Cristian-Sorin Dumitrescu (born 24 April 1955) is a

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n politician. Born in

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, he graduated from the Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies (ASE) in 1978. He was a factory economist from that time until 1983, a journalist from 1983 to 1990, and a diplomat from 1990 to 1992.Curriculum vitae
at the Chamber of Deputies site Elected to the Romanian Senate for

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in 1992, he was initially a member of the National Salvation Front (FSN) and then subsequently switched to the Democratic Party (PD) in 1993. He was re-elected in 1996. In 2000, he was elected to the Romanian Chamber of Deputies, also for Suceava County, and defected to the Social Democratic Party (PSD) in 2001. He was again elected a deputy in 2004 and in 2008, this time for Vrancea County. During 2007, following the accession of Romania to the European Union, he was a

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. He returned to the Senate in 2012, for the same county. In March 2014, following the resignation of Crin Antonescu, he was briefly acting Senate President. Valentina Postelnicu
"Cristian Dumitrescu preia interimatul la şefia Senatului. Noul preşedinte va fi votat luni"
Mediafax, March 5, 2014

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Dumitrescu, Cristian 1955 births Living people Politicians from Bucharest 20th-century Romanian economists Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies alumni Democratic Liberal Party (Romania) politicians Social Democratic Party (Romania) politicians Social Democratic Party (Romania) MEPs MEPs for Romania 2007 Presidents of the Senate of Romania Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Romania)