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General Data

 * Born on 18 December 1954, Danceu
 * Country: Romania
 * Political Group: Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats (PPE-DE) Party: Partidul Democrat-Liberal

Functions in European Parliament

 * 19/01/2009 - 21/01/2009 : Committee on Development (Substitute)
 * 19/01/2009 - 13/07/2009 : Delegation to the EU-Armenia, EU-Azerbaijan and EU-Georgia Parliamentary Cooperation Committees (Substitute)
 * 22/01/2009 - 13/07/2009 : Committee on Budgetary Control (Substitute)
 * 28/01/2009 - 13/07/2009 : Committee on Budgets (Substitute)
 * 02/02/2009 - 13/07/2009 : Committee on Foreign Affairs (Member)
 * 02/02/2009 - 13/07/2009 : Delegation for relations with the Gulf States, including Yemen (Member)

Curriculum Vitae

 * Degree in Engineering, Bucharest Polytechnic Institute (1979)
 * Certificate-Electoral campaign manager for Britain's Conservative Party (1995)
 * National College of Defence (2000)
 * Ombudsman Diploma (2008)
 * Trainee Engineer - 'Turbomecanica' factory, Bucharest (1979-1982)
 * Supervisor of Mechanics Department - Energy Section - Turbomecanica factory, Bucharest (1982-1987)
 * Head of Section - Department Coordinator - UREMOAS Bucharest (1987-1990)
 * Managing Engineer - Wood Industry Construction and Repairs (1990-1991)
 * Technical Director, Wood Industry Construction and Repairs (1991-1994)
 * General Director of C&amp;C CHIMPEX SRL (1994-1996)
 * Director of Authority for State Assets Recovery - AVAS (2005-2008)
 * Ombudsman (2008)
 * Member of the Christian-Democratic National Peasants' Party (1990-2003)
 * Member of the Democratic Party (2004-2008)
 * Member of Liberal-Democratic Party (from 2008)
 * Member of the Group of the European People's Party - Christian Democrats of the Council of Europe Congress of Local and Regional Authorities (Strasbourg, France, 1996-2006)
 * Vice-Chairman of the Group of the European People's Party - Christian Democrats, Council of Europe Congress of Local and Regional Authorities - (Strasbourg, France, 1998-2004)
 * Treasurer of the Group of the European People's Party - Christian Democrats of the Council of Europe Congress of Local and Regional Authorities (2000-2005)
 * Mayor of District 5, Bucharest (June 1996 - June 2000)
 * Deputy Mayor of Bucharest (June 2000 - 2004)
 * Member of Council of Europe Delegation for the Observation of Ukraine's Elections (1998)
 * Head of Council of Europe Delegation for Observation of Local Elections in Odessa (Ukraine, 1998)
 * Head of Council of Europe Delegation for Observation of Local Elections in Kiev (Ukraine, 1999)
 * Correspondent for local and regional democracy in Ukraine (1998-1999)
 * Correspondent for historic towns, Congress of Local and Regional Authorities - Council of Europe (1998-2000)
 * Member of the UN Delegation for Supervising Local Elections in Kosovo (October 2000)
 * Member of Human Settlements Consultative Committee, Habitat Commission for Europe, UN (Geneva, Switzerland, 1996-2000)
 * Head of Council of Europe Delegation for Observation of Local Elections in Armenia (20 October 2002)
 * Chairman of the Committee for the Organisation of the Economic Forum of European Regions (Bucharest, 1998)
 * Founder Member of the European Association of Historic Towns (1998)
 * Vice-Chairman of the European Association of Historic Towns (Norwich, Great Britain, 1998-2005)
 * Full Member of the North-South Centre Executive Council in Lisbon (July 2002)
 * Substitute Member of the Management Board of the European Institute for Cultural Routes (July 2002)
 * Member of the International Jury for the 'Emperor Maximilian 2002' Award - European award established by Tyrol for local and regional politics (2002)
 * Belgium Association of Historic Towns - Exceptional Diploma (1998)
 * Knight of Dannenbrogordenen First Degree, awarded by Queen Margrethe of Denmark (May 2000)
 * Honorary Member of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities (Strasbourg, France, 2005)

Votes

 * 06/05/2009 - Directives reforming the EU's regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services (telecoms package), 2nd reading 11.8/100
 * 26/03/2009 - Rapport Lambrinidis on strengthening security and fundamental freedoms on the Internet 50.0/100

Positions
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