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Klaus Iohannis

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Klaus Iohannis

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Also known as Klaus Werner Johannis

President of Romania from 2014 to 2025

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Klaus Werner Iohannis is a Romanian politician, statesperson, and writer born in Sibiu in 1959. He has served as the president of Romania and previously as a chairperson and president. His political career includes affiliations with the National Liberal Party, the Democratic Forum of Germans in Romania, and independent politics, with a stated ideology of conservatism. He was a candidate in the 2014 and 2019 Romanian presidential elections.

Iohannis is also a school teacher and writer, having authored the work *Pas cu pas*. He was educated at Babeș-Bolyai University and worked at Samuel von Brukenthal National College. His professional locations include Bucharest and Sibiu. He speaks Romanian, English, German, and French. He is a member of the Evangelical Church of Augustan Confession in Romania and resides at Cotroceni Palace with his spouse, Carmen Iohannis.

He has received several awards, including the Order of the Star of Romania, the Order of the Republic, the Order of Stara Planina, and the National Order of Merit.

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Works
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Top works

  • Pas cu pas

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Film & TV

Sibiu, Romania

Known for

  • The Iohannis Decade — Self (archive footage)2024
  • 30 Years and 15 Minutes — himself2020
  • What Is a Good Tax? — Self2019
  • 30 Years of Democracy — Self (archive footage)2019

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Klaus
Gender
male
Citizenship
Romania
Place of birth
Sibiu
Spouse
Carmen Iohannis
Occupation
writer
Position held
chairperson
Educated at
Babeș-Bolyai University
Employer
Samuel von Brukenthal National College
Political party
independent politician
Languages spoken
French
Religion
Evangelical Church of Augustan Confession in Romania
Field of work
politics
Official website
www.iohannispresedinte.ro
Image
Klaus Iohannis - Feb 2024.jpg
Height
192
Work location
Sibiu
Residence
Cotroceni Palace
Political ideology
conservatism
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date of birth
1959-06-13
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birth name
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name in native language
Klaus Werner Johannis
Commons Creator page
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candidacy in election
2014 Romanian presidential election
social media followers
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Encyclopedic overview

Klaus Werner Iohannis (born 13 June 1959) is a Romanian politician, physicist, and former teacher who served as the president of Romania from 2014 until his resignation in 2025. Prior to entering national politics, Iohannis was a physics teacher at the Samuel von Brukenthal National College in his native Sibiu where he eventually served as mayor from 2000 to 2014 before ascending to the presidency.

Iohannis was first elected the mayor of the Romanian town of Sibiu in 2000, on behalf of the Democratic Forum of Germans in Romania (FDGR/DFDR). Although the Transylvanian Saxon population of Sibiu had declined to a tiny minority by the early 2000s, he won a surprise victory and was re-elected by landslides in 2004, 2008, and 2012. He is credited with turning his home town into one of Romania's most popular tourist destinations. Sibiu was named the European Capital of Culture in 2007 alongside Luxembourg City.

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