Anton Ionescu (10 December 1939 – 7 March 2023) was a

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n politician who served two terms as a

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for

Cluj Cluj-Napoca ( ; ), or simply Cluj ( , ), is a city in northwestern Romania. It is the second-most populous city in the country and the seat of Cluj County. Geographically, it is roughly equidistant from Bucharest (), Budapest () and Belgrade ( ...

. He was

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in 1998. Ionescu graduated in 1961 with a degree in civil engineering from the

Technical University of Cluj-Napoca Technical University of Cluj-Napoca (UTCN short for ) is a public university located in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. It was founded in 1948, based on the older ''Industrial College'' (1920). The Technical University of Cluj-Napoca is classified by the ...

. After working as an engineer, he started teaching at the Technical University in 1972, became a professor in 1980, served as Dean from 1990 to 1996, and retired in 2007.

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1939 births 2023 deaths 20th-century Romanian politicians National Liberal Party (Romania) politicians Ministers of transport of Romania Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Romania) Technical University of Cluj-Napoca alumni Romanian university and college faculty deans Romanian civil engineers {{Romania-politician-stub