Alexandru Athanasiu
Alexandru Athanasiu (; born 1 January 1955) is a Romanian politician and jurist. A former leader of the Romanian Social Democratic Party (PSDR), he has been a member of the Social Democratic Party (PSD) since 2001. Athanasiu previously served as Prime Minister on an ad interim basis for 9 days between 13 December and 22 December 1999, heading the Romanian Democratic Convention (CDR) cabinet after the resignation of Radu Vasile ( PNÈšCD. On 1 January 2007, with the accession of Romania to the European Union, Athanasiu became a Member of the European Parliament for the PSD (inside the Party of European Socialists). An author of several scientific works, he is the recipient of a PhD in Law, as well as a professor at the University of Bucharest (since 1999). In 1995, his volume ''Legea Asigurărilor Sociale'' ("The Law on Social Security") received the Romanian Academy's ''Simion BărnuÈ›iu Award''. Biography Born in Bucharest, Athanasiu studied at the Gheorghe Lazăr High Sch ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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List Of Prime Ministers Of Romania
This is a table list consisting of all the heads of government (i.e. prime ministers, both in full constitutional powers and acting or ad interim), of the modern and contemporary Romanian state, since the establishment of the United Principalities in 1859 to the present-day during the early 21st century. The incumbent prime minister, as of , is Nicolae-Ionel Ciucă, a former Romanian army general who subsequently became a politician in October 2020, after formally joining the National Liberal Party (PNL), which he has been presiding (on the grounds of a time-based derogation at the extraordinary congress of the party in 2022) since early April 2022 onwards. The incumbent prime minister, Nicolae-Ionel Ciucă, is currently in charge of a grand coalition-supported rotative and national union government, officially and legally known as the '' National Coalition for Romania'' (CNR), comprising the following three main Romanian political parties as follows: two senior coali ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Prime Minister Of Romania
The prime minister of Romania ( ro, Prim-ministrul României), officially the prime minister of the Government of Romania ( ro, Prim-ministrul Guvernului României, link=no), is the head of the Government of Romania. Initially, the office was styled ''President of the Council of Ministers'' ( ro, PreÈ™edintele Consiliului de MiniÈ™tri, link=no), when the term "Government" included more than the Cabinet, and the Cabinet was called the ''Council of Ministers'' ( ro, Consiliul de MiniÈ™tri). The title was officially changed to ''Prime Minister'' by the 1965 Constitution of Romania during the communist regime. The current prime minister is Nicolae Ciucă of the National Liberal Party (PNL), who has been serving since November 2021 onwards as the head of government of the National Coalition for Romania (CNR). Nomination One of the roles of the president of the republic is to designate a candidate for the office of prime minister. The president must consult with the party that ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Party Of European Socialists
The Party of European Socialists (PES) is a social democratic and progressive European political party. The PES comprises national-level political parties from all member states of the European Union (EU) plus Norway and the United Kingdom. This includes major parties such as the Social Democratic Party of Germany, the French Socialist Party, the British Labour Party, the Italian Democratic Party, Socialist Party (Portugal), Romanian Socialist Democrat Party and the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party. Parties from a number of other European countries and from the Mediterranean region are also admitted to the PES as associate or observer parties. Most member, associate and observer parties are members of the wider Progressive Alliance or Socialist International. The PES is currently led by its president Stefan Löfven, a former Prime Minister of Sweden. Its political group in the European Parliament is the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D). The PES also ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Adrian Năstase
Adrian Năstase (; born 22 June 1950) is a Romanian jurist, academic/professor, blogger, and former politician who served as the Prime Minister of Romania from October 2000 to December 2004. He competed in the 2004 presidential election as the Social Democratic Party (PSD) candidate, but was defeated by the centre-right Justice and Truth Alliance (DA) candidate Traian Băsescu who pertained at that time to the Democratic Party (PD). He was the President of the Chamber of Deputies from 21 December 2004 until 15 March 2006, when he resigned due to corruption charges. Sentenced to two years in prison in July 2012, he attempted suicide before beginning his term in the penitentiary. Released in March 2013, he was sentenced to four years in another case in January 2014, but released that August. Biography Family background Năstase was born in Bucharest to a family that originated from Hanul de Pământ village, TărtășeÈ™ti commune, DâmboviÈ›a County. His father, Marian NÄ ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Sergiu Cunescu
Sergiu Cunescu (March 16, 1923—March 16, 2005) was a Romanian social democratic politician, the leader of the Social Democratic Party of Romania (PSDR) between 1990 and 2001. Biography Born in Bucharest, he graduated from the Electromagnetics branch of the Polytechnic Institute. Although his father was a prominent PSDR member, Sergiu Cunescu was initially sympathetic of the National Peasants' Party (PNÈš), and led the latter party's Polytechnic group for a period. For a while after 1948, he was a political prisoner in Communist Romania, before being allowed to return to his engineering career. In January 1990, soon after the Romanian Revolution, Cunescu was instrumental in the recreation of the PSDR as an independent group (it had been absorbed into the Romanian Communist Party in November 1947). He was elected to the Chamber of Deputies (Romania) in 1990, 1992 and 1996, and was a member of the Joint Romania-European Union Parliamentary Committee, and later of the Chamb ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Smaranda Dobrescu
Smaranda is a Romanian female given name that may refer to: * Smaranda Brăescu Smaranda Brăescu (21 May 1897 – 2 February 1948) was a Romanian parachuting and aviation pioneer, former multiple world record holder. Her achievements earned her the nickname "Queen of the Heights". In the late 1920s and early 1930s she achi ... (1897–1948), Romanian parachuting and aviation pioneer * (born 1950), Romanian politician * Smaranda Gheorghiu (1857–1944), Romanian poet, novelist, essayist, playwright, educator, feminist, and traveler * Smaranda Olarinde, Nigerian professor of law {{given name Romanian feminine given names Feminine given names ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Victor Ciorbea
Victor Ciorbea (; born on 26 October 1954) is a Romanian jurist, politician, and civil/public servant. He was the Mayor of Bucharest between 1996 and 1997 and, after his resignation from this public dignity/position, Prime Minister of Romania from 12 December 1996 to 30 March 1998. He had also served as the Ombudsman between 2014 and 2019. Biography Born in Ponor, Alba County on 26 October 1954, Ciorbea trained as a jurist, graduating from BabeÈ™-Bolyai University in Cluj-Napoca in 1979. He worked for the municipal tribunal in Bucharest, as well as lecturing in Law at the University of Bucharest. He was awarded a doctorate in Law by the University of Bucharest, and later specialized in management at Case Western Reserve University in the United States (1992). Originally a trade unionist (between 1990 and 1996, he was leader of the Federation of Free Trade Unions in Education, FSLI, and, between 1990 and 1993, leader of the nationwide National Confederation of Free Trade Uni ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ministry Of Labor, Social Solidarity And Family (Romania)
The Ministry of Labour and Social Protection of Romania ( ro, Ministerul Muncii È™i ProtecÈ›iei Sociale) is one of the eighteen ministries of the Government of Romania. The current Minister is Marius-Constantin Budăi. Institutions The following institutions are under the authority of the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection: * National House of Public Pensions (''Casa NaÈ›ională de Pensii Publice''www.cnpp.ro* National Agency for Employment (''AgenÈ›ia NaÈ›ională pentru Ocuparea ForÈ›ei de Muncă''www.anofm.ro The following institutions are subordinated to the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection: * The National Authority for Disabled Persons (''Autoritatea NaÈ›ională pentru Persoanele cu Handicap''* The National Authority for the Protection of the Rights of the Child and Adoption (''Autoritatea NaÈ›ională pentru ProtecÈ›ia Drepturilor Copilului È™i AdopÈ›ie''www.copii.ro* National Agency for Payment and Social Inspection (''AgenÈ›ia NaÈ›ională pentru Plăți È™i ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Chamber Of Deputies Of Romania
); – Committee for Industries and Services ( ro, Comisia pentru industrii È™i servicii); – Committee for Transport and Infrastructure ( ro, Comisia pentru transporturi È™i infrastructură); – Committee for Agriculture, Forestry, Food Industry and Specific Services ( ro, Comisia pentru agricultură, silvicultură, industrie alimentară È™i servicii specifice); – Committee for Human Rights, Cults and National Minorities Issues ( ro, Comisia pentru drepturile omului, culte È™i problemele minorităților naÈ›ionale); – Committee for Public Administration and Territorial Planning ( ro, Comisia pentru administraÈ›ie publică È™i amenajarea teritoriului); – Committee for the Environment and Ecological Balance ( ro, Comisia pentru mediu È™i echilibru ecologic); – Committee for Labour and Social Protection ( ro, Comisia pentru muncă È™i protecÅ£ie socială); – Committee for Health and Family ( ro, Comisia pentru sănătate È™i familie); – Committee for Teaching ( ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Parliament Of Romania
The Parliament of Romania ( ro, Parlamentul României) is the national bicameral legislature of Romania, consisting of the Chamber of Deputies ( ro, Camera DeputaÈ›ilor) and the Senate ( ro, Senat). It meets at the Palace of the Parliament in Bucharest, the capital of the country. Prior to the modification of the Constitution in 2003, the two houses had identical attributes. A text of a law had to be approved by both houses. If the text differed, a special commission ( ro, comisie de mediere) was formed by deputies and senators, that "negotiated" between the two houses the form of the future law. The report of this commission had to be approved in a joint session of the Parliament. After the 2003 referendum, a law still has to be approved by both houses, but each house has designated matters it gets to deliberate before the other, in capacity of "deciding chamber" ( ro, cameră decizională). If that first chamber adopts a law proposal (relating to its competences), it is pa ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Romanian Revolution Of 1989
The Romanian Revolution ( ro, RevoluÈ›ia Română), also known as the Christmas Revolution ( ro, RevoluÈ›ia de Crăciun), was a period of violent civil unrest in Romania during December 1989 as a part of the Revolutions of 1989 that occurred in several countries around the world. The Romanian Revolution started in the city of TimiÈ™oara and soon spread throughout the country, ultimately culminating in the drumhead trial and execution of longtime Romanian Communist Party (PCR) General Secretary Nicolae CeauÈ™escu and his wife Elena, and the end of 42 years of Communist rule in Romania. It was also the last removal of a Marxist–Leninist government in a Warsaw Pact country during the events of 1989, and the only one that violently overthrew a country's leadership and executed its leader; according to estimates, over one thousand people died and thousands more were injured. Following World War II, Romania was placed under the Soviet sphere of influence in 1947 with Communist rul ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Gheorghe Lazăr National College (Bucharest)
Gheorghe Lazăr National College ( ro, Colegiul NaÈ›ional Gheorghe Lazăr) may refer to one of two educational institutions in Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Moldova to the east, and ...: * Gheorghe Lazăr National College (Bucharest) * Gheorghe Lazăr National College (Sibiu) {{disambig ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |