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Teodor Meleșcanu
Teodor Viorel Meleșcanu (; born 10 March 1941) is a Romanian politician, diplomat, and jurist. He served as Director of the Foreign Intelligence Service of Romania (SIE) between 2012 and 2014. He was a three times senator on behalf of the National Liberal Party (PNL), Minister of Defense between 2007 and 2008, and Minister of Foreign Affairs between 1992 and 1996, in November 2014 and since January 2017 to July 2019. On 27 February 2012, upon his appointment as head of the SIE, he suspended himself from PNL and was later expelled from the party. On 10 September 2019, he was elected President of the Senate. He resigned from office on 3 February 2020. Life and career Born in Brad, Hunedoara County, he was baptized in the town's Romanian Orthodox church. Around the age of five, he left for Buteni, his grandparents' village, located near the Crișul Alb River. Meleșcanu then studied at Moise Nicoară National College in Arad. He graduated from the Faculty of Law of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
President Of The Senate Of Romania
The president of the Senate of Romania is the senator elected to preside over the Senate meetings. The president of the Senate is also the president of the Standing Bureau of the Senate, and the first person in the presidential line of succession. Election The president of the Senate is elected by secret ballot with the majority of votes from the senators. If none of the candidates obtains the necessary votes, the first two compete again, and the one with most of the votes wins. Role * Calls the Senate in session (ordinary or extraordinary); * Presides the Senate meetings, assisted by two secretaries; * Represents the Senate in the relation with the President, the Chamber of Deputies, the Government, Constitutional Court * Represents the Senate in the foreign relations; * Succeeds (ad interim) the president if the latter resigns, is suspended, incapacitated or dies in office. (They continue to be president of the Senate during the ad-interim presidency of the country. They act ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silviu Predoiu
Silviu may refer to: * Silviu Bălace (born 1978), Romanian football player * Silviu Berejan (1927–2007), Bessarabian writer from Moldova and member of the Academy of Sciences of Moldova * Silviu Bindea (1912–1992), Romanian football player *Silviu Brucan (1916–2006), Romanian communist politician *Silviu Casandra (born 1975), Romanian race walker *Silviu Florea (born 1977), Romanian rugby union footballer * Silviu Ilie (born 1988), Romanian football player * Silviu Izvoranu (born 1982), Romanian football player * Silviu Lung (born 1956), retired Romanian football goalkeeper *Silviu Lung Jr. (born 1989), Romanian football player * Silviu Manea (born 1983), Romanian ski mountaineer * Silviu Ploeşteanu (1913–1969), Romanian footballer and manager * Silviu Prigoană (born 1963), Romanian businessman and politician * Silviu Simioncencu (born 1975), Romanian sprint canoeist and three-time world champion in the Canadian canoe events * Silviu Simoncenco, Romanian sprint canoeist wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Independent Politician
An independent or non-partisan politician is a politician not affiliated with any political party or bureaucratic association. There are numerous reasons why someone may stand for office as an independent. Some politicians have political views that do not align with the platforms of any political party, and therefore choose not to affiliate with them. Some independent politicians may be associated with a party, perhaps as former members of it, or else have views that align with it, but choose not to stand in its name, or are unable to do so because the party in question has selected another candidate. Others may belong to or support a political party at the national level but believe they should not formally represent it (and thus be subject to its policies) at another level. In running for public office, independents sometimes choose to form a party or alliance with other independents, and may formally register their party or alliance. Even where the word "independent" is used, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
