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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 Serving with Daniel Constantin (until April 2017)
Preceded by	Himself (as president of the Liberal Reformist Party) Daniel Constantin (as president of the Conservative Party)
Succeeded by	Daniel Olteanu [ro]
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)
Additional offices Member of the Senate In office 19 December 2012 – 20 December 2020 Constituency Bucharest Member of the Chamber of Deputies In office 18 June 1990 – 15 October 1992 Constituency Arad County In office 22 November 1996 – 18 December 2012 Constituency Bucharest
Personal details
Born	Călin Constantin Anton Popescu-Tăriceanu (1952-01-14) 14 January 1952 (age 73) 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)
Spouses	Cornelia Tăriceanu (Divorced) Livia Tăriceanu (Divorced) Ioana Tăriceanu (Divorced) Loredana Moise
Children	2
Alma mater	Technical University of Civil Engineering
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Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu (born 14 January 1952) is a Romanian politician. He served as the Prime Minister of Romania from 2004 to 2008. The Prime Minister is the head of the government in Romania.

He was also the president of the National Liberal Party (PNL). Later, he became the President of the Senate, which is the second most important position in the Romanian government. He held this role from 2014 to 2019. In 2014, he started a new political group called the Liberal Reformist Party (PLR). This party later joined with another to form the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats (ALDE).

About Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu's Early Life

Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu was born in Bucharest, the capital city of Romania. He has two children. He studied at the Technical University of Civil Engineering of Bucharest. He also earned a master's degree in Mathematics and Computer Science.

Beginning His Political Journey

Between 1996 and 1997, he worked as the Minister of Industries and Commerce. This role involved managing businesses and trade for the country. From 1996 to 2004, he was a member of the Chamber of Deputies. This is one of the two parts of Romania's Parliament, where laws are made.

From 2000 to 2004, he was a vice president for his party's group in Parliament. He also served as a vice president on the Budget, Finances, and Insurance Committee. This committee deals with how the government spends money.

Leading Romania as Prime Minister (2004–2008)

Tăriceanu with Traian Băsescu in 2005

After Traian Băsescu won the presidential election in 2004, he chose Tăriceanu to be the Prime Minister. This was part of an agreement between their political parties. The new government officially started on 29 December 2004. Parliament approved the government with a vote of 265 for and 200 against. He was the first National Liberal Prime Minister of Romania since 1937.

Key Changes During His Time as Prime Minister

During Tăriceanu's time as Prime Minister, several important changes happened. These included:

• Introducing a flat tax, which means everyone pays the same percentage of their income in taxes.
• Changing the value of the Romanian currency, the leu.
• Ending conscription, which meant young people no longer had to join the military by force. The Romanian Armed Forces became a professional army.
• Romania joining the European Union in 2007.

His time as Prime Minister also saw a period of strong economic growth in Romania.

Challenges and Decisions as Prime Minister

On 7 July 2005, Tăriceanu announced that he and his government would resign. This was to try and have early elections. However, he later changed his mind on 19 July. He decided not to resign because severe floods were affecting the country. These floods caused many problems and left thousands of people without homes.

After this, the relationship between Prime Minister Tăriceanu and President Băsescu became difficult. They often disagreed on important issues.

In 2006, Tăriceanu announced that his party supported taking Romanian troops out of international conflict areas. This mainly referred to Romanian troops in Iraq. President Băsescu strongly disagreed with this idea.

In 2007, Tăriceanu temporarily took on the role of Minister of Foreign Affairs. This happened after the previous minister resigned and President Băsescu did not immediately approve a new person for the job.

Later Political Roles

On 26 February 2014, Tăriceanu left the National Liberal Party (PNL). He then announced he would start a new political party called the Liberal Reformist Party (PLR). He was elected as the president of this new party.

Soon after, on 10 March 2014, Tăriceanu was elected as the new President of the Senate. He held this important position as an independent senator.

Presidential Candidacy and Party Merger

In July 2014, Tăriceanu announced he would run for president in the 2014 presidential elections. Because his new party was not officially registered in time, he ran as an independent candidate. He finished third in the first round of the election.

In July 2015, his party, the PLR, merged with another party called the Conservative Party (PC). Together, they formed a new party named the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats (ALDE). Tăriceanu became a co-president of this new party.

Electoral History

Presidential Elections

Notes:

¹ His party, PLR, did not manage to register in time for the elections, so he ran as an independent.

Mayor of Bucharest

See also

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