Călin-Vasile-Andrei Matei (born April 7, 1966) is a

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n politician. In 1990, Matei graduated from

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's North University, where he studied mining. He served on the

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Council from 1990 to 2012. He was vice president of the council from 1994 to 1995 and again from 2008 to 2012, serving as president from 1995 to 1996.Curriculum vitae
at the Romanian Chamber of Deputies site In 2012, as a candidate of the

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(PSD), he was elected to a Maramureș seat in the

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. There, he sits on the anti-corruption committee and, from early 2016, on the culture and arts committee. Matei is married and has two children. He is vice president of the Maramureș County PSD chapter. In 2007, he became president of CSM Baia Mare rugby union club, and since 2013 has been vice president of the

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. Mircea Paușeniuc
"Călin Matei, Zimbrul zimbrilor!"
in ''Jurnal MM'', December 4, 2015

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Matei, Calin Living people 1966 births Social Democratic Party (Romania) politicians Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Romania) Councillors in Romania