Eugen Tomac

He was Secretary of State for Romanians Abroad from 2009 to 2012. President Nicușor Dan designated him prime minister in June 2026; the mandate was withdrawn on 14 June.

Career

Tomac graduated in history from the University of Bucharest in 2003 and took a master's degree in 2004. He belonged to the Democratic Liberal Party from 2008 to 2013, was Secretary of State for Romanians Abroad from 2009 to 2012, and sat in the Chamber of Deputies from 2012 to 2019, chairing its committee on Romanian communities abroad and leading the PMP group. He founded the People's Movement Party in 2013, led it in 2018 to 2020 and again from 2022 to 2026. An MEP since 2 July 2019, he sat with the European People's Party until 2024 and since then with Renew Europe.

Positions

Wikipedia describes him as centre-right and lists among his causes the protection of Romanians abroad, the Eastern Partnership, democracy, the rule of law and human rights. He opened the first Romanian parliamentary office in Chișinău in 2013 and was placed on a Russian entry blacklist in 2015. In June 2026 President Nicușor Dan nominated him for prime minister after the Bolojan government fell, but the formula did not gain parliamentary support and the mandate was withdrawn on 14 June, according to Spotmedia.

Summarised automatically from the linked sources. Wikipedia (English) · Spotmedia

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