Lavinia Şandru
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Marcela Lavinia Şandru is a Romania
n politician. The current president of the National Initiative Party
(PIN), she was a member of the Romanian Chamber of Deputies
for Mureş County
from 2004 to 2008.
In 2005, she married Darius Vâlcov, the mayor of Slatina
. The couple have a daughter.
and attended the Theatre University of Târgu Mureş, graduating in 1997. She internet at the European Parliament
's Committee on Culture and Education
in 2003, and in 2004 began work on a master's degree at the University of Bucharest
's Faculty of Political Sciences. From 2001 to 2004 she headed public relations for Aldaco, a film company, and in 2004 was director of Star Media & Film. Her political career began in 2001-2002, when she was director of public relations for the Democratic Party
(PD). In 2002, she headed its international relations department, and in 2004, she became president of the Mureş County PD organisation. She also represented the party at the Party of European Socialists
(PES) and the Socialist International
.
Şandru won a seat in Parliament at the 2004 legislative election
. The following February, when Cozmin Guşă
resigned his party post due to a disagreement with the leadership, Şandru did likewise, sitting as an independent for the remainder of the term. Later that year, she became vice president of the National Initiative Party
founded by Guşă, a position she held until 2008. She resigned from the PIN in October 2008 in order to run as an independent for a Bucharest
seat in the Chamber, as she realised the PIN was not going to win enough seats to enter Parliament. Party members did support her candidacy, but she was defeated.
In February 2009, having rejoined the PIN, she was overwhelmingly elected its president, following Guşă's resignation from that position. Soon afterwards, she expressed a desire to run in the 2009 European Parliament election
on the lists of the Social Democratic Party
(PSD), even considering joining the party until after the election. Her possible candidacy as a PIN member on the PSD lists angered a number of senior PSD members as well as the Conservative Party
(PC), one of whose allocated spots on the PSD lists Şandru was slated to take. Former Romanian President
Ion Iliescu
even threatened to resign from the party, and Şandru lost hope of running once a PES directive required member parties' candidates to belong to the respective parties. She once called Iliescu a "communist dinosaur", and referred to the PSD as a "whore party" after it switched its backing from the PNL
to the PD in 2007. Şandru has also been known to criticise President Traian Băsescu, for instance accusing him of abuse of power and calling on him to release his Securitate
file.
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. The current president of the National Initiative Party
National Initiative Party
The National Initiative Party is a small Romanian political party....
(PIN), she was a member of the Romanian Chamber of Deputies
Chamber of Deputies of Romania
The Chamber of Deputies is the lower house in Romania's bicameral parliament. It has 315 seats, to which deputies are elected by direct popular vote on a proportional representation basis to serve four-year terms...
for Mureş County
Mures County
Mureș is a county of Romania, in the historical region of Transylvania, with the administrative centre in Târgu Mureș.-Geography:The county has a total area of 6,714 km²....
from 2004 to 2008.
In 2005, she married Darius Vâlcov, the mayor of Slatina
Slatina, Romania
Slatina is the capital city of Olt county, Romania, on the river Olt.The city administers one village, Cireaşov.-History:The town of Slatina was first mentioned on January 20, 1368 in an official document issued by Vladislav I Vlaicu, Prince of Wallachia. The document stated that merchants from...
. The couple have a daughter.
Biography
She was born in DejDej
Dej is a city in northwestern Romania, 60 km north of Cluj-Napoca, in Cluj County. It lies where the Someşul Mic River meets the river Someşul Mare River...
and attended the Theatre University of Târgu Mureş, graduating in 1997. She internet at the European Parliament
European Parliament
The European Parliament is the directly elected parliamentary institution of the European Union . Together with the Council of the European Union and the Commission, it exercises the legislative function of the EU and it has been described as one of the most powerful legislatures in the world...
's Committee on Culture and Education
Committee on Culture and Education
The Committee on Culture and Education is a committee of the European Parliament.- Responsibilities of the Committee :This committee has focused on the well-being of all members of the human race and the increased opportunities for education in all countries of the European Union...
in 2003, and in 2004 began work on a master's degree at the University of Bucharest
University of Bucharest
The University of Bucharest , in Romania, is a university founded in 1864 by decree of Prince Alexander John Cuza to convert the former Saint Sava Academy into the current University of Bucharest.-Presentation:...
's Faculty of Political Sciences. From 2001 to 2004 she headed public relations for Aldaco, a film company, and in 2004 was director of Star Media & Film. Her political career began in 2001-2002, when she was director of public relations for the Democratic Party
Democratic Liberal Party (Romania)
The Democratic Liberal Party is a populist, centre-right party in Romania. It was formed on 15 December 2007, when the Democratic Party merged with the Liberal Democratic Party. From 2004 to 2007, the Democratic Party was part of the governing Justice and Truth Alliance...
(PD). In 2002, she headed its international relations department, and in 2004, she became president of the Mureş County PD organisation. She also represented the party at the Party of European Socialists
Party of European Socialists
The Party of European Socialists is a European political party led by Sergei Stanishev, former Prime Minister of Bulgaria. The PES comprises social-democratic national-level political parties primarily from Member state of the European Union, as well as other nations of the European continent. The...
(PES) and the Socialist International
Socialist International
The Socialist International is a worldwide organization of democratic socialist, social democratic and labour political parties. It was formed in 1951.- History :...
.
Şandru won a seat in Parliament at the 2004 legislative election
Romanian legislative election, 2004
The Romanian legislative election of 2004 was held on 28 November 2004. 137 seats in the Senate of Romania and 314 seats in the Chamber of Deputies were up for election.The 2004 legislative election was held simultaneously with the presidential election...
. The following February, when Cozmin Guşă
Cozmin Guşă
Cozmin Horea Guşă is a Romanian physicist, journalist and politician. A member of the National Initiative Party , he was a member of the Romanian Chamber of Deputies for Bucharest from 2004 to 2008....
resigned his party post due to a disagreement with the leadership, Şandru did likewise, sitting as an independent for the remainder of the term. Later that year, she became vice president of the National Initiative Party
National Initiative Party
The National Initiative Party is a small Romanian political party....
founded by Guşă, a position she held until 2008. She resigned from the PIN in October 2008 in order to run as an independent for a Bucharest
Bucharest
Bucharest is the capital municipality, cultural, industrial, and financial centre of Romania. It is the largest city in Romania, located in the southeast of the country, at , and lies on the banks of the Dâmbovița River....
seat in the Chamber, as she realised the PIN was not going to win enough seats to enter Parliament. Party members did support her candidacy, but she was defeated.
In February 2009, having rejoined the PIN, she was overwhelmingly elected its president, following Guşă's resignation from that position. Soon afterwards, she expressed a desire to run in the 2009 European Parliament election
European Parliament election, 2009 (Romania)
The European Parliament election of 2009 in Romania is the election of the delegation from Romania to the European Parliament in 2009.-Candidates and elected MEPs:Among those expected to take up seats are :...
on the lists of the Social Democratic Party
Social Democratic Party (Romania)
The Social Democratic Party is the major social-democratic political party in Romania. It was formed in 1992, after the post-communist National Salvation Front broke apart. It adopted its present name after a merger with a minor social-democratic party in 2001. Since its formation, it has always...
(PSD), even considering joining the party until after the election. Her possible candidacy as a PIN member on the PSD lists angered a number of senior PSD members as well as the Conservative Party
Conservative Party (Romania)
The Conservative Party of Romania is a political party formed in 1991, after the fall of Communism, under the name of the Romanian Humanist Party . From 2005 until December 3, 2006, the party was a junior member of the ruling coalition...
(PC), one of whose allocated spots on the PSD lists Şandru was slated to take. Former Romanian President
President of Romania
The President of Romania is the head of state of Romania. The President is directly elected by a two-round system for a five-year term . An individual may serve two terms...
Ion Iliescu
Ion Iliescu
Ion Iliescu served as President of Romania from 1990 until 1996, and from 2000 until 2004. From 1996 to 2000 and from 2004 until his retirement in 2008, Iliescu was a Senator for the Social Democratic Party , whose honorary president he remains....
even threatened to resign from the party, and Şandru lost hope of running once a PES directive required member parties' candidates to belong to the respective parties. She once called Iliescu a "communist dinosaur", and referred to the PSD as a "whore party" after it switched its backing from the PNL
National Liberal Party (Romania)
The National Liberal Party , abbreviated to PNL, is a centre-right liberal party in Romania. It is the third-largest party in the Romanian Parliament, with 53 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and 22 in the Senate: behind the centre-right Democratic Liberal Party and the centre-left Social...
to the PD in 2007. Şandru has also been known to criticise President Traian Băsescu, for instance accusing him of abuse of power and calling on him to release his Securitate
Securitate
The Securitate was the secret police agency of Communist Romania. Previously, the Romanian secret police was called Siguranţa Statului. Founded on August 30, 1948, with help from the Soviet NKVD, the Securitate was abolished in December 1989, shortly after President Nicolae Ceaușescu was...
file.