Cristian Buşoi
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Cristian Silviu Buşoi is a Romania
n physician and politician. A member of the National Liberal Party
(PNL), he was a member of the Romanian Chamber of Deputies
for Timiş County
from 2004 to 2007, and has been a Member
of the European Parliament
since 2007.
In 2006 he married Georgiana, then a notary's intern.
and, following secondary studies completed in 1997 at the city's Traian Theoretical College, in 2003 he graduated from the Medicine Faculty of the Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy
in Bucharest
. The following December, he became a resident
. In 2004, he also began work on two doctorates: one in Endocrinology at his alma mater, and one in Public Health and Health Management at the Victor Babeş University of Medicine and Pharmacy in Timişoara
. Since 2007, he has been a lecturer at the latter institution, in the same field. In 2005, he received a degree from the Carol I National Defence University
, and in 2007 he completed studies at the Law Faculty of Titu Maiorescu University
.
Buşoi's political activity began in 1996, when he joined the PNL. From 1996 to 1998, he was a founding vice president of the Mehedinţi County
National Liberal Youth (TNL) chapter, also sitting on its permanent bureau from 1996 to 2000. From 2000 to 2002, he coordinated TNL programmes for Timiş
, Arad
, Caraş-Severin
and Hunedoara
counties; from 2001 to 2002, he headed the Timişoara TNL. From 2002 to 2005, he was national president of the Liberal Student Clubs, and from 2003 to 2004, he was secretary of the PNL's committee for educational policy and professional development. From 2002 to May 2004, he was an adviser to PNL vice president Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu
. Buşoi belonged to the TNL's permanent national bureau from 2005 to 2007; also during that period, he was executive secretary responsible for coordinating the PNL's external relations, and vice president of the Mehedinţi County PNL. Since 2007, he has been a member of the PNL's central political bureau. That year, he became vice president of the Timiş County party chapter and, although close to the Liberals' Tăriceanu faction, gained the backing of its Crin Antonescu
-led wing as well. When the latter became party president in March 2009, Buşoi was elected to the presidency of the Timiş County chapter.
Buşoi's first elected office was as a member of the General Council of Bucharest
, where he sat from May to December 2004. At the 2004 legislative election
(following which his former boss Tăriceanu, by then PNL president, became Prime Minister
), he won a seat in the Chamber of Deputies, where he sat on the health and family committee and formed part of the Romanian Parliament's delegation to the Assembly of the Western European Union. While there, he worked on legislation to end mandatory military service
, as well as on education-related issues. In April 2007, following the resignation of Adrian Cioroianu
to become Foreign Affairs Minister, Buşoi was named an MEP
. Following a by-election that November
, he was elected an MEP and resigned his Chamber seat. He was re-elected at the June 2009 European Parliament election
. In the parliament, he sits on the Committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection
.
Since 2007, Buşoi has belonged to the governing board of the Institute for Liberal Studies in Bucharest, and from 1999 to 2002, he was founding president of the Youth for the 21st Century association in his native city. He is the author of Reforma liberală a serviciilor de educaţie în România ("Liberal Reform of Educational Services in Romania"; 2000) and of a 2008 guide to the Lisbon Treaty.
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
n physician and politician. A member of the National Liberal Party
National Liberal Party (Romania)
The National Liberal Party , abbreviated to PNL, is a centre-right liberal party in Romania. It is the third-largest party in the Romanian Parliament, with 53 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and 22 in the Senate: behind the centre-right Democratic Liberal Party and the centre-left Social...
(PNL), he was a member of the Romanian Chamber of Deputies
Chamber of Deputies of Romania
The Chamber of Deputies is the lower house in Romania's bicameral parliament. It has 315 seats, to which deputies are elected by direct popular vote on a proportional representation basis to serve four-year terms...
for Timiş County
Timis County
Timiș , , Banat Bulgarian: ) is a county of western Romania, in the historical region Banat, with the county seat at Timișoara. It is the largest county in Romania in terms of land area....
from 2004 to 2007, and has been a Member
Member of the European Parliament
A Member of the European Parliament is a person who has been elected to the European Parliament. The name of MEPs differ in different languages, with terms such as europarliamentarian or eurodeputy being common in Romance language-speaking areas.When the European Parliament was first established,...
of the European Parliament
European Parliament
The European Parliament is the directly elected parliamentary institution of the European Union . Together with the Council of the European Union and the Commission, it exercises the legislative function of the EU and it has been described as one of the most powerful legislatures in the world...
since 2007.
In 2006 he married Georgiana, then a notary's intern.
Biography
He was born in Drobeta-Turnu SeverinDrobeta-Turnu Severin
Drobeta-Turnu Severin is a city in Mehedinţi County, Oltenia, Romania, on the left bank of the Danube, below the Iron Gates.The city administers three villages: Dudaşu Schelei, Gura Văii, and Schela Cladovei...
and, following secondary studies completed in 1997 at the city's Traian Theoretical College, in 2003 he graduated from the Medicine Faculty of the Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy
Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy
Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy is a state-run health sciences University in Bucharest, Romania. It is the largest institution of its kind in Romania with over 2.865 employees, 1.654 teachers and over 4.800 students...
in Bucharest
Bucharest
Bucharest is the capital municipality, cultural, industrial, and financial centre of Romania. It is the largest city in Romania, located in the southeast of the country, at , and lies on the banks of the Dâmbovița River....
. The following December, he became a resident
Residency (medicine)
Residency is a stage of graduate medical training. A resident physician or resident is a person who has received a medical degree , Podiatric degree , Dental Degree and who practices...
. In 2004, he also began work on two doctorates: one in Endocrinology at his alma mater, and one in Public Health and Health Management at the Victor Babeş University of Medicine and Pharmacy in Timişoara
Timisoara
Timișoara is the capital city of Timiș County, in western Romania. One of the largest Romanian cities, with an estimated population of 311,586 inhabitants , and considered the informal capital city of the historical region of Banat, Timișoara is the main social, economic and cultural center in the...
. Since 2007, he has been a lecturer at the latter institution, in the same field. In 2005, he received a degree from the Carol I National Defence University
Carol I National Defence University
The Carol I National Defence University , located in Bucharest, Romania, was established in 1889. It seeks to train military and civilian experts in security and national defence, and undertakes scientific studies related to these matters when requested by relevant state authorities.-External links:*...
, and in 2007 he completed studies at the Law Faculty of Titu Maiorescu University
Titu Maiorescu University
The Universitatea Titu Maiorescu is a private university in Bucharest, Romania, founded in 1991....
.
Buşoi's political activity began in 1996, when he joined the PNL. From 1996 to 1998, he was a founding vice president of the Mehedinţi County
Mehedinti County
Mehedinţi is a county of Romania. It is mostly located in the historical province of Oltenia, with one municipality and three communes located in the Banat...
National Liberal Youth (TNL) chapter, also sitting on its permanent bureau from 1996 to 2000. From 2000 to 2002, he coordinated TNL programmes for Timiş
Timis County
Timiș , , Banat Bulgarian: ) is a county of western Romania, in the historical region Banat, with the county seat at Timișoara. It is the largest county in Romania in terms of land area....
, Arad
Arad County
Arad is an administrative division of Romania roughly translated into county in the western part of the country on the border with Hungary, mostly in the region of Crişana and few villages in Banat. The administrative center of the county lies in the city of Arad...
, Caraş-Severin
Caras-Severin County
Caraș-Severin is a county of Romania, in the historical region of Banat and few villages in Transylvania, with the county seat at Reșița.-Demographics:The county is part of the Danube-Kris-Mureș-Tisza euroregion....
and Hunedoara
Hunedoara County
Hunedoara is a county of Romania, in Transylvania, with its capital city at Deva.-Demographics:In 2002, it had a population of 485,712 and the population density was 69/km².*Romanians - 92%*Hungarians - 5%*Romas - 2%*Germans under 1%....
counties; from 2001 to 2002, he headed the Timişoara TNL. From 2002 to 2005, he was national president of the Liberal Student Clubs, and from 2003 to 2004, he was secretary of the PNL's committee for educational policy and professional development. From 2002 to May 2004, he was an adviser to PNL vice president Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu
Calin Popescu-Tariceanu
Călin Constantin Anton Popescu-Tăriceanu is a Romanian politician. He was the Prime Minister of Romania between 29 December 2004 and 22 December 2008...
. Buşoi belonged to the TNL's permanent national bureau from 2005 to 2007; also during that period, he was executive secretary responsible for coordinating the PNL's external relations, and vice president of the Mehedinţi County PNL. Since 2007, he has been a member of the PNL's central political bureau. That year, he became vice president of the Timiş County party chapter and, although close to the Liberals' Tăriceanu faction, gained the backing of its Crin Antonescu
Crin Antonescu
George-Crin-Laurenţiu Antonescu is a Romanian politician, currently serving as President of the National Liberal Party . He was a candidate for the Romanian Presidential Elections of 2009. He is a member of the Senate, his election having taken place during the 2008 legislative election...
-led wing as well. When the latter became party president in March 2009, Buşoi was elected to the presidency of the Timiş County chapter.
Buşoi's first elected office was as a member of the General Council of Bucharest
General Council of Bucharest
The General Council of Bucharest is the legislative body of the Municipality of Bucharest, and is made up of 55 councillors elected every four years...
, where he sat from May to December 2004. At the 2004 legislative election
Romanian legislative election, 2004
The Romanian legislative election of 2004 was held on 28 November 2004. 137 seats in the Senate of Romania and 314 seats in the Chamber of Deputies were up for election.The 2004 legislative election was held simultaneously with the presidential election...
(following which his former boss Tăriceanu, by then PNL president, became Prime Minister
Prime Minister of Romania
The Prime Minister of Romania is the head of the Government of Romania. Initially, the office was styled President of the Council of Ministers , when the term "Government" included more than the Cabinet, and the Cabinet was called The Council of Ministers...
), he won a seat in the Chamber of Deputies, where he sat on the health and family committee and formed part of the Romanian Parliament's delegation to the Assembly of the Western European Union. While there, he worked on legislation to end mandatory military service
Military service
Military service, in its simplest sense, is service by an individual or group in an army or other militia, whether as a chosen job or as a result of an involuntary draft . Some nations require a specific amount of military service from every citizen...
, as well as on education-related issues. In April 2007, following the resignation of Adrian Cioroianu
Adrian Cioroianu
Adrian Mihai Cioroianu is a Romanian historian, politician, journalist, and essayist. A lecturer for the History Department at the University of Bucharest, he is the author of several books dealing with Romanian history...
to become Foreign Affairs Minister, Buşoi was named an MEP
Member of the European Parliament
A Member of the European Parliament is a person who has been elected to the European Parliament. The name of MEPs differ in different languages, with terms such as europarliamentarian or eurodeputy being common in Romance language-speaking areas.When the European Parliament was first established,...
. Following a by-election that November
European Parliament election, 2007 (Romania)
Romania elected its members of the European Parliament for the first time on 25 November 2007; the election was initially scheduled for 13 May, but the PM postponed it for domestic political reasons...
, he was elected an MEP and resigned his Chamber seat. He was re-elected at the June 2009 European Parliament election
European Parliament election, 2009 (Romania)
The European Parliament election of 2009 in Romania is the election of the delegation from Romania to the European Parliament in 2009.-Candidates and elected MEPs:Among those expected to take up seats are :...
. In the parliament, he sits on the Committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection
Committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection
The Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection is a committee of the European Parliament.- Work of the committee :The committee is responsible for:...
.
Since 2007, Buşoi has belonged to the governing board of the Institute for Liberal Studies in Bucharest, and from 1999 to 2002, he was founding president of the Youth for the 21st Century association in his native city. He is the author of Reforma liberală a serviciilor de educaţie în România ("Liberal Reform of Educational Services in Romania"; 2000) and of a 2008 guide to the Lisbon Treaty.