Dinu Patriciu
| Dinu Patriciu | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Dan Costache Patriciu 3 August 1950 Bucharest |
| Died | 19 August 2014 (aged 64) London |
| Education | Bucharest Institute of Architecture |
| Occupation |
Businessman Politician Architect |
| Net worth | $2.7 billion (2007) |
| Political party | PNL |
| Children | Ana Patriciu, Maria Patriciu |
Dan Costache ("Dinu") Patriciu (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈdinu paˈtrit͡ʃju]; 3 August 1950 – 19 August 2014) was a Romanian billionaire businessman and politician. At the time of his death, Patriciu was the richest man in Romania. His wealth was based on the Rompetrol company (the second largest oil company in Romania), which he took over from the Romanian state and later sold to Kazakhstan's state-owned KazMunayGas.
Patriciu's business activity was marred by legal troubles, being charged with defrauding the state, money laundering and illegally manipulating markets, but died before he could be sentenced. However, he successfully withstood the investigations into allegedly corrupt privatization deals.
A support of right-libertarian politics, Patriciu was a long-time member of the National Liberal Party. During the 2009 Romanian presidential election, Patriciu released a video which President Băsescu appeared to hit a boy; Traian Băsescu sued for libel and won.
Dinu Patriciu graduated the Bucharest Institute of Architecture and worked as an architect. He won several architecture awards and he was involved in building projects in Romania and in the United Arab Emirates.
A founding member of the National Liberal Party in 1990, Patriciu was elected a member of the Chamber of Deputies in the Romanian general election, 1990 on the lists for the Timiș County. In 1991, he was named the Minister for Public Works and Territorial Planning.
He was part of the Partidul Liberal '93 (PL '93) which split from PNL. He was re-elected a member of the parliament on the list of Democratic Convention of Romania (of which PL '93 was a member) in Dâmbovița County. Patriciu was the leader of the parliamentary group of PL '93 and Partidul Alianța Civică.
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