Andrei Marga

Prof. Andrei Marga

Rector of the Babeş-Bolyai University
In office 1993–2004
Preceded by	Ionel Haiduc
Succeeded by	Nicolae Bocşan
In office 2008–2012
Preceded by	Nicolae Bocşan
Succeeded by	Ioan-Aurel Pop
Minister of National Education
In office 1997–1998
President	Emil Constantinescu
Prime Minister	Victor Ciorbea Gavril Dejeu (ad interim)
Preceded by	Virgil Petrescu
Succeeded by	himself
Majority	Romanian Democratic Convention
In office 1998–1999
Prime Minister	Radu Vasile Alexandru Athanasiu (ad interim)
Preceded by	himself
Succeeded by	himself
In office 1999–2000
Prime Minister	Mugur Isărescu
Preceded by	himself
Succeeded by	Ecaterina Andronescu
Personal details
Born	22 May 1946
Political party	National Liberal Party
Other political affiliations	Christian-Democratic National Peasants' Party (1999 - 2001)

Andrei Marga (Romanian pronunciation: [anˈdrej ˈmarɡa]; born 22 May 1946) is a Romanian philosopher, political scientist, and politician. Rector – for the second time – of the Babeş-Bolyai University in Cluj-Napoca, he was a member of the Christian-Democratic National Peasants' Party (PNŢCD), serving as Minister of Education in the Democratic Convention (CDR) coalition governments of Victor Ciorbea, Radu Vasile, and Mugur Isărescu (1997-2000). In January 2001, he replaced Ion Diaconescu as PNŢCD chairman, but resigned from his post in July 2001, amid political tensions in the party. He formed a new party, the Popular Christian Party later in the year. Later, he affiliated with the National Liberal Party (PNL).

Marga has authored a large number of volumes on political science, political philosophy, and the philosophy of history. His work touches a variety of subjects, including the philosophical theories of Herbert Marcuse and Jürgen Habermas, the nature of positivism, and trends in contemporary philosophy. He has also lectured on specific subjects, such as the philosophic foundations of transition from communism to a market economy, and the evolution of principles guiding European integration. In later works, he approached topics pertaining to the philosophy of religion, and to the status of religion in the age of globalization. In 2005, Andrei Marga received the Herder Prize in recognition of his contributions.