Cornel Itu (born October 17, 1955) is a

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n politician. A member of the

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(PSD), he has represented

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in the

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since 2008.

Biography

Born in Ciubanca,

, he attended

Andrei Mureșanu High School Andrei Mureșanu High School ( ro, Liceul "Andrei Mureșanu") is a high school in the Șcheii Brașovului neighborhood of Brașov, Romania. It is situated close to Piața Unirii and the Saint Nicholas Church. The school is named after the well-kn ...

in nearby

Dej Dej (; hu, Dés; german: Desch, Burglos; yi, דעעש ''Desh'') is a municipality in Transylvania, Romania, north of Cluj-Napoca, in Cluj County. It lies where the river Someșul Mic meets the river Someșul Mare. The city administers four vill ...

from 1970 to 1974. He then enrolled in a metallurgy school in

Aiud Aiud (; la, Brucla, hu, Nagyenyed, Hungarian pronunciation: ; german: Straßburg am Mieresch) is a city located in Alba County, Transylvania, Romania. The city's population is 22,876. It has the status of municipality and is the 2nd-largest c ...

, graduating in 1976 with a diploma in forging, hardening, and tempering. In 1978, he entered the mechanics faculty of the Cluj-Napoca Polytechnic Institute. He graduated first in his class in 1981, earning a junior engineer's degree. He worked as a junior engineer in training at a metals factory in Aiud from 1981 to 1982. Itu moved to a factory in Dej in 1982, and would remain there until 2008. He held a junior engineer's position there from 1982 to 1984; his activity focused on paper manufacture and metal products. Between 1984 and 1987, he was head of construction installations. From 1987 to 1990, he directed the anti-corrosion workshop. Between 1990 and 2002, he headed the replacement parts and equipment section. From 2002 to 2008, he was director of the entire factory.Curriculum vitae
at the

Romanian Chamber of Deputies ); – Committee for Industries and Services ( ro, Comisia pentru industrii și servicii); – Committee for Transport and Infrastructure ( ro, Comisia pentru transporturi și infrastructură); – Committee for Agriculture, Forestry, Food Indu ...

site Itu entered politics in 1994, when he joined the

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. In 2000, he became head of the party's Dej chapter. In 2010, he took on the role of vice president in its Cluj County chapter, and is a member of the party's national council. Elected to the Dej city council in 2000, he served until 2004. That year, he was elected to the Cluj County Council, serving until 2008. In 2008, Itu was elected to the

, where he was assigned to the political economy committee. In April 2010, he became one of the PSD group's deputy leaders. In 2012, he was re-elected, winning close to 60% of the vote. In the new parliament, he became secretary of the political economy committee and returned as a deputy leader of the PSD members.2012- profile
at the Romanian Chamber of Deputies site He is married. He sits on the leadership committee of

FC Unirea Dej Fotbal Club Unirea Dej, commonly known as Unirea Dej, is a Romanian professional football club from Dej, Cluj County, Romania, founded in 1921. They play in the Liga II. History It is one of Romania's oldest football teams, although it never r ...

football club. In 1999, he received a patent for a filtration device.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Itu, Cornel 1955 births People from Cluj County Romanian engineers Technical University of Cluj-Napoca alumni Social Democratic Party (Romania) politicians Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Romania) Councillors in Romania Living people