Theodor Stolojan | |
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.jpg) Stolojan in 2013. | |
| Prime Minister of Romania | |
| In office 1 October 1991 – 19 November 1992 | |
| President | Ion Iliescu |
| Preceded by | Petre Roman |
| Succeeded by | Nicolae Văcăroiu |
| Member of the European Parliament forRomania | |
| In office 10 December 2007 – 1 July 2019 | |
| Minister of Public Finance | |
| In office 28 June 1990 – 30 April 1991 | |
| Prime Minister | Petre Roman |
| Preceded by | Ion Pățan |
| Succeeded by | Eugen Dijmărescu |
| Leader of theNational Liberal Party | |
| In office 24 August 2002 – 2 October 2004 | |
| Preceded by | Valeriu Stoica |
| Succeeded by | Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu |
| Leader of theLiberal Democratic Party | |
| In office 31 March 2007 – 15 December 2007 | |
| Succeeded by | Emil Boc (merged into theDemocratic Liberal Party) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1943-10-24)24 October 1943 (age 81) Târgoviște,Romania |
| Political party | National Liberal Party (2000–2006; 2014–present) European People's Party(2007–present) |
| Other political affiliations | Romanian Communist Party(before 1989) National Salvation Front(1989–1993) Independent(1993–2000) Liberal Democratic Party(2006–2007) Democratic Liberal Party(2007–2014) |
| Spouse | Elena Stolojan |
| Alma mater | Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies (ASE) |
| Profession | Economist |
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Theodor Dumitru Stolojan (Romanian pronunciation:[teˈodorstoloˈʒan]; born 24 October 1943) is a Romanian politician who wasPrime Minister of Romania from September 1991 to November 1992. An economist by training, he was also one of the presidents of the National Liberal Party (PNL) before being the founding leader of theLiberal Democratic Party (PLD) and then the Democratic Liberal Party (PDL). He was aMember of the European Parliament forRomania, representing theDemocratic Liberal Party (PDL) and then theNational Liberal Party (PNL; bothEPP-ED-affiliated). He was alsoprofessor at theTransilvania University of Brașov between 2002 and 2012.[1]
Before theRomanian Revolution, Stolojan worked at the Committee for State Planning, together withNicolae Văcăroiu, who subsequently became President of theSenate between 20 December 2000 and 14 October 2008.[2]
During the rule ofNicolae Ceaușescu, he worked at the Ministry of Finances between 1972 and 1977 as an economist in the State Budget Department, then between 1978 and 1982 as Chief of Accountancy of State Budget and then as deputy director of the Department for Foreign Exchange and International Financial Relations[3] until theRomanian Revolution.
He was the Prime minister of Romania from September 1991 to November 1992, then worked for theWorld Bank and for a Romanian private company. In 1992, theStolojan government began an austerity plan, limiting wages and further liberalising prices. The economic situation deteriorated and inflation as well asunemployment increased substantially.[4] After his term ended, he worked at theWorld Bank.[5][6]
In 2000, he re-entered politics as a member of theNational Liberal Party (PNL); he ran for thepresidency of Romania in the November 2000 elections, but came in third, behindIon Iliescu andCorneliu Vadim Tudor. He was named president of the PNL in August 2002.
In 2003, his party approached theDemocratic Party leaderTraian Băsescu, at that time the mayor ofBucharest, and initiated an alliance named "D.A. - Dreptate şi Adevăr" (Justice and Truth Alliance). In February 2004, he was chosen as the alliance's candidate in theRomanian presidential election of November 2004.
On 2 October 2004, Stolojan surprisingly stepped down from the leadership of the PNL and also withdrew from the presidential race. He cited serious health problems as a reason for his decision. Stolojan became a senior advisor to Băsescu after the latter was inaugurated as president on 20 December 2004.
On 10 October 2006, Stolojan was expelled from the PNL,[7] and in December he formed a new party, theLiberal Democrats (PLD), whose president he was elected at the first PLD congress on 31 March 2007. In January 2008, the PLD merged with the Democratic Party to form theDemocratic Liberal Party (PDL), of which Stolojan was then a member.
The PDL won the most seats in the2008 election, and on 10 December 2008, Stolojan was designated prime minister of Romania by PresidentTraian Băsescu. Five days later, he withdrew his acceptance, saying he was stepping down in favour of a younger candidate;Emil Boc was then selected.[8]
He and his wife Elena have a son, Vlad Stolojan, and a daughter, Ada Palea.
| Election | Affiliation | First round | Second round | ||||
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| Votes | Percentage | Position | Votes | Percentage | Position | ||
| 2000 | PNL | 1,321,420 | 11.8% | 3rd | not qualified | ||
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| Preceded by | Minister of Finance 1990–1991 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Prime Minister of Romania 1991–1992 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | President of theNational Liberal Party 2002–2004 | Succeeded by |
| New political party | President of theLiberal Democratic Party 2006–2008 | Party dissolved |
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