Governor of the National Bank of Romania


The Governor of the National Bank of Romania is the head of the National Bank of Romania, being also the president of the Council of Administration of the Bank. He or she is named at the same time as the Council of Administration by the Parliament in a joint session of the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies for a five-year term.
The current Council of Administration was voted on 6 October 2009. The current Governor is Mugur Isărescu, the longest continuous serving Governor, with a one-year interruption between December 1999 and December 2000, when he served as Prime Minister. During his premiership the office was held ad interim by Emil Iota Ghizari.

Council of Administration

The Council of Administration of the National Bank of Romania is composed by 9 members appointed by the Parliament of Romania, for a five-year term.
The current Council of Administration of the National Bank of Romania was appointed by the Decision No. 35/9 October 2009 of the Parliament of Romania: