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Florin Cîțu
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Cîțu in 2021
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| President of the Senate of Romania | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 23 November 2021 – 29 June 2022 |
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| Preceded by | Anca Dragu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Alina Gorghiu (Acting) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prime Minister of Romania | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 23 December 2020 – 25 November 2021 |
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| President | Klaus Iohannis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Deputy | Dan Barna (2020–2021) Kelemen Hunor |
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| Preceded by | Ludovic Orban Nicolae Ciucă (Acting) |
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| Succeeded by | Nicolae Ciucă | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| President of the National Liberal Party | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 25 September 2021 – 2 April 2022 |
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| Preceded by | Ludovic Orban | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Gheorghe Flutur (Acting) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minister of Public Finance | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 4 November 2019 – 23 December 2020 |
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| Prime Minister | Ludovic Orban Nicolae Ciucă (Acting) |
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| Preceded by | Eugen Teodorovici | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Alexandru Nazare | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 8 July 2021 – 18 August 2021 |
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| Prime Minister | Himself | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Alexandru Nazare | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Dan Vîlceanu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Member of the Senate of Romania | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 21 December 2016 – 20 December 2024 |
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| Constituency | Bucharest | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 1 April 1972 Râmnicu Vâlcea, Vâlcea County, Romania |
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| Political party | National Liberal Party (PNL) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Education | Grinnell College (BA) Iowa State University (MA) |
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Florin Vasile Cîțu (born 1 April 1972) is a Romanian politician. He served as the Prime Minister of Romania from December 2020 to November 2021. He was also the leader of the National Liberal Party (PNL) from September 2021 to April 2022.
After a special vote called a motion of no-confidence ended his time as Prime Minister, Cîțu became the President of the Senate of Romania. This happened in November 2021. He later resigned from this role in June 2022. Before becoming Prime Minister, he was the Minister of Public Finance. He held this position in the governments led by Ludovic Orban from 2019 to 2020.
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Early Life and Education
Florin Cîțu was born in Râmnicu Vâlcea, Romania. He grew up in a village called Tulei-Câmpeni. This village is in Vâlcea County, a region known as Oltenia. He was the second Prime Minister from Vâlcea County.
His College Years
Florin Cîțu studied in the United States. He graduated from Grinnell College in 1996. After that, he earned a master's degree in economics from Iowa State University in 2001. He also started a program for a doctoral degree in economics but did not finish it.
Career Before Politics
After finishing his university studies, Florin Cîțu worked as an economist. He worked for the Reserve Bank of New Zealand from 2001 to 2003. Then, he worked for the European Investment Bank from 2003 to 2005.
He also worked as an investment banker at the Romanian branch of ING Group. He stayed there until 2011.
Political Journey
Becoming Finance Minister
In 2019, Florin Cîțu was nominated to be the Minister of Finance. A special committee in the Parliament of Romania did not approve his nomination. However, their vote was not a final decision.
In February 2020, the government at the time faced a vote of no confidence. President Klaus Iohannis then asked Cîțu to form a new government as Prime Minister. But Cîțu decided to step back. He let his party leader, Ludovic Orban, take the role instead. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the main opposition party agreed to let Orban's government continue. So, Florin Cîțu went back to his job as Minister of Finance.
Leading as Prime Minister
After the December 2020 elections, Florin Cîțu was chosen by his party to be the next Prime Minister. He officially became Prime Minister on 23 December 2020. He formed a government with three different political parties.
During his time as Prime Minister, he also took on other roles temporarily. He was the acting Minister of Health for a short period in April 2021. He also served as acting Minister of Public Finance again in July and August 2021.
In September 2021, one of the parties in his government, USR PLUS, left the coalition. This happened after the Justice Minister was removed from his position. USR PLUS then joined the opposition and called for a vote of no confidence. This caused a big political problem in Romania. The country was also dealing with a serious wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.
On 5 October 2021, Florin Cîțu was removed from his position as Prime Minister. This happened after the Parliament voted against him in a motion of no-confidence. He continued to serve as acting Prime Minister for about a month until a new government was formed.
Leading the National Liberal Party
On 25 September 2021, Florin Cîțu became the president of the National Liberal Party (PNL). He won this position by defeating the previous party president, Ludovic Orban. The election took place at a party meeting in Bucharest.
However, he resigned from this leadership role on 2 April 2022. This decision came after pressure from other members of his party.
President of the Senate
On 23 November 2021, Florin Cîțu became the President of the Senate of Romania. This happened after the previous president was removed from her position.
In April 2022, he visited Ukraine. This visit was during the Russian invasion. He met with Ukrainian leaders, including President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. He also visited cities that were heavily damaged by the conflict. Cîțu strongly spoke out against the actions of the Russian army. He said that Russia should pay for the damage caused. He also suggested that the European Union should help Ukraine rebuild.
His visit to Ukraine led to some cyberattacks on Romanian websites. A group linked to Russia launched attacks against several government websites.
Florin Cîțu resigned from his role as President of the Senate on 29 June 2022. This was also due to pressure from his party. This was his last political office.
Other Activities
- He worked as an investment banker at ING Bank in Romania until 2011.
- Since 2019, he has been an official member of the Board of Governors for several important financial organizations:
- European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
- European Investment Bank (EIB)
- World Bank
Published Works
Florin Cîțu has written several papers on economics:
- 2006 - "Inflation Targeting: what are the crucial issues in practice?" (with Olivier Basdevant)
- 2005 - "Effects of Capital Account liberalisation – The case of Romania"
- 2003 - "Inflation Targeting: what are the crucial issues in practice?" (with Olivier Basdevant)
- 2003 - "The output gap and its role in monetary policy decision-making" (with James Twaddle)
- 2002 - "Inflation targeting vs. Price Level Targeting"
Awards and Honors
Ukraine: Order of Merit, 1st class
Images for kids
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A graffiti of Florin Cîțu in Bucharest.
See also
- Cîțu Cabinet
