Mihai Răzvan Ungureanu
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| Mihai Răzvan Ungureanu | |
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| In office December 28, 2004 – March 12, 2007 |
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| Preceded by | Mircea Geoană |
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| Succeeded by | Adrian Cioroianu |
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| Born | September 22, 1968 Iaşi, Romania |
| Political party | National Liberal Party |
Mihai-Răzvan Ungureanu (born September 22, 1968, in Iaşi) is a Romanian historian, diplomat and politician. He was the foreign minister of Romania from December 28, 2004 to March 12, 2007. He is a member of the National Liberal Party, which is part of the Justice and Truth Alliance, whose candidate Traian Băsescu won a presidential election shortly before Ungureanu became foreign minister.
From 1985 to 1989, Ungureanu was an alternate member of the Union of Communist Youth Central Committee. After finishing his undergraduate studies in history and philosophy at the University of Iaşi in 1992, he went to St Cross College at the University of Oxford, where he obtained a Master's degree in 1993. He received a Ph.D. degree from the University of Iaşi in 2004.
Ungureanu was a professor at the University of Iaşi when he was recruited to the diplomatic service in 1998. He previously served as State Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (1998-2000), and was a Vienna-based representative of the Stability Pact for South Eastern Europe (2000-2004). He speaks eight languages.
On February 2, 2007, it was announced that Prime Minister Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu had requested Ungureanu's resignation because Ungureanu had failed to tell the government about the detention of two Romanian workers by coalition forces in Iraq, and that Ungureanu had agreed to resign.[1] On February 4, Ungureanu confirmed this,[2] and he presented his official resignation on February 5.[3] Popescu-Tăriceanu said that Ungureanu would continue to act as foreign minister until the swearing in of a successor.[4] On March 12, President Traian Băsescu signed a decree removing Ungureanu from his position.[5]
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- ^ "Romanian foreign minister resigns after dispute with premier on Iraq workers", Associated Press (International Herald Tribune), February 2, 2007.
- ^ "Romanian foreign minister confirms he will step down over Iraq workers dispute", Associated Press (International Herald Tribune), February 4, 2007.
- ^ "Romanian FM submits resignation to PM", Xinhua (People's Daily Online), February 6, 2007.
- ^ "Romanian FM to be on duty till successor is sworn in", Xinhua (People's Daily Online), February 6, 2007.
- ^ "President signs decree on ForMin resignation, fails to name replacement", HotNews.ro, March 13, 2007.
Prime Minister: Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu
Deputy Prime Minister: Béla Markó (Co-ordinating Culture, Education, European Integration)
Ministers: Monica Macovei (Justice) • Sorin Frunzăverde (Defence) • Mona Muscă/Adrian Iorgulescu (Culture) • Gheorghe Flutur/Dan Motreanu (Agriculture) • Eugen Nicolăescu (Health) • Mihai Răzvan Ungureanu (Foreign Affairs) • Sebastian Vlădescu (Public Finance) • Codruţ Şereş/Varujan Vosganian (Economy) • Gheorghe Barbu (Labor) • Sulfina Barbu (Environment) • Radu Berceanu (Transport) • Vasile Blaga (Interior) • Ene Dinga/Anca Boagiu (European Integration) • Mircea Miclea/Mihail Hărdău (Education) • Zsolt Nagy (Communications & IT)
██ PNL minister ██ PD minister ██ UDMR minister ██ Independent minister
