Minister of Romania (2008–2012); Cătălin Predoiu, current and former Minister of Justice and acting Prime Minister of Romania (2012); Leonard Orban, economist, former European Commissioner on multilingualism; Crin Antonescu, former party president between 2009 and 2014, former Minister of Youth and Sports, President of the Senate and Acting President of Romania (July–August 2012); Vasile Blaga, former co-president of the party between 2014 and 2016, former President of the Senate of Romania between 2011 and 2012; Alina Gorghiu, lawyer, former co-president of the party (2014–2016), member of Chamber of Deputies (2008–2016) and former member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, currently senator of Timiș; Nicolae Robu, the Mayor of Timișoara between 2012 and 2020, former senator in Romanian Parliament (2008–2012), member of the Central Bureau and the National Executive Council of the party and former rector of the Politechnic Institute of Timișoara (2004–2012), currently university professor; Mircea Hava, former mayor of Alba Iulia and current MEP since 2019; Gheorghe Falcă, former mayor of Arad and current MEP since 2019; Raluca Turcan, former acting president of the party in 2017; Theodor Stolojan, former president of the party between 2002 and 2004, former Prime Minister of Romania (1991–1992), and MEP; Andrei Chiliman, former mayor of Sector 1 in Bucharest; Crin Halaicu, former Mayor of Bucharest (1992–1996) and businessman; Gheorghe Flutur, former ad interim/acting president of the party, current President of the Suceava County Council, and former Minister of Agriculture; Teodor Atanasiu, former Minister of National Defence; Eugen Nicolăescu, former Minister of Health; Daniel Dăianu, MEP, former Minister of Finance, and member of the Romanian Academy; Siegfried Mureșan, MEP, spokesman and vice-president of the European People's Party; Andrei Marga, former Minister of Education, Minister of External Affairs and rector of the Babeș-Bolyai University; Hermann Fabini, architect, art historian, and former senator; Ion Lungu, current mayor of Suceava since 2004; Roberta Anastase, former President of the Chamber of Deputies of Romania (2008–2012); Adrian Cioroianu, former Minister of Foreign Affairs, historian and journalist; Ovidiu Raețchi, political analyst; Adriana Săftoiu, spokeswoman and political advisor; Sorin Cîmpeanu, current and former Minister of National Education; Daniel Constantin, former Deputy Prime Minister of Romania, former Minister of Environment, and former Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development. Former notable members Klaus Iohannis, 5th and incumbent President of Romania; Ludovic Orban, former party president and former Prime Minister of Romania between 2019 and 2020, former Minister of Transport between