Radu Vasile

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

Radu Vasile
Prime Minister of Romania
In office 17 April 1998 – 13 December 1999
President	Emil Constantinescu
Preceded by	Gavril Dejeu (Acting)
Succeeded by	Alexandru Athanasiu (Acting)
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	Democratic Liberal Party (2000–2013)
Other political affiliations	Christian-Democratic National Peasants' Party (1989–2000)
Alma mater	University of Bucharest Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies
Profession	Professor of Economics at the Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies

Originally a member of the Christian-Democratic National Peasants' Party, Vasile served as the Prime Minister of Romania between April 17, 1998, and December 13, 1999, and was notably confronted with the last Mineriad (February 1999). Between 2000 and 2004, he was a Senator from the Democratic Party (PD). Vasile published poetry under the pen name Radu Mischiu.

Biography

Vasile was born in Sibiu in 1942, and was raised in the Roman Catholic faith.[2] In 1967, he graduated from the Faculty of History at the University of Bucharest. For political reasons (his father having been a political prisoner, a lawyer, deceased in 1986), he was barred access to higher education immediately after graduating school.. In 1971 he became a teaching assistant at the Faculty of Economic History at the Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies (ASE). In 1977 he obtained a Ph.D. in Economics from ASE, and in 1978 he became a Lecturer at this institution.

After the Romanian Revolution of 1989, Vasile was elected (with student support) Vice Dean of the Faculty of Commerce at ASE, a position he held until 1992. After 1990 he took refresher studies in European Integration at Thessaloniki and Munich. In 1994 he became a Professor at ASE.

He died of colon cancer in Bucharest in 2013, and was buried at the city's Bellu Cemetery.

References

1. "Radu Vasile a murit. Fostul premier al Romaniei avea 71 de ani și suferea de cancer". Stirileprotv.ro. Retrieved 2013-07-04.
2. Ghica, Sorin (July 3, 2013). "Cel mai dramatic moment din mandatul de premier al lui Radu Vasile". Adevărul (in Romanian). Retrieved June 13, 2020.

External links

• "Radu Vasile Sinteza activității parlamentare în legislatură 2000-2004" (in Romanian). Retrieved June 13, 2020.

Political offices
Preceded by Gavril Dejeu Acting	Prime Minister of Romania 1998–1999	Succeeded by Alexandru Athanasiu Acting