Emil Constantinescu
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Emil Constantinescu OMB, OSR, OWR, OE, OStO |
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| 3rd President of Romania | |
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In office 29 November 1996 – 20 December 2000 |
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| Preceded by | Ion Iliescu |
| Succeeded by | Ion Iliescu |
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19 November 1939 Tighina, Kingdom of Romania (present day de jure Moldova, de facto Transnistrian Moldovan Republic) |
| Nationality | Romanian |
| Political party | National Liberal Party (2008–present) |
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Romanian Communist Party (1965–1989) CDR (1990–1996) AP (2001–2008) |
| Spouse(s) | Nadia Ileana Constantinescu |
| Children | Dragos Norina Boru |
| Profession | Professor of Geology |
| Religion | Romanian Orthodox |
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Emil Constantinescu (Romanian pronunciation: [eˈmil konstantiˈnesku]; born 19 November 1939) is a Romanian professor and politician, who served as the third President of Romania, from 1996 to 2000.
Constantinescu first graduated from the Faculty of Law and then the Faculty of Geology and Geophysics of the University of Bucharest, and subsequently started a career as a geologist. Beginning in 1966, Constantinescu taught in the Geology Faculty of the University of Bucharest.
After the Romanian revolution in 1989, Constantinescu became a founding member and vice president of the Civic Alliance. He was the acting chairman of the Romanian Anti-Totalitarian Forum, the first associative structure of the opposition in Romania, which was transformed into a political and electoral alliance: the Romanian Democratic Convention (CDR).
In 1992 Constantinescu was elected president (rector) of the University of Bucharest, and became CDR's candidate for president of Romania. He lost the election to the incumbent, Ion Iliescu, after a second round. He remains, however, heavily involved in politics through working for many NGOs, both in Romania and internationally. Emil Constantinescu is the current president of the Association of Citizenship Education, of the Romanian Foundation for Democracy (Fundatia Romana pentru Democratie www.frd.org.ro) and also the founding president of the Institute for Regional Cooperation and Conflict Prevention (INCOR).
Constantinescu was born in Tighina, where his parents were temporarily living. He received three degrees from the University of Bucharest: in law (1960), geology (1966) and a doctorate in geology and geography (1979). He practiced law in Pitești in 1961–1962, but switched his focus to geology after deciding that a legal career would involve too many compromises. However, along with many other intellectuals, he joined the Romanian Communist Party (PCR) in 1965, hoping to foster change from within. Named a professor of geology and geography in Bucharest the following year, he later became the department's PCR cell leader for organization and propaganda. He taught geology until 1990, when he was named pro-rector of the university. He rose to the position of rector in 1992, and held it until 1996.
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