Nicolae Văcăroiu

Nicolae Văcăroiu
Văcăroiu in 2004
Acting President of Romania[a]
In office
20 April 2007  23 May 2007
Prime MinisterCălin Popescu-Tăriceanu
Preceded byTraian Băsescu
Succeeded byTraian Băsescu
Prime Minister of Romania
In office
18 November 1992  12 December 1996
PresidentIon Iliescu
Emil Constantinescu
Preceded byTheodor Stolojan
Succeeded byVictor Ciorbea
President of the Senate of Romania
In office
20 December 2000  14 October 2008
Preceded byMircea Ionescu-Quintus
Succeeded byDoru Ioan Tărăcilă (Acting)
President of the Romanian Court of Auditors
In office
14 October 2008  14 October 2017
Preceded byDan Drosu Șaguna
Succeeded byMihai Busuioc
Member of the Senate of Romania
In office
22 November 1996  20 October 2008
ConstituencyArgeș County
Personal details
Born (1943-12-05) 5 December 1943
Cetatea Albă, Kingdom of Romania
(now Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi, Odesa Oblast, Ukraine)
Political partyRomanian Communist Party (before 1989)
National Salvation Front
(1989–1992)
Democratic National Salvation Front (1992–1993)
Party of Social Democracy in Romania (1993–2001)
Social Democratic Party (2001–present)
ProfessionEconomist
Signature
a. ^ During the first impeachment trial of President Traian Băsescu in 2007.

Nicolae Văcăroiu (Romanian pronunciation: [nikoˈla.e vəkəˈroju]; born 5 December 1943) is a Romanian politician, member of the Social Democratic Party (PSD), who served as Prime Minister between 1992 and 1996. Before the 1989 Revolution, he worked at the Committee for State Planning, together with Theodor Stolojan. He was the President of the Senate of Romania for almost eight years, during two legislatures (2000–2004 and 2004–2008).