Valentin Păduroiu (born 18 October 1961) is a Romanian politician, former deputy between 2000 and 2004. He is currently the acting president of the

Alliance for the Homeland The Alliance for the Homeland ( ro, Alianța pentru Patrie, ApP) is a nationalist political party in Romania. History The party was founded on 19 September 2021 by Codrin Ștefănescu and promoted by Liviu Dragnea, who was the leader of the ...

Biography

Păduroiu was born in 1961 and graduated from the

Mircea cel Bătrân Naval Academy The Mircea cel Bătrân Naval Academy ( ro, Academia Navală "Mircea cel Bătrân") is a higher education institution based in the Black Sea port of Constanța that educates future officers for the Romanian Naval Forces, as well as maritime offi ...

. He worked as an electromechanical engineer and as a naval officer. He was a member of the Chamber of the Deputies between 2000 and 2004, being a Member of the

Greater Romania Party The Greater Romania Party ( ro, Partidul România Mare, PRM) is a Romanian nationalist political party. Founded in May 1991 by Eugen Barbu and Corneliu Vadim Tudor, it was led by the latter from that point until his death in September 2015. The ...

. In 2001 he joined the

Social Democratic Party The name Social Democratic Party or Social Democrats has been used by many political parties in various countries around the world. Such parties are most commonly aligned to social democracy as their political ideology. Active parties For ...

. A close acquaintance of

Codrin Ștefănescu Codrin Ștefănescu (born 20 December 1968) is a Romanian politician, former deputy between 2000 and 2004, and the founder and incumbent general secretary of the Alliance for the Homeland (ApP). Studies and professional career According to th ...

and

Liviu Dragnea Liviu Nicolae Dragnea (; born 28 October 1962) is a Romanian engineer and former politician. Starting his career in the Democratic Party (PD), he joined the Social Democratic Party (PSD), eventually becoming its leader. After holding several po ...

, he was one of the founding members of the Alliance for the Homeland. He is currently acting president of the party.

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