Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu
Călin Constantin Anton Popescu-Tăriceanu (Romanian pronunciation: [kəˈliŋ konstanˈtin anˈton poˈpesku təriˈtʃe̯anu]; born 14 January 1952) is a Romanian politician who was Prime Minister of Romania from 29 December 2004 to 22 December 2008. He was also president of the National Liberal Party (PNL) and the vice-president of the European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party (ELDR), two positions he assumed in 2004.
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Popescu-Tăriceanu in 2014 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| President of the Senate of Romania | |||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 10 March 2014 – 2 September 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Crin Antonescu | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Teodor Meleșcanu | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Prime Minister of Romania | |||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 29 December 2004 – 22 December 2008 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| President | Traian Băsescu Nicolae Văcăroiu (Acting) Traian Băsescu | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Eugen Bejinariu (Acting) Adrian Năstase | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Emil Boc | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Acting 21 March 2007 – 5 April 2007 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Prime Minister | Himself | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Mihai-Răzvan Ungureanu | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Adrian Cioroianu | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Minister of Industry and Commerce | |||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 12 December 1996 – 5 December 1997 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Prime Minister | Victor Ciorbea | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Alexandru Stănescu (ro) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Mircea Ciumara | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Founding Leader of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats | |||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 19 June 2015 – 19 October 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Himself (as president of the Liberal Reformist Party) Daniel Constantin (as president of the Conservative Party) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Daniel Olteanu | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Leader of the National Liberal Party | |||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 2 October 2004 – 20 March 2009 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Theodor Stolojan | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Crin Antonescu | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Founding Leader of the Liberal Reformist Party | |||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 3 July 2014 – 19 June 2015 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Himself & Daniel Constantin (party merged with the Conservative Party into the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal details | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | Călin Constantin Anton Popescu-Tăriceanu 14 January 1952 Bucharest, Romania | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Political party | Romanian Communist Party (before 1990) National Liberal Party (1990) National Liberal Party - Youth Wing (1990–1993) Liberal Party '93 (1993–1998) National Liberal Party (1998–2014) Liberal Reformist Party (2014–2015) Alliance of Liberals and Democrats (2015–2020) PRO Romania (2020–2021) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Other political affiliations | Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party (2004–2009; 2015–2019) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse(s) | Cornelia Tăriceanu (Divorced) Livia Tăriceanu (Divorced) Ioana Tăriceanu (Divorced) Loredana Moise | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Children | Călin Mihai Ilie | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Technical University of Civil Engineering | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Website | Personal website | ||||||||||||||||||||
He previously served as the President of the Senate, the second position in the Romanian state, from 10 March 2014 until he resigned on 2 September 2019, having previously resigned from his own party, the PNL, and then becoming an independent senator. In July 2014, he established the Liberal Reformist Party (PLR) which later merged with the Conservative Party (PC) in order to form the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats (ALDE).