MEP Vlad Gheorghe, Photo: Martin Bertrand / AFP / Profimedia
Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan signed, on Friday, a prime minister's decision appointing former MEP Vlad Gheorghe as an honorary advisor.
“Starting on February 2, 2026, Mr. Vlad Dan Gheorghe is granted the title of honorary adviser to the Prime Minister. The activity of Mr. Vlad Dan Gheorghe is unpaid,” says the decision signed by Bolojan and published in the Official Gazette.
Vlad Gheorghe was a member of the European Parliament in the period 2020-2024 from the USR, obtaining the mandate following the resignation from the European Parliament of Clotilde Armand who became mayor of Sector 1 in 2020.
In February 2024, he resigned from USR accusing the party leadership of turning the formation “into a smaller PSD”. In the June 2024 European Parliament elections, he ran as an independent for a new term in Brussels, but without success.
Vlad Gheorghe announced his candidacy for the partial elections of December 7, 2025, for the post of general mayor of the Capital. Five days before the election, he announced his withdrawal from the race and his support for the PNL candidate, Ciprian Ciucu. Gheorghe then invoked the risk that the mayor's office would be won by Anca Alexandrescu, supported by AUR.
“We all see that the extremist candidate with connections and history in the PSD has a chance to reach the Capital City Hall. The responsible thing to do is to support Mr. Ciprian Ciucu, so that Bucharest remains a bastion of democracy and does not end up in the hands of PSD extremists,” said Vlad Gheorghe at the time.
