Anamaria Gavrilă (born 15 October 1983) is a Romanian politician of the

Party of Young People The Party of Young People (; POT, ) is a political party in Romania, founded by MP Anamaria Gavrilă, who had previously left the Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR). POT supported the candidacy of independent Călin Georgescu in the 202 ...

. Since 2020, she has been a member of the

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. She was a member of the

Alliance for the Union of Romanians The Alliance for the Union of Romanians (, AUR) is a Right-wing populism, right-wing populist political party in Romania and Moldova. It was founded in 2019 ahead of the 2020 Romanian local elections, 2020 Romanian local and 2020 Romanian legisl ...

until 2021, and founded the

in 2023. She was a member of the

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in 2021, and was a candidate for mayor of

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in the

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and

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local elections.

Early life and career

Gavrilă was born in

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. After completing secondary studies at the Traian High School in her native city, she graduated from the

West University of Timișoara The West University of Timișoara (; abbreviated UVT) is a public higher education institution located in Timișoara. Classified by the Ministry of National Education as a university of education and scientific research, UVT is one of the nine ...

in 2005. She then lived in

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for seven years, and in the

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for eight years. In the 2020 local elections, she was elected municipal councillor of Deva.

Electoral history

References

1983 births Living people People from Deva, Romania Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Romania) Members of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe Councillors in Romania Alliance for the Union of Romanians politicians 21st-century Romanian women politicians West University of Timișoara alumni Romanian expatriates in the United Kingdom Romanian expatriates in Germany {{Romania-politician-stub