First Lady of Romania is an unofficial honorific applied to the wife of the
president of Romania
The president of Romania ( ro, Președintele României) is the head of state of Romania. Following a modification to the Constitution of Romania, Romanian Constitution in 2003, the president is directly elected by a two-round system and serves ...
, concurrent with his term of office.
Current
The current first lady is
Carmen Iohannis
Carmen Iohannis (also spelled Carmen Johannis; née Carmen Georgeta Lăzurcă) (born 2 November 1960) is the wife of Klaus Iohannis, the current President of Romania. She is an English teacher at the Gheorghe Lazăr National College in Sibiu and ...
, the wife of the
5th president of Romania
The president of Romania ( ro, Președintele României) is the head of state of Romania. Following a modification to the Constitution of Romania, Romanian Constitution in 2003, the president is directly elected by a two-round system and serves ...
,
Klaus Iohannis
Klaus Werner Iohannis (; ; also spelled Johannis; born 13 June 1959) is a Romanian politician, physicist and former teacher who has been serving as the president of Romania since 2014. He became leader of the National Liberal Party (Romania), Na ...
. At present, there are three living former first ladies:
Maria Băsescu
Maria Băsescu (née Andrușca) (born September 6, 1951) is the wife of the 4th President of Romania Traian Băsescu. She was the First Lady of Romania from 2004 to 2014.http://stirileprotv.ro/stiri/actualitate/mesajul-neasteptat-transmis-de-mar ...
, wife of
Traian Băsescu
Traian Băsescu (; born 4 November 1951) is a conservatism, conservative Romanian politician who served as President of Romania from 2004 to 2014. Prior to his presidency, Băsescu served as Romanian Minister of Transport on multiple occasions ...
;
Nina Iliescu
Elena 'Nina' Iliescu (born 4 March 1930) is the wife of the 2nd President of Romania Ion Iliescu. She was the First Lady of Romania from 1989 to 1996 and once again from 2000 to 2004.
She was born Elena Șerbănescu, in the Crângași neighborho ...
, wife of
Ion Iliescu
Ion Iliescu (; born 3 March 1930) is a Romanian politician and engineer who served as President of Romania from 1989 until 1996 and from 2000 until 2004. Between 1996 and 2000 and also from 2004 to 2008, the year in which he retired, Iliescu ...
, and
Nadia Ileana Bogorin
Nadia is a female name. Variations include Nadja, Nadya, Nadine, Nadiya, and Nadiia. Most variations of the name are derived from Arabic, Slavic languages, or both.
In Slavic, names similar to ''Nadia'' mean "hope" in many Slavic languages: ...
, wife of
Emil Constantinescu
Emil Constantinescu () (born 19 November 1939) is a Romanian professor and politician, who served as the President of Romania, from 1996 to 2000.
After the Romanian Revolution of 1989, Constantinescu became a founding member and vice president ...
.
[http://www.agentiadepresamondena.com/ce-meserii-au-avut-primele-doamne-ale-romaniei/, 22.12.2014]
List of first ladies
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Elena Ceaușescu
Elena Ceaușescu (; ; 7 January 1916 – 25 December 1989) was a Romanian communist politician who was the wife of Nicolae Ceaușescu, General Secretary of the Romanian Communist Party and leader of the Socialist Republic of Romania. She was also ...
– (28 March 1974 – 22 December 1989)
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Nina Iliescu
Elena 'Nina' Iliescu (born 4 March 1930) is the wife of the 2nd President of Romania Ion Iliescu. She was the First Lady of Romania from 1989 to 1996 and once again from 2000 to 2004.
She was born Elena Șerbănescu, in the Crângași neighborho ...
– (22 December 1989 – 29 November 1996)
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Nadia Ileana Bogorin
Nadia is a female name. Variations include Nadja, Nadya, Nadine, Nadiya, and Nadiia. Most variations of the name are derived from Arabic, Slavic languages, or both.
In Slavic, names similar to ''Nadia'' mean "hope" in many Slavic languages: ...
– (29 November 1996 – 20 December 2000)
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Nina Iliescu
Elena 'Nina' Iliescu (born 4 March 1930) is the wife of the 2nd President of Romania Ion Iliescu. She was the First Lady of Romania from 1989 to 1996 and once again from 2000 to 2004.
She was born Elena Șerbănescu, in the Crângași neighborho ...
– (20 December 2000 – 20 December 2004)
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Maria Băsescu
Maria Băsescu (née Andrușca) (born September 6, 1951) is the wife of the 4th President of Romania Traian Băsescu. She was the First Lady of Romania from 2004 to 2014.http://stirileprotv.ro/stiri/actualitate/mesajul-neasteptat-transmis-de-mar ...
– (20 December 2004 – 21 December 2014)
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Carmen Iohannis
Carmen Iohannis (also spelled Carmen Johannis; née Carmen Georgeta Lăzurcă) (born 2 November 1960) is the wife of Klaus Iohannis, the current President of Romania. She is an English teacher at the Gheorghe Lazăr National College in Sibiu and ...
– (21 December 2014 – Present)
References
Romania
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