Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Ion Iliescu (born March 3 1930, Olteniţa) is the current President of Romania. His current and last term will expire in December 2004. Iliescu previously held the presidency of Romania for two terms: 1990-1992 and 1992-1996. The Constitution of Romania specifies that presidents can be elected for a maximum of 2 terms, but the Constitution was adopted in 1991, the first elections under the new constitution were held in 1992. Iliescu was a member of Romanian Communist Party (PCR) and held state office before the Communist fall in 1989. He was a founding member of the National Salvation Front (FSN: Frontul Salvării Naţionale), and followed it in its vagaries: FDSN (Frontul Democrat al Salvării Naţionale), then the Social Democratic Party of Romania (PDSR). His political convictions seem to have evolved as well, from a staunch proponent of socialism to that of a social democrat. Lately he has become a critic of the government and some of its social policies. see also Politics of Romania This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.