Klaus Iohannis
Klaus Werner Iohannis (German: Johannis) (born 13 June 1959) is a Romanian politician who has been the President of Romania since 2014. Before this, he was the mayor of his native hometown, Sibiu (German: Hermannstadt), the county seat of Sibiu County. He was re-elected in 2004, 2008 and 2012. In February of 2013, he joined the National Liberal Party (PNL) at the invitation of former PNL leader Crin Antonescu. He was immediately made vice-president of that party. On 28 June 2014 he was made president of PNL (after Crin Antonescu quit).
Klaus Iohannis | |
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_(cropped).jpg){kind=spacer} Iohannis in 2024 | |
| 6th President of Romania | |
| Assumed office 21 December 2014 | |
| Prime Minister | See full list |
| Preceded by | Traian Băsescu |
| Mayor of Sibiu | |
| In office 30 June 2000 – 2 December 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Dan Condurat |
| Succeeded by | Astrid Fodor |
| Leader of the National Liberal Party | |
| In office 28 June 2014 – 18 December 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Crin Antonescu |
| Succeeded by | Alina Gorghiu Vasile Blaga |
| Leader of the Democratic Forum of Germans in Romania | |
| In office 2002–2013 | |
| Preceded by | Eberhard Wolfgang Wittstock |
| Succeeded by | Paul-Jürgen Porr |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Klaus Werner Iohannis 13 June 1959 Sibiu, Socialist Republic of Romania |
| Political party | Independent (2014–present)[a] |
| Other political affiliations | Democratic Forum of Germans in Romania (1990–2013) National Liberal Party (2013–2014) |
| Spouse(s) | |
| Residence | Cotroceni Palace |
| Education | Babeș-Bolyai University (BSc) |
| Signature |  |
| a. ^ PNL membership suspended while president[1] | |
Many polls and political commentators have ranked Iohannis as the worst president of Romania since the 1989 Romanian revolution.[2][3][4][5]
Iohannis is a Transylvanian Saxon by ethnicity.[6] This is the eldest German minority group in Romania. Saxons settled in Transylvania (then part of the Kingdom of Hungary) in the 12th century.[6] He is a physics teacher by profession.[7]
On 12 March 2024, Iohannis announced his candidacy for the post of Secretary-General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). He was expected to run against Dutch prime minister Mark Rutte.[8] Iohannis withdrew his candidacy on 20 June 2024.[9]
References
change- ↑ Andi Manciu (18 December 2014). "Iohannis: Mi-am anunțat demisia din PNL. Mulțumesc pentru că am avut onoarea să fiu președintele PNL". Mediafax.ro (in Romanian).
- ↑ "Cel mai prost președinte". Cotidianul (in Romanian). 30 April 2023. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
- ↑ Tomegea, Petru (31 October 2023). "Iohannis – răul absolut?". crainou.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 8 September 2024.
- ↑ Cornea, Ovidiu (21 July 2023). "Barometru civic 2023: Încrederea românilor în politicieni, sub 5 puncte din 10. Ce calități contează pentru români și cu cine ar vota". Europa Liberă România.
- ↑ Pora, Andreea (11 December 2023). "Președintele Iohannis, nouă ani de domnie. "Ghinion" sau baftă?". Europa Liberă România.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Nicholas Kulish (5 December 2009). "Grim Romanians Brighten Over a German Connection". The New York Times. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
- ↑ "Alegeri prezidentiale 2014: Klaus Iohannis - de la profesorul din Sibiu la "politrucul" care vrea la Cotroceni". Ziare.com. 1 November 2013. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
- ↑ "Romania President Iohannis Announces NATO Chief Bid". Barron's. 12 March 2024.
- ↑ "Romania's Iohannis Drops NATO Chief Bid, Backs Rutte: Defence Council". Barron's. 20 June 2024.
