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TRAIAN BASESCU |
Date and place of birth: November 4, 1951, Basarabi, Constanta County
Married, 2 daughters
Religion: orthodox
Nationality: Romanian
Citizenship: Romanian
Foreign Languages: English, French
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Education |
- 1976 - graduate of the Institute of Civil Marine "Mircea cel Batran", Navigation College, Commercial Section
- 1995 - graduate of Advanced Management Courses for the Maritime Transport Industry, Norwegian Academy
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Professional Activity |
- 1976-1981 – Merchant Fleet Officer in different ranks (III, II and I) at NAVROM Constanta
- 1981-1987 - Captain of Merchant Navy, Commander of ARGES and CRISANA ships as well as Commander of BIRUINTA, the flag-ship of the Romanian Merchant Fleet
- 1987-1989 - Head of Navrom Agency, Antwerp , Belgium
- 1989-1990 - General Director of the State Inspectorate of Civil Navigation, Ministry of Transportation
- 1990-1991 – Undersecretary of State, Head of the Naval Transportation Department, Ministry of Transportation
- 1991-1992 - Minister of Transportation
- 1992-1996 - Member of the Chamber of Deputies
- 1996-2000 - Minister of Transportation in Victor Ciorbea , Radu Vasile and Mugur Isarescu Governments
- July 2000 - December 2004 - General Mayor of Bucharest
- December 2004 - Elected President of Romania
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Political Activity |
- 1991-1992 - Minister of Transportation in Roman and Stolojan Governments
- 1992-1996 - Member of the Chamber of Deputies (PD - Democratic Party), Vice-President of the Chamber of Deputies Commission for Industry and Services
- 1996 - resigns from the Parliament and gives up at his immunity;
Coordinator of the electoral campaign of Petre Roman, presidential candidate
- 1996-2000 - Member of the Chamber of Deputies, Vaslui Ward, Minister of Transportation in Victor Ciorbea , Radu Vasile and Mugur Isarescu Governments
- 2000 – 2001 President of the Bucharest Democratic Party Organization
- May 2001 - December 18, 2004 - President of the Democratic Party
- 2003 - December 18, 2004 - Co-president of the “Justice and Truth” Alliance