Nicolae Ciucă, interim prime minister after the resignation of Ludovic Orban

BUCHAREST, DEC 7 - The President of Romania, Klaus Iohannis, officially announced that he took note of the resignation of Ludovic Orban from the position of Prime Minister of Romania.

“In accordance with the provisions of art. 106 and of art. 107 para. (3) of the Constitution, the President of Romania appointed Nicolae-Ionel Ciucă as interim Prime Minister, in order to fulfill the attributions of the Prime Minister until the formation of the new Government. ”

Who is Nicolae Ciuca

Nicolae Ciuca (53 years old), was Minister of Defense in the Government led by Ludovic Orban. Prior to joining the Government, he was Chief of Staff of the Army. He is a career military man who has been noted for his presence in numerous military missions abroad, such as Iraq, Afghanistan or Bosnia. Ciuca was the commander of the 26th Infantry Battalion (also known as the Red Scorpions), which he led in Afghanistan and then in Iraq. The Battle of Nassiria (Iraq, May 2004), in which Romanian troops were led by Nicolae Ciuca, was the first battle in which Romanian soldiers were active combatants after World War II.

What General Nicolae Ciuca said in a 2014 interview about the Romanian Army's operations in Afghanistan:

• "If I were to teach a lesson that Afghanistan has managed to remind us of, it would be that, although we are in the age of information and knowledge, of ultra-fast technological evolution, paradoxically, the human resource - the military in the ground forces - they were the ones who made possible all the successes and successes obtained together with our partners. Through exceptional professional training, special adaptability, agility and extraordinary creativity, the Romanian military has overcome the emerging difficulties, specific to a theater of operations as complex and unpredictable as that of Afghanistan. ( source  ) 

Nicolae Ciucă was born on February 7, 1967 in Plenița, Dolj County. He graduated from the “Tudor Vladimirescu” Military High School in Craiova, in 1985 and then graduated from the “Nicolae Bălcescu” Military School for Active Officers in Sibiu, in 1988. He was a launch platoon commander, then a research and training platoon commander, to become a staff officer in the operations office in 1993.

Ciuca has participated in missions on the most important fronts of operations abroad and in numerous military exercises: in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Afghanistan and Iraq.

In 2003 he obtained the title of doctor of military sciences, and on October 25, 2010 he was promoted to the rank of brigadier general.

Throughout his career, Nicolae Ciucă was awarded the National Order "For Merit", in the Degree of Officer, the National Order "For Merit" in the Degree of Knight, the Honorary Sign in the Service of the Fatherland, XV, XX, UN Medal for the UNAVEM mission III, the Honorary Emblem of the Romanian Army and the Honorary Emblem of the Land Forces General Staff.
Nicolae Ciucă - CV ( source  ): 

Date of birth: 07.02.1967;
Place of birth: Pleniţa locality, Dolj county;
Romanian nationality;
Marital status: Married, one child.

Education and Training: 

2012 - Postgraduate training course in the field of national security and defense "Security and good governance" - National Defense College;
2006 - War College, Land Troops, Master in Strategic Studies, USA;
2005 - English language course - NATO terminology, York Sr. John University; 
2004 - Civil-Military Relations Course in Eastern Europe and Central Asia, Hulburt, Florida, USA;
2003 - Doctor in military sciences with the paper "The dimension of the Romanian Army's engagement in joint multinational operations", UNAP, Bucharest;
2001 - JOINT and multinational operations course, PfP Center, Bucharest; 
2000 - English language course, Land Forces Academy, Sibiu;
2000 - PSO course (peace support operations), PfP Center, Bucharest;
1997 - Peacekeeping Instructor Course, PfP Center Ankara, Turkey;
1997 - Brigade Staff Course, PfP Center, Bucharest;
1993-1995 - Courses of the Academy of Higher Military Studies, Joint Weapons Faculty, Joint Weapons Specialty, Bucharest; 
1990 - Training course for commanders of research companies, Făgăraş;
1988 - “Nicolae Bălcescu” Military School for Active Officers, Sibiu;
1985 - “Tudor Vladimirescu” Military High School, Craiova.

Professional experience: 
November 27, 2015 - advanced to the rank of general;

from January 1, 2015 - Chief of the General Staff;

October 2014 - January 1, 2015 - Deputy Chief of the General Staff;

January 2014 - October 2014 Chief of Staff of the Land Forces;

January 2011 - January 2014 - commander of the 2nd Infantry Division "Getica", Buzau;

February 2009 - January 2011 - commander of the 282nd Mechanized Infantry Brigade "Union of Principalities", Focsani;

March 2007 - February 2009 - Deputy Commander of the 282nd Mechanized Infantry Brigade "Union of Principalities", Focsani;

October 2006 - March 2007, authorized Chief of Staff, 2nd Infantry Brigade "Ruins", Craiova;

October 2004 - October 2006 - Chief of Operations, 2nd Infantry Brigade "Ruins", Craiova;

January 2004 - July 2004 - commander of the infantry battalion participating in the Iraq mission;

2003 - leader / director of the OCE / EXDIR exercise, within the ISAF mission;

June 2002 - January 2003 - commander of the Romanian battalion participating in the Enduring Freedom mission, Afghanistan;

2001 - commander of the 26th Infantry Battalion - SACEUR strategic reserve, participates in the multinational exercise “Dynamic Response”, Bosnia and Herzegovina;

February 2001 - October 2004 - commander of the 26th Infantry Battalion "Neagoe Basarab", Craiova;

2000 - Chief of Staff of the 26th Infantry Battalion - SACEUR strategic reserve;

2000 - commander of the Terrestrial Component at the Multinational Exercise "Blue Danube 2000";

November 1998 - February 2001 - Chief of Staff of the 26th Infantry Battalion "Neagoe Basarab", Craiova;

May 1997 - November 1998 - Staff officer in the Office of Operations and Training for Combat, 2nd Mechanized Brigade "Ruins", Craiova;

May 1996 - May 1997 - staff officer in the UNAVEM III mission, Angola;

July 1995 - May 1996 - staff officer in the Office of Operations and Training for Combat, 2nd Mechanized Brigade "Ruins", Craiova;

September 1992 - October 1993 - staff officer in the Operations Office, 121st Research Battalion, Craiova;

March 1989 - September 1992 - research and training platoon commander at the 121st Research Battalion, Craiova;

August 1988 - March 1989 - launching platoon commander at the 26th Mechanized Regiment "Ruins", Craiova.

Distinctions and decorations: 

- Military Intelligence Emblem of Honor;
- Logistics Honor Emblem;
- Air Force Honor Emblem;
- The honorary sign "In the Service of the Fatherland" for 25 years of activity;
- Emblem of Honor of Military Medicine;
- Emblem of Honor of the Naval Forces;
- Emblem of Honor of Communications and Informatics;
- Order "Military Virtue" in the rank of Knight;
- The emblem of merit „In the Service of the Romanian Army” cls. a III-a;
- The emblem of merit "In the Service of Peace" cls. a III-a;
- Emblem of Honor of the General Staff;
- National Order "For Merit" in the rank of Officer;
- Emblem of Honor of the Romanian Army;
- The honorary sign "In the Service of the Fatherland" for 20 years of activity;
- Emblem of Honor of the Land Forces;
- Honorary Emblem of the Romanian Army;
- Honorary title of "Military Veteran" for the military;
- The emblem of merit „Military Science” cls. a Ia;
- The honorary sign "In the Service of the Fatherland" for 15 years of activity;
- National Order "For Merit" in the rank of Knight;
- United Nations Medal.

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