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Mihai Tudose

Mihai Tudose
66th Prime Minister of Romania
Assumed office
29 June 2017
President Klaus Iohannis
Preceded by Sorin Grindeanu
Minister of Economy
In office
23 February 2017 – 29 June 2017
Prime Minister Sorin Grindeanu
Preceded by Alexandru Petrescu
Succeeded by Mihai Fifor
In office
17 December 2014 – 17 November 2015
Prime Minister Victor Ponta
Preceded by Constantin Niță
Succeeded by Costin Grigore Borc
Personal details
Born (1967-03-06) 6 March 1967 (age 50)
Brăila, Romania
Political party Social Democratic Party
Spouse(s) Corina Tudose
Alma mater Dimitrie Cantemir Christian University

Mihai Tudose (b. March 6, 1967, Brăila) is a Romanian politician, deputy in the Parliament of Romania, Minister of Economy in Grindeanu Cabinet and the Prime Minister of Romania. He was one of the potential candidates for Prime Minister brought forward by the majority coalition led by the Social Democratic Party to succeed Sorin Grindeanu after the latter was dismissed by a motion of no confidence adopted in Parliament by his own party. On 26 June 2017, the majority coalition nominated him for the position and President Iohannis designated him. He took office with his cabinet on June 29. Tudose was involved in a plagiarism scandal regarding his doctoral thesis in 2015.


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