Romanian politician
Emil Boc
(
Romanian pronunciation:
[e?mil
?bok]
; born 6 September 1966) is a Romanian politician who was
Prime Minister of Romania
from 22 December 2008 until 6 February 2012 and is the current
Mayor
of
Cluj-Napoca
, the largest city of
Transylvania
, 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
motion of no confidence
in
Parliament
. 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
Traian B?sescu
designated him again to form a new government, receiving afterwards the vote of confidence from the Parliament.
Personal life
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Emil was born to Ioan and Ana Boc in the village of
R?chi?ele
, commune
M?rg?u
,
Cluj County
; 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.
[1]
Political career
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Before the
Romanian Revolution
of 1989, Boc was, together with future PSD leader
Ioan Rus
, president of the
Association of Communist Students
[
ro
]
of
Cluj County
.
[2]
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
Traian B?sescu
. 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).
[3]
Mayor of Cluj-Napoca
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He assumed the position of mayor after the 2004 election victory against the
far right
nationalist
Gheorghe Funar
of
Romanian National Unity Party
(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
Social Democratic Party
(PSD) candidate
Ioan Rus
. 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.
[4]
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
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Following the
2008 legislative elections
, the Democratic Liberal Party (PDL) and the Social Democratic Party (PSD) joined forces to form a government. President
Traian B?sescu
initially nominated
Theodor Stolojan
as Prime Minister, but, following Stolojan's withdrawal, on 15 December Boc was nominated as head of government and was confirmed by
Parliament
on 22 December 2008.
Boc's government fell after a
vote of no confidence
in the Parliament on 13 October 2009.
[5]
The vote followed the collapse of his ruling coalition, which was caused by his ousting of
Dan Nica
, the interior minister.
[6]
Boc acted as interim Prime Minister until a new government was to take charge. The opposition parliamentary groups proposed
Klaus Iohannis
as a candidate, but President
Traian B?sescu
nominated
Lucian Croitoru
, and after his failing to obtain the Parliament confirmation for his government, he nominated
Liviu Negoi??
. Eventually, Boc was reinstated as Prime Minister after the presidential elections ended with the victory of incumbent president Traian B?sescu who supported him.
On 6 February 2012, Boc resigned from office amid ongoing
protests
.
Electoral history
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Mayor of Cluj-Napoca
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Election
|
Affiliation
|
First round
|
Second round
|
Votes
|
Percentage
|
Position
|
Votes
|
Percentage
|
Position
|
2004
|
DA
|
49,631
|
|
1st
|
79,207
|
|
1st
|
2008
|
PDL
|
86,657
|
|
1st
|
?
|
2012
|
PDL
|
53,674
|
|
1st
|
2016
|
PNL
|
64,311
|
|
1st
|
2020
|
PNL
|
73.182
|
|
1st
|
2024
|
PNL
|
TBD
|
TBD
|
TBD
|
See also
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References
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External links
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