Ilie Bolojan

Ilie Bolojan
Bolojan in 2023
President of the Senate of Romania
Incumbent
Assumed office 23 December 2024
Preceded by	Nicolae Ciucă
President of the National Liberal Party
Acting
Assumed office 25 November 2024
Preceded by	Nicolae Ciucă
President of the Bihor County Council
In office 19 October 2020 – 20 December 2024
Preceded by	Sándor Pásztor
Mayor of Oradea
In office 2008–2020
Preceded by	Mihai Groza
Succeeded by	Florin Birta
Prefect of Bihor County
In office 2005–2007
County Councilor of Bihor County
In office 2004–2005
Senator of Romania
Incumbent
Assumed office 20 December 2024
Constituency	Bihor County
Personal details
Born	Ilie Gavril Bolojan (1969-03-17) 17 March 1969 (age 55) Vadu Crișului, Bihor County, Socialist Republic of Romania
Political party	National Liberal Party (1993–present)
Alma mater	West University of Timișoara Politehnica University of Timișoara
Profession	Politician

Ilie Gavril Bolojan (Romanian pronunciation: [/iˈli.e boˈloʒan/]; born 17 March 1969) is a Romanian politician who is the current president of the Senate of Romania. He was previously the mayor of Oradea, and the president of the Bihor County Council. Following the National Liberal Party‘s historic defeat in the first round of the now-annulled 2024 Romanian presidential election, and the subsequent resignation of Nicolae Ciucă, he is the party's acting president.

Biography

Ilie Bolojan graduated from the "Emanuil Gojdu" Mathematics-Physics High School in Oradea and studied mechanics (1988–1993) at the "Traian Vuia" Polytechnic Institute in Timișoara and mathematics (1990–1993) at the West University of Timișoara . He became a member of the National Liberal Party (PNL) in 1993.

During 1993–1994, he was a teacher at the Tileagd Auxiliary School.

Between 1996 and 2004, Ilie Bolojan was a local councilor of the city of Alesd, and from 2004 a member of the Bihor County Council. In parallel, he was involved in management positions:

• 1994–2004: Administrator of the Campus S.R.L. commercial company. Aleşd
• 2000–2001: Vice-president of the board of directors of the Salubri S.A. Sanitation Company. Aleşd
• 2001–2004: Member of the board of directors of the Alexandru Roman High School in Alesd
• 2003–2004: Member of the board of directors of the Alesd Territorial Hospital

In 2005 and 2006, he attended specialization courses in public administration in France and at the National Institute of Administration in Bucharest.

In the period 2005–2007, he was prefect of Bihor County, and in the period 2007–2008 he held the position of secretary general of the Government.

Mayor of the Municipality of Oradea

In 2008, Ilie Bolojan was elected mayor of the municipality of Oradea with 50.3% of the votes, becoming the first mayor of the city elected in the first round after 1989. He started a program of administrative and economic reforms, modernizing the infrastructure, rehabilitating the historic center and attracting investors, thus Oradea became more attractive from an economic and tourist point of view.[1][2] In 2012 and 2016, Bolojan was re-elected mayor, and in 2016 he obtained 70.95% of the votes.[3][4]

President of the Bihor County Council

In 2020, Bolojan was elected president of the Bihor County Council with 61.5% of the votes. He continued to promote infrastructural development and investment attraction projects for the county, improving public services and creating a more efficient and transparent administrative system.[5][6][7][8]

References

1. "Ilie Bolojan renunță să mai candideze la Primăria Oradea, după ce a condus orașul timp de 12 ani" (in Romanian). www.digi24.ro. 8 August 2020. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
2. "Banca Mondiala: Oradea este un oras magnet. Ce-i atrage pe turisti si pe investitori tot mai mult la noi" (in Romanian). InfoOradea – Stiri si informatii din Oradea. 23 September 2017. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
3. "Ilie Bolojan a obtinut un nou mandat de primar. PNL are majoritate absoluta si in Consiliul Local". 5 June 2016.
4. "Ilie Bolojan a acceptat propunerea PNL de a fi premier dacă Nicolae Ciucă și PNL vor câştiga alegerile" (in Romanian). adevarul.ro. 5 November 2024. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
5. Adrian Criș (27 October 2020). "Ilie Bolojan dă afară jumătate din angajații Consiliului Județean Bihor. Unii nici nu aveau loc prin birouri (VIDEO)". ebihoreanul.ro. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
6. "ALEGERI LOCALE 2020 – REZULTATE FINALE. Verifică LISTA aleșilor locali pentru fiecare județ". realitatea.net. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
7. "Cum colaborează Ilie Bolojan cu primarul municipiului Oradea, Florin Birta: Proiect pentru crearea a cinci culoare de trafic, prin realizarea unor șosele noi și modernizarea unora existente, prin Oradea, precum și spre Oradea din Zona Metropolitană" (in Romanian). G4Media.ro. 29 March 2023. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
8. R.M. (28 October 2020). "Ilie Bolojan dă afară jumătate din angajații Consiliului Județean Bihor: Structuri întregi fără obiect de activitate, direcții care au fost scoase din aparatul propriu pentru a li se pierde urma". hotnews.ro.

Party political offices
Preceded by Nicolae Ciucă	Leader of the National Liberal Party Acting 2024–present	Incumbent
Political offices
Preceded by Nicolae Ciucă	President of the Senate of Romania 2024–present	Incumbent
Order of precedence
Preceded by Klaus Iohannis as President	Order of precedence in Romania President of the Senate	Succeeded by Ciprian-Constantin Șerban as President of the Chamber of Deputies