Mădălin Ştefan Voicu (born 10 July 1952, in

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) is a

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n musician and politician of Romani ethnicity. Voicu is a member of the

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(PSD) and has been a parliamentarian in the

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since 1996. He is one of only two ethnic Romani politicians in the current parliament; the other is Nicolae Păun, who holds the seat specifically reserved for a member of the Romani minority. Mădălin is the son of

Ion Voicu Ion Voicu (; October 8, 1923 – February 24, 1997) was a Romanian violinist and orchestral conductor of Romani ethnicity. In 1969 he founded the award-winning Bucharest Chamber Orchestra, which is now conducted by his son Mădălin Voicu. Life ...

, a well-known Romani-Romanian musician. In his youth, he was close friends with

Nicu Ceaușescu Nicu Ceaușescu (; 1 September 1951 – 26 September 1996) was a Romanian physicist and communist politician who was the youngest child of Romanian leaders Nicolae and Elena Ceaușescu. He was a close associate of his father's political regime ...

, the son of

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's leader

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, as well as with other young members of the

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. Voicu graduated from the National University of Music, completed training as a conductor at various schools abroad, and was employed by

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s in

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and

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. He began his political activity in 1994-1996 as a member of the defunct ''Party of Liberty and Social Unity'' ( ro, Partidul Libertății și Unității Sociale, PLUS) and then became active in the Social Democratic Roma Party of Romania (PDSR). Voicu was elected to the seat reserved for minorities in the 1996-2000 legislature before running on the common PDSR-PSD list in 2000.Mădălin-Ștefan Voicu – Curriculum Vitae
on the website of 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 ...

References

External links

Mădălin Voicu at the Chamber of Deputies site

in ''

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'', February 20, 2006 {{DEFAULTSORT:Voicu, Madalin 1952 births Living people Politicians from Bucharest Voicu, Ion Romanian Romani people Social Democratic Party (Romania) politicians Voicu, Ion Voicu, Ion Romani politicians Romani violinists 21st-century conductors (music) 21st-century violinists 21st-century male musicians