(1859–1866)

Picture	Name	Born-Died	Reign	Notes
	Alexander John Cuza	1820–1873	24 January 1859–23 February 1866	First Domnitor of the United Principalities; deposed in 1866.
	Princely Lieutenancy		23 February 1866–22 May 1866	Lascăr Catargiu gen. Nicolae Golescu col. Nicolae Haralambie

(1881–1947)

Picture	Name	Born-Died	Reign	Notes
	Carol I	1839–1914	26 March 1881–10 October 1914	First King of the Romanians
	Ferdinand I	1865–1927	10 October 1914–20 July 1927	Became King of Greater Romania in 1922.
	Micheal I	1921–	20 July 1927–8 June 1930	First reign, with Prince Nicholas, Miron Cristea, and Gheorghe Buzdugan (replaced after his death by Constantin Sărăţeanu) as Regents
	Carol II	1893–1953	8 June 1930–6 September 1940	Abdicated in 1940.
	Michael I	1921–	6 September 1940–30 December 1947	Second reign with Ion Antonescu as Conducător until 1944. Abdicated in 1947 under Communist pressure.

(1947–1965)

Picture	Name	Born-Died	Term of office	Position(s)
	Constantin Ion Parhon	1874–1969	30 December 1947–12 June 1952	President of the Presidium of the Republic (9 January 1948–13 April 1948), President of the Presidium of the Great National Assembly (13 April 1948–12 June 1952)
	Petru Groza	1884–1958	12 June 1952–7 January 1958	President of the Presidium of the Great National Assembly
	Ion Gheorghe Maurer	1902–2000	11 January 1958–21 March 1961	President of the Presidium of the Great National Assembly
	Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej	1901–1965	21 March 1961–19 March 1965	President of the State Council

(1965–1989)

Picture	Name	Born-Died	Term of office	Position(s)
	Chivu Stoica	1908–1975	24 March 1965–9 December 1967	President of the State Council
	Nicolae Ceauşescu	1918–1989	9 December 1967–22 December 1989	President of the State Council (9 December 1967–28 March 1974) President of Romania (28 March 1974–22 December 1989)

(1989–Present)

No	Picture	Name	Born-Died	Term of office	Position(s)
—		Council of the National Salvation Front[3]		22 December 1989–26 December 1989
2		Ion Iliescu	1930–	26 December 1989[4]–6 February 1990	President of Council of the National Salvation Front
				6 February 1990–20 June 1990	President of the Provisional National Unity Council
				20 June 1990–11 October 1992	President of Romania
				11 October 1992–29 November 1996
3		Emil Constantinescu	1939–	29 November 1996–20 December 2000	President of Romania
(2)		Ion Iliescu	1930–	20 December 2000–20 December 2004	President of Romania
4		Traian Băsescu	1951–	20 December 2004–20 April 2007	Suspended in the period from 20 April 2007 until 23 May 2007.
—		Nicolae Văcăroiu	1943–	20 April 2007–23 May 2007	ad interim President of Romania as President of the Senate
(4)		Traian Băsescu	1951–	23 May 2007–21 December 2009	Resumed the office of President of Romania after the Referendum
				21 December 2009–Present	President of Romania for a second term