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Cristian-Sorin Dumitrescu (born 24 April 1955) is a
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n politician. Born in
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, he graduated from the
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(ASE) in 1978. He was a factory economist from that time until 1983, a journalist from 1983 to 1990, and a diplomat from 1990 to 1992.Curriculum vitae
at the Chamber of Deputies site
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to the
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for
Suceava County Suceava County () is a county ('' ro, județ'') of Romania. Most of its territory lies in the southern part of the historical region of Bukovina, while the remainder forms part of Western Moldavia proper. The county seat is the historical town ...
in 1992, he was initially a member of the National Salvation Front (FSN) and then subsequently switched to the
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(PD) in 1993. He was re-elected in 1996. In 2000, he was elected to 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 ...
, also for Suceava County, and defected to the
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(PSD) in 2001. He was again elected a deputy in 2004 and in 2008, this time for
Vrancea County Vrancea () is a county ( județ) in Romania, with its seat at Focșani. It is mostly in the historical region of Moldavia but the southern part, below the Milcov River, is in Muntenia. Demographics In 2011, it had a population of 340,310 and ...
. During 2007, following the
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, he was a
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. He returned to the Senate in 2012, for the same county. In March 2014, following the resignation of
Crin Antonescu George Crin Laurențiu Antonescu (; born 21 September 1959) is a Romanian politician, who was President of the National Liberal Party (PNL) from 2009 to 2014. He also served as the country Acting President after the impeachment of Traian Băsesc ...
, he was briefly acting
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. Valentina Postelnicu
"Cristian Dumitrescu preia interimatul la şefia Senatului. Noul preşedinte va fi votat luni"
Mediafax, March 5, 2014


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Dumitrescu, Cristian 1955 births Living people Politicians from Bucharest 20th-century Romanian economists Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies alumni Democratic Liberal Party (Romania) politicians Social Democratic Party (Romania) politicians Social Democratic Party (Romania) MEPs MEPs for Romania 2007 Presidents of the Senate of Romania Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Romania)