Romanian politician
Cristian David
(born
Cristian Troac?
; December 26, 1967) is a
Romanian
politician. A member of the
National Liberal Party
(PNL), he has been a member of the
Romanian Senate
for
Vaslui County
since 2004. In the
C?lin Popescu-T?riceanu
cabinet, he was Minister-Delegate for International Financing Programs and European Community Acquis from 2004 to 2007 and
Minister of Interior and Administrative Reform
from 2007 to 2008.
Biography
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He was born in
Bucharest
, and worked at a chemical equipment factory there from 1986 to 1991, rising to design engineer in 1990. Between 1992 and 2004, he held management positions at three different firms involved in import/export and consulting.
[1]
He paused his business activity from 1997 to 1998, when he was an adviser to the
Youth and Sport Minister
, the future PNL President
Crin Antonescu
.
[1]
[2]
In 1997 he graduated from the Faculty of Statistics, Cybernetics, and Computer Science of the
Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies
, earning a doctorate in economics there in 2006. He was assistant professor in the Statistics and Economic Forecasting Department there from 2001 to 2004.
[1]
Entering politics after the
fall
of the
Communist regime
, he was coordinator of the University
National Liberal Youth
(TNL) from 1990 to 1993, rising to secretary general from 1993 to 1997. He belonged to the PNL's permanent central bureau in 1991-1993 and 2005?2006, and headed its foreign affairs department from 1997 to 2005. He was on the delegation of PNL national representatives in 2002?2004, and from 2003 to 2004 was on the electoral committee of the
European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party
, in advance of the
2004 European Parliament election
.
[1]
During his first term in the Senate (2004-2008), he sat on the human rights, religious affairs and national minorities committee.
[3]
In his second term (2008-), he is on the joint committee providing oversight to the activities of
Serviciul Roman de Informa?ii
.
[4]
Additionally, David held two positions in the T?riceanu cabinet: Minister-Delegate for International Financing Programs and European Community Acquis from December 2004 to April 2007, when the post was disbanded, and Interior Minister from then until the cabinet left office in December 2008.
[5]
David's first marriage took place in 2001, at which time he adopted his wife's surname, and ended in divorce.
[6]
[7]
His second marriage took place quietly in November 2005 in
Vienna
, with a
Romanian Orthodox
ceremony following six months later.
[8]
[9]
His second wife is Vanda Vlasov, daughter of the
Ia?i
lawyer
Mihail Vlasov
. Already an ally of the businessman and politician
Relu Fenechiu
, David consolidated his relationship with Fenechiu through the marriage due to the latter's connections with Mihail Vlasov. Later, while Minister-Delegate, David was accused of taking no action when allegations surfaced that Vlasov embezzled
€
211,000 in
European Union
funds.
[2]
Two scandals hit David near the end of his ministerial service. In October 2008, it emerged that the
Romanian Police
, a part of his ministry, had signed contracts to purchase
Dacia Logans
for some €70,000 each, with the opposition PDL calling for his resignation and asserting that the police bought the cars for €12,000 under his PDL predecessor.
[10]
David refused to resign, instead firing police chief
Gheorghe Popa
.
[11]
The following month,
Pavel Abraham
, a former chief of the Romanian Police, alleged that in 1995, police officers searching David's home discovered
LSD
,
amphetamine
, and
cocaine
. In reply, David stated that the residence was his girlfriend's and was being rented to his
Dutch
business partner, and that he was questioned as a witness in the case.
[7]
Notes
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- ^
a
b
c
d
(in Romanian)
Profile
at the Romanian Senate site; accessed August 25, 2010
- ^
a
b
(in Romanian)
Mirela Corl??an, Lucian Gheorghiu,
"Guvernul Patriciu-Fenechiu" ("The Patriciu-Fenechiu Government")
Archived
2010-08-27 at the
Wayback Machine
,
Evenimentul Zilei
, 2 April 2007; accessed August 25, 2010
- ^
(in Romanian)
2004-2008 parliamentary profile
; accessed August 25, 2010
- ^
(in Romanian)
2008-2012 parliamentary profile
; accessed August 25, 2010
- ^
(in Romanian)
C?lin Popescu-T?riceanu Government
; accessed August 25, 2010
- ^
(in Romanian)
"Cristian David, LSD, cocain? ?i amfetamin?" ("Cristian David, LSD, Cocaine and Amphetamines")
,
Ziarul de Ia?i
, 18 November 2008; accessed August 25, 2010
- ^
a
b
(in Romanian)
"Abraham: Ministrul Cristian David avea droguri in cas?" ("Abraham: Minister Cristian David Had Drugs in His House")
Archived
2012-04-02 at the
Wayback Machine
,
22
, 18 November 2008; accessed August 25, 2010
- ^
(in Romanian)
"Cancan: Cristian David ?i Vanda Vlasov, divor? rapid" ("Cancan: Cristian David and Vanda Vlasov, Quick Divorce")
,
Observator de Bac?u
, 1 August 2008; accessed August 25, 2010
- ^
(in Romanian)
"Mini?trii liberali au dansat pe rupte la cununia colegului Cristian David" ("Liberal Ministers Dance Lustily at Colleague Cristian David's Wedding")
,
Click
, 22 May 2008; accessed August 25, 2010
- ^
(in Romanian)
"PD-L cere demisia lui Cristian David pentru 'minciun? ?i fug? de r?spundere'" ("PD-L Calls on Cristian David to Resign for 'Lies and Fleeing Responsibility'")
Archived
2011-07-26 at the
Wayback Machine
,
Cotidianul
, 15 October 2008; accessed August 25, 2010
- ^
(in Romanian)
Raluca Dan,
"David, ministrul 'D? vina ?i fugi!'" ("David, Minister of 'Blame and Flee!'")
,
Evenimentul Zilei
, 17 October 2008; accessed August 25, 2010
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