Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu

Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu


President of the Senate
Incumbent
Assumed office 10 March 2014
Preceded by	Crin Antonescu
Prime Minister of Romania
In office 29 December 2004 – 22 December 2008
President	Traian Băsescu Nicolae Văcăroiu (Acting) Traian Băsescu
Preceded by	Eugen Bejinariu (Acting)
Succeeded by	Emil Boc
Minister of Foreign Affairs Acting
In office 21 March 2007 – 5 April 2007
Prime Minister	Himself
Preceded by	Mihai-Răzvan Ungureanu
Succeeded by	Adrian Cioroianu
Leader of the National Liberal Party
In office 2 October 2004 – 20 March 2009
Preceded by	Theodor Stolojan
Succeeded by	Crin Antonescu
Minister of Industry and Commerce
In office 12 December 1996 – 5 December 1997
Prime Minister	Victor Ciorbea
Preceded by	Alexandru Stănescu
Succeeded by	Mircea Ciumara
Personal details
Born	(1952-01-14) 14 January 1952 (age 65) Bucharest, Romania
Political party	Alliance of Liberals and Democrats (2015–present)
Other political affiliations	Liberal Reformist Party (2014–2015) National Liberal Party (1990; 1998–2014) National Liberal Party-Youth Wing (1990–1993) Liberal Party 1993 (1993–1998)
Spouse(s)	Cornelia Tăriceanu (Divorced) Livia Tăriceanu (Divorced) Ioana Tăriceanu (Divorced) Loredana Moise
Children	Călin Mihai
Alma mater	Technical University of Civil Engineering
Religion	Roman Catholicism
Website	Personal website

Călin Constantin Anton Popescu-Tăriceanu (Romanian pronunciation: [kəˈlin konstanˈtin anˈton poˈpesku təriˈt͡ʃe̯anu]; born 14 January 1952) is a Romanian politician who was the Prime Minister of Romania from 29 December 2004 to 22 December 2008. He was also president of the National Liberal Party (PNL) and the vice-president of the European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party (ELDR), two positions he assumed in 2004. He currently serves as the President of the Senate, second position in the Romanian state, being elected on 10 March 2014, having previously resigned from the PNL party, becoming an independent senator. In July 2014, he established the Liberal Reformist Party.