Lia Olguța Vasilescu
| Lia Olguța Vasilescu | |
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| Minister of Labour | |
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Assumed office January 4, 2017 |
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| Preceded by | Dragoș Pîslaru |
| Mayor of Craiova | |
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In office June 22, 2012 – January 5, 2017 |
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| Prime Minister | Sorin Grindeanu |
| Preceded by | Antonie Solomon |
| Succeeded by | Mihail Genoiu |
| Prime Minister | Mihai Tudose |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
November 18, 1974 Craiova, Romania |
| Political party |
Greater Romania Party (1991–2007) Social Democratic Party (2007–present) |
| Alma mater | University of Craiova |
| Website | Official website |
Lia Olguţa Vasilescu (born 18 November 1974) is a Romanian politician, member of the Social Democratic Party (PSD). She served as mayor of Craiova from 2012 to 2017, when she resigned to become Minister of Labor.
Her ancestors left Cadrilater in 1940, after the Treaty of Craiova which transferred the region from Romania to Bulgaria. She is a graduate of the Elena Cuza National College in her native city. In 1997 she graduated the Faculty of Philology and History of the University of Craiova (Romanian-Italian language specialization).
Between 1997 and 2000, Vasilescu worked for the local newspaper Cuvântul Libertăţii from Craiova. She was an editor in the first year and became the Head of the Investigations Department in 1998. In 1999 she was promoted as Deputy Editor.
She wrote the books Cultura:factor de securitate nationala (English: The Culture: factor of the national security) and Vilfredo Pareto si contributia lui la dezvoltarea sociologiei moderne (English: Vilfredo Pareto and his contribution to the development of modern sociology).
Her former husband is the former PRO TV reporter Ovidiu Wlassopol and they have a child together.
Vasilescu has the black belt (2nd dan) in Karate. She is the president of the Romanian subsidiary of WAKO PRO.
In 1991 she became a founding member of the Greater Romania Party. Vasilescu states that she became a nationalist after her scholarship in Italy. Three years later, Vasilescu was appointed as the Youth Organization of Greater Romania Party. She was the spokesperson of the same party between 2000-2004.
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