Sorin Frunzaverde
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Sorin Frunzăverde is a Romania
n politician, president of the Caras-Severin County Council, former Member of the European Parliament
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Sorin Frunzăverde is a Romanian political figure, among the leaders of the Democratic-Liberal Party, founder of Caraş-Severin party branch from the very beginning of the Democratic Party's creation in 1990. His work in the international relations department of the party became acknowledged when, in 2005, the party became a full member of the EPP family.
He has twice served as Minister of National Defense. The first appointment, from 13 March 2000 to 28 December 2000, came when President Emil Constantinescu
chose him to replace defence minister Victor Babiuc
, who had left the Democratic Party but refused to leave the ministerial post. He was returned to the post from 25 October 2006 to 5 April 2007, after defence minister Teodor Atanasiu
resigned following a long running dispute with President Traian Băsescu
.
He is a former Member of the European Parliament, where he was the Head of the Romanian delegation to the EPP, vice-chairman of the Subcommittee on Security and Defence, member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs. Within the European Parliament, he was involved in the EU-Western Balkans dialogue, acting as a member in the Delegation for relations with the countries of south-east Europe and the Delegation to the EU-Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Joint Parliamentary Committee.
After having graduated from the Metallurgy Department of the Polytechnic Institute in Bucharest, he pursued economic and military studies, receiving a PhD title in both disciplines and a „magna cum laude” distinction from the Romanian Defence University. He has published a series of articles and books on security and European integration topics.
Frunzăverde is fluent in English, Italian and German. He is married and has one child.
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 politician, president of the Caras-Severin County Council, former Member of the European Parliament
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,...
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Sorin Frunzăverde is a Romanian political figure, among the leaders of the Democratic-Liberal Party, founder of Caraş-Severin party branch from the very beginning of the Democratic Party's creation in 1990. His work in the international relations department of the party became acknowledged when, in 2005, the party became a full member of the EPP family.
He has twice served as Minister of National Defense. The first appointment, from 13 March 2000 to 28 December 2000, came when President Emil Constantinescu
Emil Constantinescu
Emil Constantinescu was President of Romania from 1996 to 2000.He graduated from the law school of the University of Bucharest, and subsequently started a career as a geologist...
chose him to replace defence minister Victor Babiuc
Victor Babiuc
Victor Babiuc is a Romanian jurist and politician. A former member of the Democratic Party and of the National Liberal Party , he was a member of the Romanian Chamber of Deputies for Bucharest in 1990 and from 1992 to 1996, and for Braşov County from 1996 to 2004. In the Petre Roman cabinet, he...
, who had left the Democratic Party but refused to leave the ministerial post. He was returned to the post from 25 October 2006 to 5 April 2007, after defence minister Teodor Atanasiu
Teodor Atanasiu
Teodor Atanasiu is a Romanian engineer and politician. A member of the National Liberal Party , he was Minister of National Defence in the Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu cabinet from December 2004 to October 2006...
resigned following a long running dispute with President Traian Băsescu
Traian Basescu
Traian Băsescu is the current President of Romania. After serving as the mayor of Bucharest from June 2000 until December 2004, he was elected president in the Romanian Presidential Elections of 2004 and inaugurated on December 20, 2004...
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He is a former Member of the European Parliament, where he was the Head of the Romanian delegation to the EPP, vice-chairman of the Subcommittee on Security and Defence, member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs. Within the European Parliament, he was involved in the EU-Western Balkans dialogue, acting as a member in the Delegation for relations with the countries of south-east Europe and the Delegation to the EU-Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Joint Parliamentary Committee.
After having graduated from the Metallurgy Department of the Polytechnic Institute in Bucharest, he pursued economic and military studies, receiving a PhD title in both disciplines and a „magna cum laude” distinction from the Romanian Defence University. He has published a series of articles and books on security and European integration topics.
Frunzăverde is fluent in English, Italian and German. He is married and has one child.