Cătălin Predoiu

Cătălin Predoiu
Official portrait, 2025
Prime Minister of Romania
Acting
Assumed office
6 May 2025
PresidentIlie Bolojan (acting)
Nicușor Dan
DeputyMarian Neacșu
Himself
Barna Tánczos
PrecedingIlie Bolojan (Designated Prime Minister)
Preceded byMarcel Ciolacu
In office
12 June 2023  15 June 2023
PresidentKlaus Iohannis
DeputySorin Grindeanu
Hunor Kelemen
Preceded byNicolae Ciucă
Succeeded byMarcel Ciolacu
In office
6 February 2012  9 February 2012
PresidentTraian Băsescu
DeputyBéla Markó
Preceded byEmil Boc
Succeeded byMihai Răzvan Ungureanu
Deputy Prime Minister of Romania
Minister of Internal Affairs
Assumed office
15 June 2023
Prime MinisterMarcel Ciolacu
Himself (acting)
Preceded byLucian Bode (as Internal Affairs)
Sorin Grindeanu
Hunor Kelemen (as Deputy Prime Ministers)
Succeeded by
Ministerial offices held
Minister of Justice
In office
25 November 2021  15 June 2023
Prime MinisterNicolae Ciucă
Himself (acting)
Preceded byLucian Bode (acting)
Succeeded byAlina Gorghiu
In office
4 November 2019  23 December 2020
Prime MinisterLudovic Orban
Preceded byAna Birchall
Succeeded byStelian Ion
In office
29 February 2008  7 May 2012
Prime MinisterCălin Popescu-Tăriceanu
Emil Boc
Himself (acting)
Mihai Răzvan Ungureanu
Preceded byTeodor Meleșcanu (acting)
Succeeded byTitus Corlăţean
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
1 October 2009  23 December 2009
Prime MinisterEmil Boc
Preceded byCristian Diaconescu
Succeeded byTeodor Baconschi
Other offices held
President of the National Liberal Party
Acting
Assumed office
12 February 2025
Preceded byIlie Bolojan (acting)
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office
21 December 2016  20 December 2024
ConstituencyCălărași County
Prahova County
Senator of Romania
Assumed office
20 December 2024
ConstituencyPrahova County
Personal details
Born (1968-08-27) 27 August 1968
Buzău, Romania
Political partyPNL (2014–present)
Other political
affiliations
PNL-AT (1991–1993)
PDL (2013–2014)
Alma materUniversity of Bucharest
ProfessionLawyer

Cătălin Marian Predoiu (Romanian pronunciation: [kətəˈlin preˈdoju]; born 27 August 1968) is a Romanian politician and lawyer who has been serving as the interim prime minister of Romania since 6 May 2025 following the resignation of Marcel Ciolacu, having previously served in this capacity from 12 June to 15 June 2023, following the resignation of Nicolae Ciucă, and from 6 February to 9 February 2012, following the resignation of Emil Boc.

He had previously been the Minister of Justice three times from 2008 to 2012, 2019 to 2020, and from 2021 to 2023.