Crin Antonescu
Crin Antonescu George Laurentiu ( born September 21, 1959 in Tulcea ) is a Romanian historian and politician. He is Chairman of the National Liberal Party ( PNL) and was a candidate of that party for the presidential elections in Romania in 2009. According to the participation of the PNL on the " Social Liberal Union " of the newly elected in May 2012, Prime Minister Victor Ponta Antonescu was the beginning of July 2012 for the new President of the Romanian Senate elected. During the suspension of Traian Băsescu, he also held the post of interim president.
Professional career
Antonescu studied until 1985 in Bucharest story. From 1985 to 1992 he worked as a history teacher in Vaslui and in Tulcea, interrupted by a short stint as museologist in Tulcea 1989-1990.
Political career
1990 Antonescu joined the PNL. Since 1992 he succeeded in every election for his party the entry into the Romanian Parliament, first in the House of Representatives, 2008 in the Senate. From 1995 to 2002 he held the position of Vice President of PNL. 1996/1997 and from 2002 to 2008, Antonescu was chairman of the PNL group in the Chamber of Deputies. In the governments of Victor Ciorbea, Radu Vasile and Mugur Isarescu he worked as Minister of Youth and Sports.
On March 20, 2009 Antonescu defeated in a vote by the party chairmanship to former Prime Minister Calin Popescu Tăriceanu.
Subsequently, Crin Antonescu decided to be a candidate in the presidential election on November 22, 2009 On October 16, 2009 declared Antonescu in a held in Iasi press conference, Klaus Johannis -. Incumbent mayor of Sibiu - to appoint as Prime Minister, if he was elected president will.
His candidacy was supported by prominent representatives of the Romanian civil society, of the anti-communist dissident Doina Cornea, by the sisters of the former chief of the Romanian opposition, Corneliu Coposu, by historians Lucian Boia and Neagu Djuvara and the mayor Timişoara, Gheorghe Ciuhandu. When choosing Antonescu won 20.02 % of the votes and thus the third place. This is therefore not managed to reach the second round.
Nationally, the share of votes Antonescu was relatively equal. After election analyzes Antonescu was supported by a relative majority of the voters with a university degree (33.5% ) preferred.
In April 2012, Antenescus PNL involved in the introduction of a no-confidence vote against the non-party Mihai Razvan Ungureanu Prime Minister. After his fall they formed together with the Social Democratic PSD and PC a " Social Liberal Union " with the PSD Chairman Victor Ponta as the new head of government.
With the help of numerous emergency decrees and the renewal of important political offices, the Ponta government tried to depose representatives of the former ruling party PD -L. Crin Antonescu beginning of July 2012 was elected as the new President of the Romanian Senate Consequently, initially, after the suspension of President Traian Basescu Antonescu was until the failed impeachment of Basescu also interim president of the country.
As interim president Antonescu supported the stance Victor pontas during escalated by the suspension Băsescu national crisis. Doubt the European Commission to the law of the government course had Antonescu as " exaggerated " back.