Monica Maria Iacob Ridzi (born 30 June 1977 inPetroșani) is aRomanian politician. She was the head of the youth wing of theDemocratic Liberal Party,[1] and a representative in theChamber of Deputies of Romania since 2008. She is a former member of theBoc cabinet, and was aMember of the European Parliament during 2007–2008.
In February 2015, she received a 5-year prison sentence for abuse of office in relation to the 2009 Youth Day.[2] On December 3, 2015, PresidentKlaus Iohannis rejected Ridzi's pardon plea.[3] In December 2017, she was released from prison, after spending nearly three years incarcerated.[4]
She became an MEP on 1 January 2007 with theaccession of Romania to the European Union, and like other members of the Democratic Liberal Party she was part of theEuropean People's Party–European Democrats.
On 22 December 2008, she was appointed the head of the newly re-foundedMinistry of Youth and Sport in the Boc Cabinet. She resigned on 14 July 2009, after being investigated by a parliamentary commission regarding the possibleembezzlement of money spent by the Ministry she was running on the Youth Day festivities.[5]
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