Gabriela Firea
Gabriela Firea (born Gabriela Vrânceanu, 13 July 1972) is a Romanian journalist and politician who served as mayor of Bucharest, the capital of Romania, between 2016 and 2020.
Gabriela Firea | |
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Firea in 2014 | |
| Minister of Family, Youth and Equality of Opportunity | |
| In office 25 November 2021 – 14 July 2023 | |
| Prime Minister | Nicolae Ciucă |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| General Mayor of Bucharest | |
| In office 23 June 2016 – 29 October 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Răzvan Sava (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | Nicușor Dan |
| Member of the Senate of Romania | |
| Assumed office 21 December 2020 | |
| Constituency | Bucharest |
| In office 19 December 2012 – 22 June 2016 | |
| Constituency | Ilfov County |
| Government Press secretary | |
| In office January 2000 – 28 December 2000 | |
| Prime Minister | Mugur Isărescu |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 July 1972 Bacău, Bacău County, Socialist Republic of Romania |
| Political party | Social Democratic Party (2012–present) |
| Spouse(s) |
Răsvan Firea
(m. 1993; died 2010)Florentin Pandele
(m. 2010) |
| Alma mater | University of Bucharest Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies |
| Occupation | Journalist, writer, politician |
| Profession | Philologist, economist |
At the June 2016 local election, Firea was elected the first female mayor of Bucharest. She won 43% from the total of only 33% citizens of Bucharest who went to vote at that time. Her closest political contenders, more specifically Nicușor Dan (Save Bucharest Union) and Cătălin Predoiu (National Liberal Party), gained only 30.5% and 11.2% respectively. Subsequently, she lost the position of mayor of Bucharest at the 2020 local elections, in which she finished second behind incumbent Bucharest mayor Nicușor Dan (then an independent candidate supported by the 2020 USR-PLUS Alliance and the National Liberal Party).