Crin Antonescu

Crin Antonescu
Antonescu in 2013
Acting President of Romania[a]
In office 10 July 2012 – 27 August 2012
Prime Minister	Victor Ponta
Preceded by	Traian Băsescu
Succeeded by	Traian Băsescu
President of the Senate of Romania
In office 3 July 2012 – 4 March 2014
President	Traian Băsescu
Preceded by	Vasile Blaga
Succeeded by	Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu
Leader of the National Liberal Party
In office 20 March 2009 – 31 May 2014
Preceded by	Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu
Succeeded by	Klaus Iohannis
Minister of Youth and Sport
In office 5 December 1997 – 28 December 2000
Prime Minister	Victor Ciorbea Gavril Dejeu (Acting) Radu Vasile Alexandru Athanasiu (Acting) Mugur Isărescu
Preceded by	Mihai-Sorin Stănescu
Succeeded by	Georgiu Gingăraș
Member of the Senate of Romania
In office 19 December 2012 – 16 December 2016
Constituency	Teleorman County
In office 15 December 2008 – 18 December 2012
Constituency	Bucharest
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office 13 December 2004 – 14 December 2008
Constituency	Bucharest
In office 16 October 1992 – 12 December 2004
Constituency	Teleorman County
Personal details
Born	(1959-09-21) 21 September 1959 (age 64) Tulcea, Tulcea County Romania
Political party	National Liberal Party (PNL)
Other political affiliations	Social Liberal Union (2011–2014)
Spouse(s)	Aurelia Antonescu (?–2004) Adina-Ioana Vălean (m. 2009)
Children	Irina
Alma mater	University of Bucharest (UB)
a. ^ During impeachment trial of President Traian Băsescu

George Crin Laurențiu Antonescu (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈdʒe̯ordʒe ˈkrin la.uˈrentsju antoˈnesku]; born 21 September 1959) is a Romanian politician, who was President of the National Liberal Party (PNL) from 2009 to 2014. He also served as the country's Acting President after the impeachment of Traian Băsescu and as the President of the Senate.^[1]

He was first elected to the Senate in the 2008 legislative election. From 1996 to 2008, he was a member of the Chamber of Deputies, acting as leader of the party delegates between 2007 and 2008. On 3 July 2012 he was elected President of the Senate after the dismissal of the former leader, Vasile Blaga, from office. He became Acting President of Romania on 10 July 2012 after the Parliament suspended Traian Băsescu for the second time on 6 July 2012.

On 4 March 2014, during the debate in parliament on the vote for a new government, Antonescu resigned as president of the Senate.^[2]