Crin Antonescu
| Crin Antonescu | |
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President of Romania Acting |
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In office 10 July 2012 – 27 August 2012 |
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| Prime Minister | Victor Ponta |
| Preceded by | Traian Băsescu |
| Succeeded by | Traian Băsescu |
| President of the Senate | |
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In office 3 July 2012 – 4 March 2014 |
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| Preceded by | Vasile Blaga |
| Succeeded by | Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu |
| Leader of the National Liberal Party | |
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In office 20 March 2009 – 31 May 2014 |
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| Preceded by | Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu |
| Succeeded by | Klaus Iohannis |
| Minister of Youth and Sport | |
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In office 5 December 1997 – 28 December 2000 |
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| Prime Minister |
Victor Ciorbea Gavril Dejeu (Acting) Radu Vasile Alexandru Athanasiu (Acting) Mugur Isărescu |
| Preceded by | Mihai-Sorin Stănescu |
| Succeeded by | Georgiu Gingăraş |
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21 September 1959 Tulcea, Romania |
| Political party | National Liberal Party |
| Other political affiliations |
Social Liberal Union (2011–2014) |
| Spouse(s) | Adina-Ioana Vălean |
| Children | Irina |
| Alma mater | University of Bucharest |
| Religion | Romanian Orthodoxy |
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Presidential styles of Crin Antonescu |
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| Reference style | Președintele interimar (ad interim President) |
| Spoken style | Președintele interimar (ad interim President) |
| Alternative style | Domnia Sa/Excelența Sa (His Excellency) |
George Crin Laurențiu Antonescu (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈd͡ʒe̯ord͡ʒe ˈkrin la.uˈrent͡sju antoˈnesku]; born September 21, 1959) is a Romanian politician, who was President of the National Liberal Party (PNL) from 2009 to 2014. He also served as the country Acting President after the suspension of Traian Basescu and as the President Of Senate .
He is a member of the Senate. He was first elected to the Senate in the 2008 legislative election. From 1996 to 2008, he was a member of the Chamber of Deputies, acting as leader of the party delegates between 2007 and 2008. On 3 July 2012 he was elected President of the Senate after the dismissal of the former leader, Vasile Blaga, from office. He became Acting President of Romania on 10 July 2012 after the Parliament suspended Traian Băsescu for the second time on 6 July 2012.
On March 4, 2014, during the debate in Parliament on the vote for a new government Crin Antonescu resigned as president of the Senate.
Antonescu was born in Tulcea, Tulcea County. After his parents' divorce he was raised by his father, who encouraged him to attend the Faculty of History and Philosophy at the National University of Bucharest, in order to become a History teacher.
Upon graduating in 1985, Crin Antonescu worked as a History teacher in the village of Solești, Vaslui County. He later returned to Tulcea, continuing his teaching activity in Niculițel until 1989. Antonescu worked as a curator for the Tulcea Museum of History and Archaeology from 1989 to 1990, when he resumed his teaching activity at the “Spiru Haret” High School in Tulcea, prior to being elected to the Chamber of Deputies.
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