Klaus Iohannis
| Klaus Iohannis | |
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| 5th President of Romania | |
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Assumed office December 21, 2014 |
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| Prime Minister |
Victor Ponta Gabriel Oprea (Acting) Victor Ponta Sorin Cîmpeanu (Acting) Dacian Cioloș Sorin Grindeanu |
| Preceded by | Traian Băsescu |
| Mayor of Sibiu | |
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In office June 30, 2000 – December 2, 2014 |
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| Preceded by | Dan Condurat |
| Succeeded by | Astrid Fodor |
| Leader of the National Liberal Party | |
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In office June 28, 2014 – December 18, 2014 |
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| Preceded by | Crin Antonescu |
| Succeeded by |
Alina Gorghiu Vasile Blaga |
| Leader of the Democratic Forum of Germans in Romania | |
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In office 2002–2013 |
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| Preceded by | Wolfgang Wittstock |
| Succeeded by | Paul-Jürgen Porr |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Klaus Werner Johannis June 13, 1959 Sibiu, Romania |
| Political party |
Democratic Forum of Germans in Romania (1990–2013) National Liberal Party (2013–2014) Independent (2014–present; PNL membership suspended while president) |
| Spouse(s) | Carmen Lăzurcă (1989–present) |
| Residence | Cotroceni Palace |
| Alma mater | Babeș-Bolyai University |
| Website | Official website |
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Presidential styles of Klaus Iohannis |
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| Reference style | Președintele (President) |
| Spoken style | Președintele (President) |
| Alternative style | Domnia Sa/Excelența Sa (His Excellency) |
Klaus Werner Iohannis (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈkla.us joˈhanis], German: [ˈklaʊ̯s joˈhanɪs]; also spelled Johannis; born June 13, 1959) is the current President of Romania. He became leader of the National Liberal Party in 2014, after having served as leader of the Democratic Forum of Germans in Romania from 2002 to 2013. Iohannis was a physics teacher and a school inspector before entering full-time politics.
Iohannis was first elected mayor of the city of Sibiu in 2000, representing the Democratic Forum of Germans in Romania. Although the German population of the once predominantly German-speaking city of Sibiu had declined to a tiny minority, Iohannis won a surprise victory and was re-elected by landslides in 2004, 2008 and 2012. Iohannis is credited with turning his city into one of Romania's most popular tourist destinations, and the city was declared the European Capital of Culture in 2007. In February 2013, Iohannis became a member of the National Liberal Party, accepting an invitation from Liberal leader Crin Antonescu, and was immediately elected the party's First Vice President, becoming the party's President the following year.
In October 2009, four of the five political groups in the Parliament, excluding the Democrat Liberal Party of then-President Traian Băsescu, proposed him as a candidate for the office of Prime Minister of Romania; however, Băsescu refused to nominate him despite the Parliament's adoption of a declaration supporting his candidacy. He was again the candidate for Prime Minister of the National Liberal Party and the Social Democratic Party in the elections in the same year.
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