Emil Boc (; born 6 September 1966) is a Romanian politician who was

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from 22 December 2008 until 6 February 2012 and is the current

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Cluj-Napoca ; hu, kincses város) , official_name=Cluj-Napoca , native_name= , image_skyline= , subdivision_type1 = Counties of Romania, County , subdivision_name1 = Cluj County , subdivision_type2 = Subdivisions of Romania, Status , subdivision_name2 ...

, the largest city of

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, where he was first elected in July 2004. Boc was also the president of the Democratic Liberal Party (PDL), which proposed and supported him as Prime Minister in late 2008, from December 2004 until July 2012. On 13 October 2009, his cabinet fell after losing a

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. He was acting as the head of acting cabinet until a new Prime Minister and cabinet were confirmed by Parliament. On 17 December 2009, President

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designated him again to form a new government, receiving afterwards the vote of confidence from the Parliament.

Personal life

Emil was born to Ioan and Ana Boc in the village of Răchițele, commune

Mărgău Mărgău (german: Meregau; hu, Meregyó) is a commune in Cluj County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of six villages: Bociu (''Bocs''), Buteni (''Kalotabökény''), Ciuleni (''Incsel''), Mărgău, Răchițele (''Havasrekettye'') and Scrind ...

Cluj County Cluj County (; german: Kreis Klausenburg, hu, Kolozs megye) is a county ( județ) of Romania, in Transylvania. Its seat ( ro, Oraș reședință de județ) is Cluj-Napoca (german: Klausenburg). Name In Hungarian, it is known as ''Kolozs megye ...

; he has three older brothers (Ioan, Gheorghe, and Traian) and one sister (Dorina). Emil Boc and his wife Oana, a university lecturer whom he married in July 1994, have two daughters, Cezara and Patricia. He and his family belong to the

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Political career

Boc's entrance into mainstream Romanian politics was in 2003, when he was elected executive president of the Democratic Party (PD); he had been proposed by

. His original job was to clearly define the Democratic Party's identity so that it would not be confused with the National Liberal Party (PNL).

Mayor of Cluj-Napoca

He assumed the position of mayor after the 2004 election victory against the far right nationalist

Gheorghe Funar Gheorghe Funar (; born September 29, 1949 in Sânnicolau Mare, Timiș County, Socialist Republic of Romania) is a nationalist Romanian politician, who rose to fame as a controversial mayor of Cluj-Napoca between 1992 and 2004. Biography He became ...

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(PUNR), who had previously been mayor of Cluj-Napoca for twelve years. In that election, Funar lost out in the first round to both Boc and the

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(PSD) candidate

Ioan Rus Ioan Rus (born February 21, 1955) is a Romanian politician. Biography Born in Urișor, Cluj County, he is a 1982 graduate of the Mechanics faculty of the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca. A member of the Social Democratic Party (PSD) since 1 ...

. Boc went on to defeat Rus in a run-off election. In the 2008 election, Boc received 76.2% of the vote, avoiding a second round. In May 2012 Emil Boc announced to run again for mayor of Cluj-Napoca in the June 2012 local elections which he won.

Prime Minister of Romania

Following the 2008 legislative elections, the Democratic Liberal Party (PDL) and the Social Democratic Party (PSD) joined forces to form a government. President

initially nominated

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as Prime Minister, but, following Stolojan's withdrawal, on 15 December Boc was nominated as head of government and was confirmed by

on 22 December 2008. Boc's government fell after a

vote of no confidence A motion of no confidence, also variously called a vote of no confidence, no-confidence motion, motion of confidence, or vote of confidence, is a statement or vote about whether a person in a position of responsibility like in government or mana ...

in the Parliament on 13 October 2009. The vote followed the collapse of his ruling coalition, which was caused by his ousting of

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, the interior minister.BBC News, 1 October 2009
Romanian government falls apart
Retrieved 2009-10-21. Boc acted as interim Prime Minister until a new government was to take charge. The opposition parliamentary groups proposed

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as a candidate, but President

nominated

Lucian Croitoru Lucian Croitoru (born February 13, 1957) is a Romanian economist. On October 15, 2009, following the defeat of Emil Boc's government through a motion of no confidence, President Traian Băsescu nominated Croitoru to be Prime Minister of Romania. Th ...

, and after his failing to obtain the Parliament confirmation for his government, he nominated

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. Eventually, Boc was reinstated as Prime Minister after the presidential elections ended with the victory of incumbent president Traian Băsescu who supported him. On 6 February 2012, Boc resigned from office amid ongoing

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Electoral history

Mayor of Cluj-Napoca

References

External links

Official site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Boc, Emil 1966 births Living people People from Cluj County Members of the Romanian Orthodox Church Eastern Orthodox Christians from Romania Democratic Party (Romania) politicians Democratic Liberal Party (Romania) politicians Prime Ministers of Romania Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Romania) Mayors of Cluj-Napoca