.jpg60px]]1836–190531 March 189718 November 1897PNL
15Nicolae Gane[[File:Nicolae Gane - Foto01.jpg60px]]1838–191618 November 189721 April 1899PNL
(10)Constantin Boerescu[[File:No image.svg60px]]1836–190813 June 189914 February 1901PC
(14)Eugeniu Stătescu[[File:Eugeniu Statescu.jpg60px]]1836–190524 March 190115 November 1902PNL
16Petre S. Aurelian[[File:Petre S Aurelian.jpg60px]]1833–190916 November 190223 December 1904PNL
(10)Constantin Boerescu[[File:No image.svg60px]]1836–190825 February 190526 April 1907PC
(16)Petre S. Aurelian[[File:Petre S Aurelian.jpg60px]]1833–19099 June 190724 January 1909PNL
17Constantin Budișteanu[[File:NSPetrescuGaina - Generalul Constantin Budisteanu.jpg60px]]1838–191128 January 190910 January 1911PNL
(11)Gheorghe Grigore Cantacuzino[[File:Cantacuzino.jpg60px]]1833–191310 March 191123 March 1913PC
18Theodor Rosetti[[File:Teodor Rosetti.jpg60px]]1837–193227 March 19133 July 1913PC
19Ioan Lahovary[[File:Nicolae Petrescu Gaina - Ion Lahovari.jpg60px]]1844–19153 July 191311 January 1914PC
20Basile M. Missir[[File:Basile Missir.01.jpg60px]]1843–192921 February 19149 December 1916PNL
21Emanoil Porumbaru[[File:Emanoil Porumbaru - Foto01.jpg60px]]1845–19219 December 191625 April 1918PNL
22Dimitrie Dobrescu[[File:Dimitrie Dobrescu.01.jpg60px]]1852–19344 June 19185 November 1918PCP
23Paul Bujor[[File:Paul Bujor.jpg60px]]1862–195228 November 191926 March 1920PȚ
24Constantin Coandă[[File:Constantin Coanda.jpg60px]]1857–193222 June 192022 January 1922PP
25Mihail Pherekyde[[File:1910 - Mihail Pherekide - preşedintele Camerei Deputaţilor.PNG60px]]1842–192631 March 192224 January 1926PNL
26Constantin I. Nicolaescu[[File:No image.svg60px]]1861–19453 February 192627 March 1926PNL
(24)Constantin Coandă[[File:Constantin Coanda.jpg60px]]1857–193218 July 19265 June 1927PP
27Constantin I. Nicolaescu[[File:No image.svg60px]]1861–194518 July 192710 November 1928PNL
28Traian Bratu[[File:TBratu.jpg60px]]1875–194023 December 192830 April 1931PNȚ
29Mihail Sadoveanu[[File:Mihail Sadoveanu (cropped).jpg60px]]1880–196118 June 193110 June 1932Ind.
30Neculai Costăchescu[[File:Neculai Costăchescu (1).jpg60px]]1876–19394 August 193218 November 1933PNȚ
31Leonte Moldovan[[File:No image.svg60px]]1865–194310 February 193415 November 1935PNL
32Constantin Dimitriu-Dovlecel[[File:No image.svg60px]]1872–194515 November 193515 November 1936PNL
33Alexandru Lapedatu[[File:Alexandru_I._Lapedatu_sitting.png60px]]1876–195016 November 193620 March 1937PNL
34Nicolae Iorga[[File:Nicolae Iorga portrait1.jpg60px]]1871–19409 June 193913 June 1939Ind.
35Constantin Argetoianu[[File:Mr Argetoiano, ministre des Finances de Roumanie 1932, Agence Mondial.jpg60px]]1871–195515 June 19395 September 1940FNR/PN
36Alexandru Bârlădeanu[[File:Alexandru Barladeanu.jpg60px]]1911–199718 June 199016 October 1992FSN
37Oliviu Gherman[[File:No image.svg60px]]1930–202022 October 199222 November 1996FDSN/PDSR
38Petre Roman[[File:Petre Roman EP (cropped).jpg60px]]1946–27 November 199622 December 1999PD
39Mircea Ionescu-Quintus[[File:Mircea Ionescu-Quintus.01.jpg60px]]1917–20174 February 200030 November 2000PNL
40Nicolae Văcăroiu[[File:Nicolae Văcăroiu.jpg60px]]1943–15 December 200030 November 2004PDSR/PSD
19 December 200414 October 2008PSD
—**
(acting)[[File:No image.svg60px]]1951–14 October 200828 October 2008PSD
41Ilie Sârbu[[File:Ilie Sarbu.jpg60px]]1950–28 October 200813 December 2008PSD
42Mircea Geoană[[File:Mircea Geoană - Feb 2024.jpg60px]]1958–19 December 200823 November 2011PSD
—Petru Filip
(acting)[[File:No image.svg60px]]1955–23 November 201128 November 2011PDL
43Vasile Blaga[[File:EPP Congress 7615 (8100155267) (cropped).jpg60px]]1956–28 November 20113 July 2012PDL
44Crin Antonescu[[File:Crin Antonescu - 24 February 2025 (cropped).jpg60px]]1959–3 July 201219 December 2012PNL
19 December 20124 March 2014
—Cristian Dumitrescu
(acting)[[File:Cristian Dumitrescu.jpg60px]]1955–5 March 201410 March 2014PSD
45Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu[[File:Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu.jpg60px]]1952–10 March 201421 December 2016Ind./PLR/ALDE
21 December 20162 September 2019ALDE
—Șerban Valeca
(acting)1956–20222 September 201910 September 2019PSD
46Teodor Meleșcanu[[File:Teodor Meleșcanu in 2017.jpg60px]]1941–10 September 20193 February 2020Ind. with
PSD support
—Titus Corlățean
(acting)[[File:Titus Corlatean.jpg60px]]1968–3 February 20209 April 2020PSD
—**
(acting)1971–9 April 202021 December 2020PSD
47Anca Dragu[[File:Anca-paliu-dragu (cropped).jpg80x80px]]1972–21 December 202023 November 2021USR PLUS/USR
48Florin Cîțu[[File:Romanian Prime Minister Vasile-Florin Cîțu (11-05-2021) (cropped).jpg80x80px]]1972–23 November 202129 June 2022PNL
—Alina Gorghiu
(acting)[[File:Alina Gorghiu 44 (cropped).jpg75x75px]]1978–29 June 202213 June 2023PNL
49Nicolae Ciucă[[File:Nicolae-Ciucă (cropped).jpg75x75px]]1967–13 June 202323 December 2024PNL
50Ilie Bolojan1969–23 December 202423 June 2025PNL
51Mircea Abrudean[[File:25.03.2025 - Vizita oficială a Președintelui interimar al Senatului României, Mircea Abrudean, la Parlamentul Republicii Moldova - 54408345192.jpg75px]]1984–24 June 2025IncumbentPNL

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