Emil Boc (Romanian pronunciation: [e'mil 'bok]; born September 6, 1966) is a Romanian politician. He is the acting Prime Minister of Romania, having served since December 2008. In June 2004, he was elected Mayor of Cluj-Napoca, the largest city in Transylvania. Boc is also the president of the Democratic Liberal Party, who designated him as Prime Minister in 2008. On October 13, 2009, his cabinet fell after losing a motion of no confidence in Parliament. He is now acting as the head of an interim cabinet until a new Prime Minister and cabinet is confirmed by Parliament. Emil was born to Ioan and Ana Boc in the village of Răchiţele, commune Mărgău, Cluj County; he has three older brothers (Ioan, Gheorghe, and Traian) and one sister (Dorina). Emil Boc and his wife Oana, a university lecturer whom he married in July 1994, have two daughters, Cezara and Patricia. He and his family belong to the Romanian Orthodox Church. Boc's entrance into mainstream Romanian politics was in 2003, when he...
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