Daniel Constantin (politician)
Daniel Constantin (Romanian pronunciation: [daniˈel konstanˈtin]; born June 26, 1978) is a Romanian politician, member of PRO Romania.
Daniel Constantin | |
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| Deputy Prime Minister of Romania | |
| In office 4 January 2017 – 3 April 2017 | |
| Prime Minister | Sorin Grindeanu |
| In office 5 March 2014 – 13 December 2014 | |
| Prime Minister | Victor Ponta |
| President of the Conservative Party | |
| In office February 2010 – 19 June 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Dan Voiculescu |
| Succeeded by | Himself & Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu (party merged with the Liberal Reformist Party into the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats) |
| Co-Founding Leader of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats | |
| In office 19 June 2015 – April 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Himself (as president of the Conservative Party) Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu (as president of the Liberal Reformist Party) |
| Succeeded by | Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu |
| Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development | |
| In office 7 May 2012 – 17 November 2015 | |
| Prime Minister | Victor Ponta |
| Preceded by | Stelian Fuia |
| Succeeded by | Achim Irimescu |
| Minister of Environment and Climate Change | |
| In office 4 January 2017 – 3 April 2017 | |
| Prime Minister | Sorin Grindeanu |
| Preceded by | Cristiana Pașca-Palmer |
| Succeeded by | Gratiela-Leocadia Gavrilescu |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| Assumed office 2012 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 June 1978 Pitești, Romania |
| Political party | Pro Romania Party (2017–present) |
| Other political affiliations | Alliance of Liberals and Democrats (2015–2017) Conservative Party (before 2015) |
| Alma mater | University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine |
He has been a Member of Parliament since 2012, co-chairman of the ALDE from 2015 to 2017, and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Environment from January to April, 2017.
Political career
A 2002 graduate of Bucharest's University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, with a degree in zootechnical engineering, he joined the Conservative Party in 2006, becoming its president in 2010.
In the Victor Ponta cabinet, he served as Agriculture Minister from 2012 to 2015.[1]
In 2017, Daniel Constantin founded together with former Prime Ministers Victor Ponta and Sorin Cimpeanu the Pro Romania Party. He is currently one of the First Vice-Presidents.[2]
Notes
- (in Romanian) Profile Archived 2012-10-12 at the Wayback Machine at the Romanian Government site; accessed July 4, 2012
- "Echipa". Pro Romania (in Romanian). Retrieved 2019-02-01.