Dacian Cioloș

64th Prime Minister of Romania (2015-2017)
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Dacian Cioloș was born on July 27, 1969, in Zalău and holds Romanian citizenship [1][2]. He is an engineer, politician, and agronomist by occupation, with education from the University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Cluj-Napoca and École nationale supérieure agronomique de Montpellier [3][4]. He has been recognized with the Order of the Republic and the title of Officer of the Legion of Honour [5].

Cioloș served as Minister of Agriculture of Romania from 2007 to 2008 and later as Prime Minister of Romania from 2015 to 2017 [6]. Between 2010 and 2014, he was the European Commissioner for Agriculture [6]. He was also a Member of the European Parliament from 2019 to 2024 [6]. His career spans national and European institutional roles in agriculture and governance.

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: Romania[7]
  • Position held: Q85968726[8]
  • Educated at: University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Cluj-Napoca[9], École nationale supérieure agronomique de Montpellier[10]
  • Award received: Order of the Republic[11], Officer of the Legion of Honour[12]
  • Religion or worldview: Eastern Orthodoxy[13]
  • Sex or gender: male[14]
  • Member of political party: Renewing Romania's European Project[15]
  • Commons category: Dacian Cioloș[16]
  • Family name: Q107201804[17]
  • Given name: Dacian[18], Julien[19]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Romanian[20], French[21], English[22]
  • Name in native language: Dacian Cioloș[23]
  • Height: 170 cm[24]
  • Social media followers: 27,755[25], 32,628[26], 37,707[27]

Why It Matters

Dacian Cioloș has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

Where was Dacian Cioloș born?

Dacian Cioloș's place of birth was Zalău[2].

What did Dacian Cioloș do for work?

Dacian Cioloș worked as an engineer[3], politician[4], and agronomist[5].

Where did Dacian Cioloș go to school?

Dacian Cioloș was educated at University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Cluj-Napoca[9] and École nationale supérieure agronomique de Montpellier[10].

What awards did Dacian Cioloș receive?

Honors received include Order of the Republic[11] and Officer of the Legion of Honour[12].

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  9. [4] ↑ . Members of the European Parliament. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  13. [12] ↑ . diplomatie.gouv.fr. Retrieved . diplomatie.gouv.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  15. [1] ↑ . Munzinger Personen. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. [6] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  2. 4w ago · Profesorul Blazat · 2026-09-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → Dacian, Julien
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    Name in native language → {'lang': 'ro', 'text': 'Dacian Cioloș'}
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