Liviu Dragnea

Liviu Dragnea
Dragnea in 2014
President of the Chamber of Deputies
In office
21 December 2016 – 27 May 2019
Preceded byFlorin Iordache (interim)
Succeeded byMarcel Ciolacu
President of the Social Democratic Party
In office
12 October 2015 – 27 May 2019
Acting: 22 July 2015 – 12 October 2015
Preceded byRovana Plumb (acting)
Succeeded byViorica Dăncilă (acting)
Deputy Prime Minister of Romania
In office
21 December 2012 – 17 December 2014
PresidentTraian Băsescu
Prime MinisterVictor Ponta
Preceded byFlorin Georgescu
Succeeded byDaniel Chițoiu
Minister of Regional Development and Administration
In office
21 December 2012 – 15 May 2015
Prime MinisterVictor Ponta
Preceded byEduard Hellvig
Succeeded bySevil Shhaideh
Minister of Administration and Interior
In office
20 January 2009 – 2 February 2009
Prime MinisterEmil Boc
Preceded byDan Nica (interim)
Succeeded byDan Nica
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office
20 December 2012 – 29 May 2019
Personal details
Born
Liviu Nicolae Dragnea

(1962-10-28) 28 October 1962 (age 61)
Gratia, Teleorman, Romania
Political partySovereign Romania Movement Party (since 2023)[1]
Other political
affiliations
Democratic Party (1996–2000)
Social Democratic Party (2000–2019)
Alliance for the Homeland (2021-2022)
Spouse
Bombonica Prodana
(div. 2015)
Domestic partnerIrina Alexandra Tănase
Alma materCarol I National Defence University
Ecological University of Bucharest
Polytechnic Institute of Bucharest
ProfessionEngineer
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Liviu Nicolae Dragnea (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈlivju nikoˈla.e ˈdraɡne̯a]; born 28 October 1962) is a Romanian engineer and former politician. Starting his career in the Democratic Party (PD), he joined the Social Democratic Party (PSD), eventually becoming its leader. After holding several positions as Minister, he resigned from the cabinet in May 2015, following a conviction in a case involving electoral fraud, for which he received a two-year suspended sentence in April 2016.

In December 2016, following that year's legislative election, he became President of the Chamber of Deputies of Romania, but was rumoured by the press to be the de facto Prime Minister of Romania.[2][3][4][5][6] During this period, Romania experienced a strong economic growth,[7][8][9] but his rule was marked by corruption scandals[10] and accusations of authoritarian tendencies,[11][12] as well as a shift towards illiberalism,[13][14][15] which led to the biggest protests in Romania's post-revolutionary history. In May 2019, he was sent to prison for three and a half years, convicted of arranging payment for two party members employed in fake jobs and paid by a state agency. Simultaneously, his term in the Chamber drew to a close. In July 2021, the prison sentence was lifted, ending his jail time 1 year and 4 months earlier.

  1. ^ "Partidul Mișcarea România Suverană s-a lansat oficial. Igor Istrati, președintele filialei județene: "Românii care vor o Românie liberă, suverană și normală au acum unde se aduna"". 27 March 2023.
  2. ^ ""Ajunge! Guvernul Dragnea-Dăncilă este ruşinea României", moțiunea de cenzură pe care o pregătește opoziția pentru vineri". 12 December 2018.
  3. ^ "Ponta: A fost Guvernul Dragnea 1, acum este Guvernul Dragnea 2". 28 June 2017.
  4. ^ Walker, Shaun; Rankin, Jennifer (8 May 2019). "'His ideology is himself': The shadowy figure calling the shots in Romania". The Guardian.
  5. ^ "Comment: The rise and fall of Liviu Dragnea, the most powerful politician sent to jail in Romania". 27 May 2019.
  6. ^ Gillet, Kit; Santora, Marc (27 May 2019). "Romania's Most Powerful Man is Sent to Prison for Corruption". The New York Times.
  7. ^ "L. Dragnea: Economia a crescut într-un ritm mai mare decât putem dezvolta drumurile". 2 March 2019.
  8. ^ https://romania.europalibera.org/a/cre%C8%99terea-economic%C4%83-de-25-pe-ce-%C8%99i-a-bazat-dragnea-calculele-/29736420.html
  9. ^ "Creşterea economică a României cu care se mândresc PSD, Liviu Dragnea şi Marian Oprişan şi din care pot scădea majorările de salarii în administraţia publică şi de pensii este susţinută şi de banii trimişi în ţară de "curve, hoţi şi cerşetori". Întrebarea este dacă PSD sau judeţele roşii au creat o economie locală şi un loc care să-i întoarcă pe aceştia acasă şi să le schimbe situaţia?".
  10. ^ "Amplu reportaj despre proteste, Dragnea și scandalurile sale de corupție la televiziunea publică din Germania". 21 August 2018.
  11. ^ "Gheorghiu Liviu Dragnea controleaza autoritar PSD si Guvernul prin folosirea unor persoane incompetente".
  12. ^ "Cătălin Ivan, ATAC la Dragnea: Stil autoritar. Multor colegi le e frică și să-i PRONUNȚE numele".
  13. ^ "Comment: The rise and fall of Liviu Dragnea, the most powerful politician sent to jail in Romania". 27 May 2019.
  14. ^ "Liviu Dragnea, Brussels' oncoming 'illiberal' headache". 20 June 2018.
  15. ^ https://romania.europalibera.org/a/riscul-democra%C8%9Biei-iliberale-in-romania-modelul-ungariei/31965186.html

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