Bogdan Olteanu (born 29 October 1971) is a Romanian politician and lawyer. He was the president of the

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(the lower house of the Romanian Parliament) between 2006 and 2008. Olteanu had formerly been a member of the National Liberal Party (PNL) from 1991 to 2009, and held various positions in that political party. He was elected as deputy for Bucharest in the 2004 elections. In 2005, he was appointed Delegate Minister for Parliamentary Affairs in the Government of

Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu Călin Constantin Anton Popescu-Tăriceanu (; born 14 January 1952) is a Romanian politician who was Prime Minister of Romania from 29 December 2004 to 22 December 2008. He was also president of the National Liberal Party (PNL) and the vice-pre ...

. After

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stepped down from the presidency of the Chamber of Deputies, Olteanu was announced by the governing

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(DA) as their preferred candidate for the function. On 20 March 2006 he received a majority of 196 votes out of 306. In October 2009, the

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favoured Bogdan Olteanu for the position of

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vice-governor, passing the independent

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; On 19 October 2009, Olteanu stepped down from his position as vice-president of the

, and gave up PNL membership to pursue his post as vice-governor at the

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. Olteanu and his wife Cristina have two children, Thea (born 2004) and Alexandru (born 2006). He is the grandson of

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activist Ghizela Vass.

Honour

Romanian Royal Family The Romanian royal family ( ro, Familia regală a României) was the ruling dynasty of the Kingdom of Romania, a constitutional monarchy in Central-Eastern Europe. The kingdom existed from 1881, when Carol I of Romania was proclaimed king, until ...

: Knight Grand Officer of the Order of the Crown

References

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