Traian Băsescu
| Traian Băsescu | |
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| 5th President of Romania | |
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In office 20 December 2004 – 21 December 2014 |
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| Prime Minister |
Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu Emil Boc Mihai Răzvan Ungureanu Victor Ponta |
| Preceded by | Ion Iliescu |
| Succeeded by | Klaus Iohannis |
| Mayor of Bucharest | |
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In office 26 June 2000 – 20 December 2004 |
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| Preceded by | Viorel Lis |
| Succeeded by | Adriean Videanu |
| Minister of Transport | |
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In office 30 April 1991 – 19 November 1992 |
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| Preceded by | Doru Pană |
| Succeeded by | Paul Teodoru |
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In office 12 December 1996 – 11 February 1998 |
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| Preceded by | Aurel Novac |
| Succeeded by | Anton Ionescu |
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In office 17 April 1998 – 26 June 2000 |
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| Preceded by | Anton Ionescu |
| Succeeded by | Anca Boagiu |
| Personal details | |
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4 November 1951 Basarabi, Romania (now Murfatlar) |
| Citizenship |
 Romania Moldova (2016-17) |
| Political party |
Communist Party (Before 1989) National Salvation Front (1989–1992) Democratic Party (1992–2004) People's Movement (2015–present) |
| Spouse(s) | Maria Băsescu (1975–present) |
| Children | Ioana Elena |
| Alma mater | Mircea the Elder Naval Academy |
| Religion | Romanian Orthodoxy |
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Presidential styles of Traian Băsescu |
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| Reference style | Președintele (President) |
| Spoken style | Președintele (President) |
| Alternative style | Domnia Sa/Excelența Sa (His Excellency) |
Traian Băsescu (Romanian pronunciation: [traˈjan bəˈsesku]; born 4 November 1951) is a Romanian politician, who served as the fifth President of Romania from 2004 to 2014. His two consecutive terms in office are marked by the adhesion of Romania to the European Union in 2007, but also open conflicts with the Parliament, leading to two failed impeachments attempts against him in 2007 and 2012.
Băsescu Traian was born in Basarabi, (renamed Murfatlar in 2007), near the port city of Constanța, the largest Romanian port on the Black Sea. Băsescu's father, Dumitru (d. 2002), was an army officer; his mother's first name was Elena (d. 2010). He has a brother, Mircea (b. 1953), who was charged with influence peddling (in exchange for €250,000 he promised freedom to the president's brother's godson Florin Anghel, an underworld member). He was sentenced to four years in prison only after his brother's mandate ended. Traian Băsescu and his wife Maria have two daughters: Ioana (b. 1977), a notary, and Elena (b. 1980), a Romanian former MEP.
Băsescu graduated from the Naval Institute of Constanța in 1976 and became a merchant marine deck officer at Navrom, the Romanian state-owned shipping company. Between 1981 and 1987 he served as captain on Romanian commercial ships. Throughout his career, questions have been raised about Băsescu's links to the Securitate, the security services of the communist leader Nicolae Ceaușescu. But Băsescu has said his links with the former Securitate were minimal, though some contact was obligatory at the time for somebody working abroad in a senior position. In 1984 he was promoted to Captain of the oil tanker Biruința, the largest ship of the then Romanian commercial fleet. In 1989, Băsescu moved to Belgium to head the Navrom Agency in Antwerp.
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