Crin Antonescu facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Crin Antonescu
Acting President of Romania
In office 10 July 2012 – 27 August 2012
Prime Minister	Victor Ponta
Preceded by	Traian Băsescu
Succeeded by	Traian Băsescu
President of the Senate of Romania
In office 3 July 2012 – 4 March 2014
President	Traian Băsescu
Preceded by	Vasile Blaga
Succeeded by	Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu
Leader of the National Liberal Party
In office 20 March 2009 – 31 May 2014
Preceded by	Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu
Succeeded by	Klaus Iohannis
Minister of Youth and Sport
In office 5 December 1997 – 28 December 2000
Prime Minister	Victor Ciorbea Gavril Dejeu (Acting) Radu Vasile Alexandru Athanasiu (Acting) Mugur Isărescu
Preceded by	Mihai-Sorin Stănescu
Succeeded by	Georgiu Gingăraş
Member of the Senate of Romania
In office 19 December 2012 – 16 December 2016
Constituency	Teleorman County
In office 15 December 2008 – 18 December 2012
Constituency	Bucharest
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office 13 December 2004 – 14 December 2008
Constituency	Bucharest
In office 16 October 1992 – 12 December 2004
Constituency	Teleorman County
Personal details
Born	(1959-09-21) 21 September 1959 (age 64) Tulcea, Tulcea County Romania
Political party	National Liberal Party (PNL)
Other political affiliations	Social Liberal Union (2011–2014)
Spouses	Aurelia Antonescu (?–2004) Adina-Ioana Vălean (m. 2009)
Children	Irina
Alma mater	University of Bucharest (UB)
a. During impeachment trial of President Traian Băsescu

George Crin Laurențiu Antonescu (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈdʒe̯ordʒe ˈkrin la.uˈrentsju antoˈnesku]; born George Crin Laurențiu Căcărău; 21 September 1959) is a Romanian politician, who was President of the National Liberal Party (PNL) from 2009 to 2014. He also served as the country Acting President after the impeachment of Traian Băsescu and as the President of the Senate.

He was first elected to the Senate in the 2008 legislative election. From 1996 to 2008, he was a member of the Chamber of Deputies, acting as leader of the party delegates between 2007 and 2008. On 3 July 2012 he was elected President of the Senate after the dismissal of the former leader, Vasile Blaga, from office. He became Acting President of Romania on 10 July 2012 after the Parliament suspended Traian Băsescu for the second time on 6 July 2012.

On 4 March 2014, during the debate in parliament on the vote for a new government, Antonescu resigned as president of the Senate.

Early life and education

Antonescu was born in Tulcea, Tulcea County, Socialist Republic of Romania. After his parents' divorce, he was raised by his father, who encouraged him to attend the Faculty of History and Philosophy at the National University of Bucharest (UB), in order to become a history teacher.

Professional career

Upon graduating in 1985, Crin Antonescu worked as a History teacher in the village of Solești, Vaslui County. He later returned to Tulcea, continuing his teaching activity in Niculițel until 1989. Antonescu worked as a curator for the Tulcea Museum of History and Archaeology from 1989 to 1990, when he resumed his teaching activity at the "Spiru Haret" High School in Tulcea, prior to being elected to the Chamber of Deputies.

Political career

Antonescu and Victor Ponta in 2013

Upon joining the National Liberal Party (PNL), Antonescu helped organize the Tulcea branch of the party. In 1995, he was elected PNL Vice President and, subsequently, leader of the liberal politicians active in the Chamber of Deputies, holding that position for two non-consecutive mandates. During his activity in the Chamber of Deputies, he was a member of the Committee for Education, Youth and Sports, the Foreign Affairs Committee and the Committee of Culture, Arts and Media.

Antonescu was the Romanian Minister of Youth and Sports from 1997 to 2000. He initiated a series of reforms, the most prominent being the legal perpetuity for Romanian athletes with significant Olympic results.

As of 20 March 2009, Antonescu was the President of the National Liberal Party (PNL), in addition to being the party's candidate for the 2009 presidential elections in Romania. In September 2009, Antonescu was situated third in Romanians' voting preferences for the 2009 Presidential elections.

After President Traian Băsescu's suspension on 3 July 2012, he assumed acting Presidency of Romania. After the end of the ad interim term as President of Romania, Antonescu continued to serve as Senate President until the dissolution of USL, after which he reigned from this dignity. After 2014, he slowly but steadily withdrew from politics, resigning from his last remaining political position in late February 2015.

Presidential styles of Crin Antonescu
Reference style	Președintele interimar (ad interim President)
Spoken style	Președintele interimar (ad interim President)
Alternative style	Domnia Sa/Excelența Sa (His Excellency)

Personal life

..... The two have a daughter, Irina, born in 2001. In June 2009, Antonescu announced he will get married again to party colleague Adina Vălean. The couple got married on 25 September 2009.

Electoral history

Presidential elections

See also

In Spanish: Crin Antonescu para niños