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Victor Ciorbea | |
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| Prime Minister of Romania | |
| In office 12 December 1996 – 30 March 1998 | |
| President | Emil Constantinescu |
| Preceded by | Nicolae Văcăroiu |
| Succeeded by | Gavril Dejeu(interim) Radu Vasile |
| Ombudsman | |
| In office 8 April 2014 – 26 June 2019 | |
| Succeeded by | Renate Weber |
| Member of theSenate of Romania | |
| In office 19 December 2012 – 8 April 2014 | |
| General Mayor of Bucharest | |
| In office 19 June 1996 – 12 December 1996 | |
| Preceded by | Crin Halaicu |
| Succeeded by | Viorel Lis(interim) |
| Leader of theChristian Democratic National Peasants' Party | |
| In office 2002–2004 | |
| Preceded by | Andrei Marga |
| Succeeded by | Gheorghe Ciuhandu |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1954-10-26)26 October 1954 (age 71) |
| Political party | None |
| Other political affiliations | Christian Democratic National Peasants' Party (1989–2012) National Liberal Party (2012–2014) |
| Alma mater | Babeș-Bolyai University University of Bucharest Case Western Reserve University |
| Profession | Jurist |
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Victor Ciorbea (Romanian pronunciation:[ˈviktorˈtʃjorbe̯a]; born on 26 October 1954) is a Romanian jurist, politician, and civil/public servant. He was theMayor of Bucharest between 1996 and 1997 and, after his resignation from this public dignity/position,Prime Minister of Romania from 12 December 1996 to 30 March 1998. He had also served as theOmbudsman between 2014 and 2019.
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Born inPonor,Alba County on 26 October 1954, Ciorbea trained as ajurist, graduating fromBabeș-Bolyai University inCluj-Napoca in 1979.[1] He worked for the municipal tribunal inBucharest, as well as lecturing in Law at theUniversity of Bucharest. He was awarded adoctorate in Law by the University of Bucharest, and later specialized in management atCase Western Reserve University in the United States (1992).
Originally atrade unionist (between 1990 and 1996, he was leader of the Federation of Free Trade Unions in Education, FSLI, and, between 1990 and 1993, leader of the nationwideNational Confederation of Free Trade Unions of Romania – Brotherhood) and member of theNational Peasants' Party (PNȚ-CD). He was backed for the premiership by theRomanian Democratic Convention (CDR) after theelections of 1996. Ciorbea enforced several measures in order to advance Romania's transition toward amarket economy, including anausteritybudget, following a program known asContractul cu România ("Contract with Romania").
He resigned following a conflict with PNȚ-CD leaderIon Diaconescu, moving on to found the minorAlianța Natională Creștin Democrată (the NationalChristian Democratic Alliance, ANCD), which merged back into the PNȚ-CD after the latter lost the2000 elections, and soon after became leader of the reunited party.
Faced with the task of regaining voter confidence, Ciorbea resigned his party office in 2004, in favour ofGheorghe Ciuhandu, the Mayor ofTimișoara. Following the latter's nomination, the party became theChristian Democratic National Peasants' Party (PNȚ-CD).
In 2012, as a member ofNational Liberal Party (PNL), he was elected assenator. In April 2014, without the support of his own party colleagues, but with the help of the rulingPSD, he becameOmbudsman.
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| Votes | Percentage | Position | Votes | Percentage | Position | ||
| 1996 | CDR | — | 39.61% | 1st | — | 56.74% | 1st |
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| Preceded by | Prime Minister of Romania 1996–1998 | Succeeded by Gavril Dejeu Acting |
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