Vasile Dîncu
Vasile Sebastian Dîncu (Romanian pronunciation: [vaˈsile ˈdɨŋku]; born 25 November 1961 in Năsăud) is a Romanian politician who served as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Regional Development and Public Administration in the cabinet of Prime Minister Dacian Cioloș. Although the Cioloș cabinet was non-partisan, he is a member of the Social Democratic Party and the Party of European Socialists. He was a Member of the European Parliament in 2007 with the accession of Romania to the European Union and a member of the Senate of Romania.
Vasile Dîncu | |
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Vasile Dîncu | |
Deputy Prime Minister of Romania | |
In office 17 November 2015 – 4 January 2017 | |
President | Klaus Iohannis |
Prime Minister | Dacian Cioloș |
Preceded by | Gabriel Oprea |
Succeeded by | Sevil Shhaideh |
Minister of Regional Development and Public Administration | |
In office 17 November 2015 – 4 January 2017 | |
Preceded by | Sevil Shhaideh |
Succeeded by | Sevil Shhaideh |
Member of the European Parliament for Romania | |
In office 1 January 2007 – 13 May 2007 | |
Senator | |
In office 14 February 2004 – 20 December 2008 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Năsăud, Bistrița-Năsăud County, Romania | 25 November 1961
Nationality | Romanian |
Alma mater | University of Cluj |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Politics, sociology, history, pedagogy |
Institutions | University of Bucharest, University of Cluj |
In his party he has been associated with the so-called Cluj Group, who are in favour of reforms in the Social Democratic Party. The Cluj Group was strongly opposed to the efforts of the PSD leadership, aimed at impeaching the Romanian President.