Eugen Nicolăescu
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Gheorghe-Eugen Nicolăescu (born August 2, 1955) is a Romania
n economist and politician. A member of the National Liberal Party
(PNL), he was a member of the Romanian Chamber of Deputies
for Mureş County
from 2000 to 2008 and has represented Călăraşi County
there since 2008. In the Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu
cabinet, he served as Minister of Health
from 2005 to 2008.
Commune, Giurgiu County
, between 1976 and 1985, he was successively technologist, sales clerk, commodities economist and economist at various Bucharest
hotels, including Athénée Palace
. He took a hiatus in 1976-1977 in order to fulfill his mandatory military service, and in 1982 graduated from the Commerce Faculty of the Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies (ASE), earning a doctorate in Economics from the same institution in 2007. From 1985 to 1987, Nicolăescu was a computer analyst dealing with supplies at the special equipment factory of the Ministry of Industry and Resources. From 1987 to 1990, he was an economist in the supplies division of the same factory. Following the fall
of the Communist regime
, from 1990 to 1998, he worked at the military equipment company Ratmil, successively as head of supplies, supplies economist, head of budget and economic analysis, economic director and general director. From 1998 to 1999, he was economic director at a construction firm. From 1999 to 2000, he was adjunct secretary general at the Ministry of Public Finance
. In 2000, he was head of the interim national committee on real property values, but resigned. In 2000-2001, he was assistant professor at Spiru Haret University
, holding the same title at ASE from 2001 to 2002. He has several publications in his field.
Nicolăescu has held a number of positions within his party: head of the Mureş County chapter (2001-2004; 2005-2008), head of the auditing committee (2001-2002), member of the executive bureau and press spokesman (2002-2006), member of the permanent central bureau (2005-2007), and vice president and member of the central political bureau (2007-). Elected to the Chamber in 2000
, 2004
and 2008
, he has sat on the following committees: budget, finance and banking (2000-); equality of opportunity between women and men (2004-2005; 2008-2009); relations with UNESCO
(2004-2008); European affairs (2008-); 1989 revolutionaries (2008-2009). He has been deputy leader (2001-2002; 2004; 2008-) and leader (2004-2005) of the PNL group in the Chamber. Additionally, he was Health Minister under Tăriceanu from August 2005 until December 2008, when the cabinet lost power following the election the previous month. Among his actions as minister were to dismiss a number of hospital directors for mismanagement, and to issue regulations imposing a partial smoking ban
. One legislative proposal he helped initiate in 2005 was for a lustration
law meant to exclude former Communist officials from public office. In 2010, the National Integrity Agency recommended that prosecutors file charges against Nicolăescu for allegedly saving PNL funds in his personal bank accounts.
He is married and has two children.
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
n economist and politician. A member of the National Liberal Party
National Liberal Party (Romania)
The National Liberal Party , abbreviated to PNL, is a centre-right liberal party in Romania. It is the third-largest party in the Romanian Parliament, with 53 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and 22 in the Senate: behind the centre-right Democratic Liberal Party and the centre-left Social...
(PNL), he was a member of the Romanian Chamber of Deputies
Chamber of Deputies of Romania
The Chamber of Deputies is the lower house in Romania's bicameral parliament. It has 315 seats, to which deputies are elected by direct popular vote on a proportional representation basis to serve four-year terms...
for Mureş County
Mures County
Mureș is a county of Romania, in the historical region of Transylvania, with the administrative centre in Târgu Mureș.-Geography:The county has a total area of 6,714 km²....
from 2000 to 2008 and has represented Călăraşi County
Calarasi County
Călărași is a county of Romania, in Muntenia, with the county seat at Călărași.-Demographics:In 2002, it had a population of 324,617 and a population density of 64/km².*Romanians – 95%*Roma and others.-List of cities by population:...
there since 2008. In the Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu
Calin Popescu-Tariceanu
Călin Constantin Anton Popescu-Tăriceanu is a Romanian politician. He was the Prime Minister of Romania between 29 December 2004 and 22 December 2008...
cabinet, he served as Minister of Health
Ministry of Health (Romania)
The Ministry of Health of Romania is one of the fifteen ministries of the Government of Romania.The current Minister is Ladislau Ritli, member of the Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania ....
from 2005 to 2008.
Biography
Born in Grădiştea village, ComanaComana, Giurgiu
Comana is a commune in Giurgiu County, Romania. It is composed of five villages: Comana, Vlad Ţepeş, Budeni, Falaştoaca and Grădiştea.Comana monastery was founded by Vlad III "Ţepeş" in 1461, and is possibly the site of his tomb....
Commune, Giurgiu County
Giurgiu County
Giurgiu is a county of Romania, in Muntenia, with the capital city at Giurgiu.- Demographics :In 2002, it had a population of 297,859 and the population density was 84/km².* Romanians – over 96%* Roma – 3.5%, and others.- Geography :...
, between 1976 and 1985, he was successively technologist, sales clerk, commodities economist and economist at various Bucharest
Bucharest
Bucharest is the capital municipality, cultural, industrial, and financial centre of Romania. It is the largest city in Romania, located in the southeast of the country, at , and lies on the banks of the Dâmbovița River....
hotels, including Athénée Palace
Athénée Palace
The Athénée Palace hotel in Bucharest, Romania, now a Hilton, may have been Europe's most notorious den of spies in the years leading up to World War II, and only slightly less so during the Cold War. Located in the heart of Bucharest on Str...
. He took a hiatus in 1976-1977 in order to fulfill his mandatory military service, and in 1982 graduated from the Commerce Faculty of the Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies (ASE), earning a doctorate in Economics from the same institution in 2007. From 1985 to 1987, Nicolăescu was a computer analyst dealing with supplies at the special equipment factory of the Ministry of Industry and Resources. From 1987 to 1990, he was an economist in the supplies division of the same factory. Following the fall
Romanian Revolution of 1989
The Romanian Revolution of 1989 was a series of riots and clashes in December 1989. These were part of the Revolutions of 1989 that occurred in several Warsaw Pact countries...
of the Communist regime
Communist Romania
Communist Romania was the period in Romanian history when that country was a Soviet-aligned communist state in the Eastern Bloc, with the dominant role of Romanian Communist Party enshrined in its successive constitutions...
, from 1990 to 1998, he worked at the military equipment company Ratmil, successively as head of supplies, supplies economist, head of budget and economic analysis, economic director and general director. From 1998 to 1999, he was economic director at a construction firm. From 1999 to 2000, he was adjunct secretary general at the Ministry of Public Finance
Ministry of Public Finance (Romania)
The Ministry of Public Finance of Romania is one of the fifteen ministries of the Government of Romania.The minister's seat is currently held by the Democratic Liberal Party's Gheorghe Ialomiţeanu.The following agencies are subordinated to the Minister:...
. In 2000, he was head of the interim national committee on real property values, but resigned. In 2000-2001, he was assistant professor at Spiru Haret University
Spiru Haret University
The Spiru Haret University is a private university in Bucharest, Romania, founded in 1991 by the president of Tomorrow's Romania Foundation, Aurelian Gh. Bondrea, as part of the teaching activities of this foundation. The university claims this has been done according to the model used by the...
, holding the same title at ASE from 2001 to 2002. He has several publications in his field.
Nicolăescu has held a number of positions within his party: head of the Mureş County chapter (2001-2004; 2005-2008), head of the auditing committee (2001-2002), member of the executive bureau and press spokesman (2002-2006), member of the permanent central bureau (2005-2007), and vice president and member of the central political bureau (2007-). Elected to the Chamber in 2000
Romanian legislative election, 2000
Legislative elections where be held in Romania on November 26, 2000, together with the Presidential election. The Greater Romania Party made big gains, as did the PDSR, which became the ruling party. The formerly governing Romanian Democratic Convention lost all its seats and was shortly...
, 2004
Romanian legislative election, 2004
The Romanian legislative election of 2004 was held on 28 November 2004. 137 seats in the Senate of Romania and 314 seats in the Chamber of Deputies were up for election.The 2004 legislative election was held simultaneously with the presidential election...
and 2008
Romanian legislative election, 2008
Legislative elections were held in Romania on November 30, 2008. The Democratic Liberal Party won most seats in both the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate, although the alliance headed by the Social Democratic Party won a fractionally higher vote share.-Electoral System:President Traian Băsescu...
, he has sat on the following committees: budget, finance and banking (2000-); equality of opportunity between women and men (2004-2005; 2008-2009); relations with UNESCO
UNESCO
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations...
(2004-2008); European affairs (2008-); 1989 revolutionaries (2008-2009). He has been deputy leader (2001-2002; 2004; 2008-) and leader (2004-2005) of the PNL group in the Chamber. Additionally, he was Health Minister under Tăriceanu from August 2005 until December 2008, when the cabinet lost power following the election the previous month. Among his actions as minister were to dismiss a number of hospital directors for mismanagement, and to issue regulations imposing a partial smoking ban
Smoking ban
Smoking bans are public policies, including criminal laws and occupational safety and health regulations, which prohibit tobacco smoking in workplaces and/or other public spaces...
. One legislative proposal he helped initiate in 2005 was for a lustration
Lustration
Lustration is the government process regulating the participation of former communists, especially informants of the communist secret police, in the successor political appointee positions or in civil service positions in the period after the fall of the various European Communist states in 1989 –...
law meant to exclude former Communist officials from public office. In 2010, the National Integrity Agency recommended that prosecutors file charges against Nicolăescu for allegedly saving PNL funds in his personal bank accounts.
He is married and has two children.