Gabriel Oprea | |
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| Prime Minister of Romania Acting | |
| In office 29 July 2015 – 10 August 2015 | |
| President | Klaus Iohannis |
| Preceded by | Victor Ponta |
| Succeeded by | Victor Ponta |
| In office 22 June 2015 – 9 July 2015 | |
| President | Klaus Iohannis |
| Preceded by | Victor Ponta |
| Succeeded by | Victor Ponta |
| Minister of Internal Affairs | |
| In office 5 March 2014 – 9 November 2015 Acting: 23 January 2014 – 5 March 2014 | |
| Prime Minister | Victor Ponta |
| Preceded by | Radu Stroe |
| Succeeded by | Petre Tobă |
| In office 22 December 2008 – 13 January 2009 | |
| Prime Minister | Emil Boc |
| Preceded by | Cristian David |
| Succeeded by | Dan Nica (Acting) |
| Deputy Prime Minister of Romania | |
| In office 21 December 2012 – 9 November 2015 | |
| Prime Minister | Victor Ponta Sorin Cîmpeanu (Acting) |
| Preceded by | Florin Georgescu |
| Succeeded by | Vasile Dîncu Costin Borc |
| Minister of National Defence | |
| In office 23 December 2009 – 7 May 2012 | |
| Prime Minister | Emil Boc Cătălin Predoiu (Acting) Mihai Răzvan Ungureanu |
| Preceded by | Mihai Stănișoară |
| Succeeded by | Corneliu Dobrițoiu |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 January 1961 Fundulea, Călărași County, Romania |
| Political party | Independent |
| Other political affiliations | National Union for the Progress of Romania (2010–2016) Social Democratic Party (2003–2009) |
| Spouse | Sanda Oprea |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Nicolae Bălcescu Land Forces Academy University of Bucharest Carol I National Defence University |
| Military service | |
| Years of service | 1983–2003 |
| Rank | General |
Gabriel Oprea (Romanian pronunciation: [ɡabriˈel ˈopre̯a]; born 1 January 1961) is a Romanian politician and a general in the army reserves. The former president of the National Union for the Progress of Romania (UNPR) and a former member of the Social Democratic Party (PSD) who is now an independent, he was a member of the Romanian Chamber of Deputies for Ilfov County from 2004 to 2012 and was a Senator for Bucharest from 2012 to 2016.
In the Adrian Năstase cabinet, he was Minister-Delegate for Public Administration from June 2003 to July 2004; in the Emil Boc cabinet, he was Minister of Administration and Interior from December 2008 to January 2009; again under Boc and continuing under Mihai Răzvan Ungureanu, he was Defence Minister (December 2009–May 2012); and in the Victor Ponta cabinet, served as deputy Prime Minister from December 2012, additionally holding the Interior portfolio from January 2014. From June to July 2015, and again from late July into August, he was interim Prime Minister of Romania. That November, he left the government after Ponta's resignation.