Crin Antonescu

Crin Antonescu
Antonescu in 2013
Acting President of Romania[a]
In office
10 July 2012 – 27 August 2012
Prime MinisterVictor Ponta
Preceded byTraian Băsescu
Succeeded byTraian Băsescu
President of the Senate of Romania
In office
3 July 2012 – 4 March 2014
PresidentTraian Băsescu
Preceded byVasile Blaga
Succeeded byCălin Popescu-Tăriceanu
Leader of the National Liberal Party
In office
20 March 2009 – 31 May 2014
Preceded byCălin Popescu-Tăriceanu
Succeeded byKlaus Iohannis
Minister of Youth and Sport
In office
5 December 1997 – 28 December 2000
Prime MinisterVictor Ciorbea
Gavril Dejeu (Acting)
Radu Vasile
Alexandru Athanasiu (Acting)
Mugur Isărescu
Preceded byMihai-Sorin Stănescu
Succeeded byGeorgiu Gingăraș
Member of the Senate of Romania
In office
19 December 2012 – 16 December 2016
ConstituencyTeleorman County
In office
15 December 2008 – 18 December 2012
ConstituencyBucharest
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office
13 December 2004 – 14 December 2008
ConstituencyBucharest
In office
16 October 1992 – 12 December 2004
ConstituencyTeleorman County
Personal details
Born (1959-09-21) 21 September 1959 (age 65)
Tulcea, Tulcea County Romania
Political partyNational Liberal Party (PNL)
Other political
affiliations
Social Liberal Union
(2011–2014)
Spouse(s)Aurelia Antonescu (?–2004)
Adina-Ioana Vălean (m. 2009)
ChildrenIrina
Alma materUniversity of Bucharest (UB)
a. ^ During impeachment trial of President Traian Băsescu

George Crin Laurențiu Antonescu (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈdʒe̯ordʒe ˈkrin la.uˈrentsju antoˈnesku]; 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's Acting President after the impeachment of Traian Băsescu and as the President of the Senate.[1]

He was first elected to the Senate in the 2008 legislative election. From 1996 to 2008, he was a member of the Chamber of Deputies, acting as leader of the party delegates between 2007 and 2008. On 3 July 2012 he was elected President of the Senate after the dismissal of the former leader, Vasile Blaga, from office. He became Acting President of Romania on 10 July 2012 after the Parliament suspended Traian Băsescu for the second time on 6 July 2012.

On 4 March 2014, during the debate in parliament on the vote for a new government, Antonescu resigned as president of the Senate.[2]

  1. ^ Luminita Parvu (March 20, 2009). "Crin Antonescu is the new PNL President" (in Romanian). Hot News. Archived from the original on March 24, 2009. Retrieved September 24, 2009.
  2. ^ "Romania Senate speaker Crin Antonescu resigns". Hot News. March 4, 2014. Archived from the original on November 23, 2014. Retrieved November 23, 2014.

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