Emil Boc (; 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

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Cluj-Napoca ; hu, kincses város) , official_name=Cluj-Napoca , native_name= , image_skyline= , subdivision_type1 = County , subdivision_name1 = Cluj County , subdivision_type2 = Status , subdivision_name2 = County seat , settlement_type = City , ...

, the largest city of

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, 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

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. 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

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designated him again to form a new government, receiving afterwards the vote of confidence from the Parliament.

Personal life

Emil was born to Ioan and Ana Boc in the village of Răchițele, commune Mărgău, 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. He and his family belong to the

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Political career

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

. 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).

Mayor of Cluj-Napoca

He assumed the position of mayor after the 2004 election victory against the

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nationalist Gheorghe Funar of

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(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

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, Boc received 76.2% of the vote, avoiding a second round. 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

Following the 2008 legislative elections, the Democratic Liberal Party (PDL) and the Social Democratic Party (PSD) joined forces to form a government. President

initially nominated

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as Prime Minister, but, following Stolojan's withdrawal, on 15 December Boc was nominated as head of government and was confirmed by

on 22 December 2008. Boc's government fell after a

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in the Parliament on 13 October 2009. The vote followed the collapse of his ruling coalition, which was caused by his ousting of Dan Nica, the interior minister.BBC News, 1 October 2009
Romanian government falls apart
Retrieved 2009-10-21. Boc acted as interim Prime Minister until a new government was to take charge. The opposition parliamentary groups proposed

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as a candidate, but President

nominated Lucian Croitoru, and after his failing to obtain the Parliament confirmation for his government, he nominated Liviu Negoiță. Eventually, Boc was reinstated as Prime Minister after the presidential elections ended with the victory of incumbent president Traian Băsescu who supported him. On 6 February 2012, Boc resigned from office amid ongoing protests.

Electoral history

Mayor of Cluj-Napoca

References

External links

Official site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Boc, Emil 1966 births Living people People from Cluj County Members of the Romanian Orthodox Church Eastern Orthodox Christians from Romania Democratic Party (Romania) politicians Democratic Liberal Party (Romania) politicians Prime Ministers of Romania Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Romania) Mayors of Cluj-Napoca