Gheorghe Coriolan Ciuhandu (ˈge̯orge cori.oˈlan tʃʲuˈhandu; born 15 June 1947) is a Romania

Romania

Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...

n politician.

He has been the mayor of Timişoara

Timisoara

Timișoara is the capital city of Timiș County, in western Romania. One of the largest Romanian cities, with an estimated population of 311,586 inhabitants , and considered the informal capital city of the historical region of Banat, Timișoara is the main social, economic and cultural center in the...

 since 1996 and was one of the losing candidates for president in the 2004 presidential elections

Romanian presidential election, 2004

A presidential election was held in Romania on November 28, 2004. 12 candidates competed for the office. As no candidate won more than 50% of the votes, a run-off was held on December 12, 2004, between the two leading candidates: prime minister Adrian Năstase of the ruling Social Democratic Party...

, in which he represented the Christian-Democratic National Peasants' Party (PNŢCD). He replaced Victor Ciorbea

Victor Ciorbea

Victor Ciorbea is a Romanian politician. He was the Mayor of Bucharest in 1996-1997 and, after his resignation from office, Prime Minister of Romania from 12 December 1996 to 30 March 1998.-Biography:...

 as president of the PNŢCD in 2004, and, in 2007 he was replaced by Marian Petre Miluţ

Marian Petre Milut

Marian Petre Miluţ is a Romanian politician, engineer and businessman. He was president of the Romanian Small and Medium Entrepreneurs Union, assisting the Union's co-operation with the European Popular Party, and president of the Christian-Democratic National Peasants' Party...

as president of PNŢCD.

External links

• Official site
• Ciuhandu's political opinions