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Nicolae Ciucă

70th Prime Minister of Romania (2021-2023)
Person human Q28950289

Facts

21 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[19]
Date of birth
February 7, 1967
Place of birth
Plenița
Country of citizenship
Romania[5]
Occupation
military officer, politician
Field of work
military personnel, politician[6][7]
Position held
Minister of National Defence, Chief of the Romanian General Staff, member of the Senate of Romania, Prime Minister of Romania, chairperson, Prime Minister of Romania, President of the Senate of Romania, defence minister[8][9]
Educated at
Carol I National Defence University[10]
Religion or worldview
Romanian Orthodox Church[18]
Member of political party
National Liberal Party, Romanian Communist Party[20]
Award received
Commander of the National Order of Merit, Legion of Merit, Grand Officer of the Order of the Star of Romania, Commander of the National Order of Merit, Officer of the National Order of Merit, Knight of the National Order of Merit, UNAVEM Medal[11][12][13][14][15][16][17]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Romanian, English[27][28]
Allegiance
Romania[26]
Candidacy in election
2024 Romanian presidential election[31]
Family name
Ciucă[23]
Given name
Nicolae, Ionel[24][25]
Height
+185[30]
Military branch
Romanian Land Forces[21]
Military, police or special rank
general[22]
Name in native language
Nicolae Ciucă[29]
🏷️ Also known as
en Nicolae Ciucă ar نيكولاية جيوكة el Νικολάε Τσιούκα fa نیکولائه چیوکه he ניקולאיה יונל צ'וקה he ניקולאיה צ'וקה ja ニコラエ・チウカ ko 니콜라에 치우커 nl Nicolae Ciuca pl Nicolae Ionel Ciucă ro Nicolae Ionel Ciucă ro Nicolae-Ionel Ciucă ru Николае Чукэ ru Чукэ, Николае th นีกอลาเอ ชูเกอ uk Ніколає Чуке zh 尼古拉·丘克 zh 尼古拉·丘卡
🔖 Identifiers · 11
VIAF cluster ID
19154380930630291469
GND ID
1172321884
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Nicolae-Ciucă (cropped).jpg ↗
Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/11c381krn_
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Nicolae_Ciucă
Munzinger person ID
00000032722
OpenSanctions ID
Nicolae Ciucă
Senate of Romania person ID
07AC2BFA-9594-4263-900C-A5726721C12C, 6891c220-7d4e-4741-a6d7-2bcfb8fd1929, 07ac2bfa-9594-4263-900c-a5726721c12c
Treccani ID
nicolae-ionel-ciuca
X (Twitter) username
NicolaeCiuca
Yle topic ID
18-345439

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🔗 Connections
Position held 4
chairperson, Prime Minister of Romania, Prime Minister of Romania, President of the Senate of Romania
Award received 2
Legion of Merit, UNAVEM Medal
Chaired by 2
Parliament of Romania, Senate
Field of work 2
politician, military personnel
Heads of government of 2
Romania, Ciucă Cabinet
Languages spoken, written or signed 2
English, Romanian
Member of political party 2
Romanian Communist Party, National Liberal Party
Occupation 2
politician, military officer
← Position holder 2
Prime Minister of Romania, President of the Senate of Romania
Allegiance 1
Romania
Belongs to 1
Ciucă Cabinet
Candidacy in election 1
2024 Romanian presidential election
Country of citizenship 1
Romania
Educated at 1
Carol I National Defence University
Instance of 1
human
Military branch 1
Romanian Land Forces
Military, police or special rank 1
general
OpenSanctions ID 1
Nicolae Ciucă
Place of birth 1
Plenița
Religion or worldview 1
Romanian Orthodox Church
Replaces 1
Ludovic Orban
Sex or gender 1
male
← Candidate 1
2024 Romanian presidential election
← OpenSanctions ID 1
Nicolae Ciucă
← Replaced by 1
Ludovic Orban
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Nicolae Ciucă is a person who works in the field of military personnel and politician [1]. He has received numerous awards for his service, including Commander of the National Order of Merit, Legion of Merit, Grand Officer of the Order of the Star of Romania, Commander of the National Order of Merit, Officer of the National Order of Merit, Knight of the National Order of Merit, and one more [2][1].

He has held various positions throughout his career, starting as Chief of the Romanian General Staff from 2015 to 2019 . Following this, he served as Minister of National Defence from 2019 to 2021 . In 2020, he became a member of the Senate of Romania, a position he still holds .

In addition to these roles, Nicolae Ciucă also served as Prime Minister of Romania from 2021 to 2023 . His experience in both military and political fields has been recognized through the various awards he has received [2][1].

Throughout his career, Nicolae Ciucă has demonstrated his commitment to public service, holding multiple positions in the military and government [1]. His awards and positions held are a testament to his dedication and hard work [2][1] .

FAQs

Where was Nicolae Ciucă born?

Nicolae Ciucă's place of birth was Plenița[2].

What did Nicolae Ciucă do for work?

Nicolae Ciucă worked as a military officer[3] and politician[4].

Where did Nicolae Ciucă go to school?

Nicolae Ciucă was educated at Carol I National Defence University[10].

What awards did Nicolae Ciucă receive?

Honors received include Commander of the National Order of Merit[11], Legion of Merit[12], Grand Officer of the Order of the Star of Romania[13], and Commander of the National Order of Merit[14].

Related Entities

Ludovic Orban Nicolae Ciucă Romania

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  10. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [4] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  13. [11] ↑ . europafm.ro. europafm.ro. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  22. [1] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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