Emil Boc

Emil Boc
Boc in 2011
Prime Minister of Romania
In office
22 December 2008 – 6 February 2012
PresidentTraian Băsescu
DeputyDan Nica (2008–2009)
Béla Markó (2009–2012)
Preceded byCălin Popescu-Tăriceanu
Succeeded byCătălin Predoiu (Acting)
Mihai Răzvan Ungureanu
Mayor of Cluj-Napoca
Assumed office
12 July 2012
Preceded byRadu Moisin (interim)
In office
July 2004 – 22 December 2008
Preceded byGheorghe Funar
Succeeded bySorin Apostu
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office
December 2000 – 1 July 2004
ConstituencyCluj County
Minister of Education, Research and Innovation
Acting
2 October 2009 – 23 December 2009
Prime MinisterHimself
Preceded byEcaterina Andronescu
Succeeded byDaniel Funeriu
Leader of the Democratic Liberal Party
In office
15 December 2007 – 30 June 2012
Preceded byHimself (as leader of the Democratic Party)
Theodor Stolojan (as leader of the Liberal Democratic Party)
Succeeded byVasile Blaga
Leader of the Democratic Party
In office
20 December 2004 – 15 December 2007
Preceded byTraian Băsescu
Succeeded byHimself (party merged with the Liberal Democratic Party into the Democratic Liberal Party)
Personal details
Born (1966-09-06) 6 September 1966 (age 58)
Răchițele, Cluj County, Romania
(now Mărgău)
Political partyNational Liberal Party
(2014–present)
Other political
affiliations
Democratic Party (2000–2007)
Democratic Liberal Party (2007–2014)
Spouse
Oana Boc
(m. 1994)
Children2
Signature
Websiteprimariaclujnapoca.ro/primarie/primar/

Emil Boc (Romanian pronunciation: [eˈmil ˈbok]; 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 Băsescu designated him again to form a new government, receiving afterwards the vote of confidence from the Parliament.