Radu Vasile

Radu Vasile
Prime Minister of Romania
In office 17 April 1998 – 13 December 1999
President	Emil Constantinescu
Preceded by	Gavril Dejeu (Acting) Victor Ciorbea
Succeeded by	Alexandru Athanasiu (Acting) Mugur Isărescu
Personal details
Born	(1942-10-10)10 October 1942 Sibiu, Kingdom of Romania
Died	3 July 2013(2013-07-03) (aged 70) Bucharest, Romania
Political party	Christian Democratic National Peasants' Party (1989–2000) Democratic Party (2000–2007) Democratic Liberal Party (2007–2013)
Alma mater	University of Bucharest Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies
Profession	Professor of Economics at the Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies

Radu Vasile (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈradu vaˈsile]; 10 October 1942 – 3 July 2013) was a Romanian politician, historian, academic/professor, and poet.^[1]

Originally a member of the Christian Democratic National Peasants' Party (PNȚ-CD), Vasile served as the Prime Minister of Romania between 17 April 1998 and 13 December 1999, and was notably confronted with the last Mineriad (more specifically the February 1999 Mineriad). Subsequently, between 2000 and 2004, he was elected as a Senator on behalf the Democratic Party (PD). In addition to his political career, Vasile published poetry under the pen name Radu Mischiu.