Valerian Stan (born 1955) is a

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n publicist, civic and human rights activist, dignitary, lawyer, and military officer.

Education and career

He was born in

Sascut Sascut is a commune in Bacău County, Western Moldavia, Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeast Europe, Southeastern Europe. It borders B ...

Bacău County Bacău County () is a county ( județ) of Romania, in Western Moldavia, with its capital city at Bacău. It has one commune, Ghimeș-Făget, in Transylvania. Geography This county has a total area of . In the western part of the county the ...

. In 1977, Stan graduated the Nicolae Bălcescu Military School of active infantry officers from

Sibiu Sibiu ( , , german: link=no, Hermannstadt , la, Cibinium, Transylvanian Saxon: ''Härmeschtat'', hu, Nagyszeben ) is a city in Romania, in the historical region of Transylvania. Located some north-west of Bucharest, the city straddles the Ci ...

. At graduation he received the rank of lieutenant and was assigned to a military unit in

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. For nearly eight years he served as platoon and companion commander. Subsequently, until the end of 1989, he held administrative positions in the fields of logistics and labor protection, including within military construction units in the "national economy". Between 1982 and 1987, he attended the courses of the Faculty of Law at the

University of Bucharest The University of Bucharest ( ro, Universitatea din București), commonly known after its abbreviation UB in Romania, is a public university founded in its current form on by a decree of Prince Alexandru Ioan Cuza to convert the former Princel ...

. After the

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of December 1989, he was a publicist, one of the leaders of the Civic Alliance, and he worked in human rights and think-tank organizations (APADOR-CH, CRJ, IPP, etc.). Between December 1996 and August 1997, he was state secretary, chief of Government's Department (GCD), within the government of

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. The investigations he coordinated in this position uncovered several irregularities of some high officials affiliated to the governmental coalition (the questionable selling of part of the navy's property, the
Flota-Fleet dossier
"Petroklav"/

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and others, the occupancy or the illegal appropriation of several residences from the state's special locative fund, etc.) This fact finally led to Stan's dismissal from the position – a decision that later was considered as a mistake by

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Ciorbea and Minister Băsescu. In subsequent years, this measure had serious consequences in the fight against corruption in Romania.

References

* Cronica română, 11 April 1997, "Dificultățile perioadei următoare vor fi suportate numai dacă va exista certitudinea că se face dreptate", interview by

Ana Blandiana Ana Blandiana (; pen name of Otilia Valeria Coman; born 25 March 1942, in Timișoara) is a Romanian poet, essayist, and political figure. She is considered one of the famous contemporary Romanian authors. She took her name after Blandiana, nea ...

* Adevărul, 7 July 1997: "Dovezile clare aduse de Valerian Stan – primite de miniștri cu degetele în urechi" and editorial by

Cristian Tudor Popescu Cristian Tudor Popescu (; often referred to as CTP; born October 1, 1956) is a Romanian journalist, essayist, engineer, short-story writer and political commentator. Author of science fiction stories during his youth, he also hosted talk shows f ...

"Guvernul conduce reforma pe ultimul drum" *

Revista 22 ''Revista 22'' (''22 Magazine'') is a Romanian weekly magazine, issued by the Group for Social Dialogue and focused mainly on politics and culture. History and profile ''Revista 22'' was started in 1990. The first edition of the magazine was prin ...

, 8–14 July 1997, "Compromis la Guvern/ Valerian Stan – Casele, demnitarii și demnitatea" *

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, 19 July 1997, "Lista lui Stan/ Moșierii nu mai vin, i-a făcut regimul Iliescu/ 11.000 de hectare de terenuri agricole luate cu japca doar în 4 județe" *

, 26 August, editorial by Octavian Paler "Bizareriile d-lui Ciorbea" *

Evenimentul Zilei ''Evenimentul Zilei'' is a formerly physical and now exclusively online newspaper in Romania. Its name means "today's even (news)". History and profile ''Evenimentul Zilei'' was founded by Ion Cristoiu, Cornel Nistorescu and Mihai Cârciog, and ...

, 28 August 1997, "Prin demiterea lui Valerian Stan, Guvernul rade incoruptibilii" * Adevărul, 28 August 1997, "Monstruoasa coaliție l-a demis pe Valerian Stan", editorial by Adrian Ursu *

, 3 September 1997, editorial by Petre Mihai Băcanu "Dreptatea e un risc?" *

, 11 September 1997, Gabriela Adameșteanu, "Valerian Stan la Porţile Orientului" *

Curentul ''Curentul'' is a Romanian newspaper, based in Bucharest Bucharest ( , ; ro, București ) is the capital and largest city of Romania, as well as its cultural, industrial, and financial centre. It is located in the southeast of the countr ...

, 11 January 2000,

Ștefan Augustin Doinaș Ștefan Augustin Doinaș (; pen name of Ștefan Popa) (April 26, 1922 – May 25, 2002) was a Romanian Neoclassical poet of the Communist era. Doinaș was born in Cherechiu, Bihor County. After completing high school in Arad, he studied philol ...

, "Morala politicii şi politica moralei"

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Stan, Valerian 1955 births University of Bucharest alumni Living people People from Bacău County Romanian activists Romanian civil servants Romanian textbook writers Eastern Orthodox Christians from Romania Members of the Romanian Orthodox Church Romanian human rights activists Romanian public relations people Romanian jurists