Octav Cozmâncă
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Octav Cozmâncă is a Romania
n politician. A former member of the Social Democratic Party
(PSD), he was a member of the Romanian Senate
for Botoşani County
from 1996 to 2008. In the Adrian Năstase
cabinet, he was Minister of Public Administration from 2000 to 2003.
Commune, Botoşani County
, Cozmâncă graduated from the Law Faculty of the University of Bucharest
in 1971. In 1980, he joined the central committee of the Union of Communist Youth
. From 1983 to 1989, he was head coordinator at the general secretariat of the Romanian government. From 1989 to 1990, a period that spanned the fall
of the Communist regime
, he was an inspector for the government. From 1990 to 1992, working at the Culture Ministry, he directed the management of the trust for administering the national cultural patrimony. From 1992 to 1996, he was a secretary of state, heading the Department of Local Public Administration.
Elected to the Senate in 1996
, he sat on various committees there: budget, finance, banking and capital markets (1996-2000); public administration, territorial organisation and environmental protection (1996-2000; 2004-2005); foreign policy (2003-2004); joint committee providing oversight to the activities of Serviciul Român de Informaţii
(2004-2008). He was Public Administration Minister from December 2000 to June 2003. Within his party, which he joined in 1992, he has been secretary of the national council (1993-1997), member of the executive central bureau (1996-2005), executive secretary (1997-2003) and executive president (2003-2005). Following criticisms of the party that he issued, the PSD removed him as a member in 2009. In 2011, together with other former members of the Romanian Communist Party, he was among the initiators of a new left-wing formation, the Party of Social Justice.
He and his wife, who died in 2005, had one child.
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. A former member 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), he was a member of the Romanian Senate
Senate of Romania
The Senate of Romania is the upper house in the bicameral Parliament of Romania. It has 137 seats , to which members are elected by direct popular vote, using Mixed member proportional representation in 42 electoral districts , to serve four-year terms.-Former location:After the Romanian...
for Botoşani County
Botosani County
Botoșani is a county of Romania, in Moldavia, with the capital city at Botoșani.-Demographics:In 2002, it had a population of 452,834 and the population density was 91/km2.*Romanians – – the highest percentage of Romanians in Romania...
from 1996 to 2008. In the Adrian Năstase
Adrian Nastase
Adrian Năstase is a Romanian politician who was the Prime Minister of Romania from December 2000 to December 2004.He competed as the Social Democratic Party candidate in the 2004 presidential election, but was defeated by centre-right Justice and Truth Alliance candidate Traian Băsescu.He was...
cabinet, he was Minister of Public Administration from 2000 to 2003.
Biography
Born in Talpa village, now in CândeştiCândesti, Botosani
Cândeşti is a commune in Botoşani County, Romania. It is composed of four villages: Călineşti, Cândeşti, Talpa and Viţcani....
Commune, Botoşani County
Botosani County
Botoșani is a county of Romania, in Moldavia, with the capital city at Botoșani.-Demographics:In 2002, it had a population of 452,834 and the population density was 91/km2.*Romanians – – the highest percentage of Romanians in Romania...
, Cozmâncă graduated from the Law Faculty of 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:...
in 1971. In 1980, he joined the central committee of the Union of Communist Youth
Union of Communist Youth
The Union of Communist Youth was the Romanian Communist Party's youth organisation, modelled after the Soviet Komsomol. It aimed to cultivate young cadres into the party, as well as to help create the "new man" envisioned by communist ideologues.-History:Founded in 1922, the UTC went underground...
. From 1983 to 1989, he was head coordinator at the general secretariat of the Romanian government. From 1989 to 1990, a period that spanned the fall
Romanian Revolution of 1989
The Romanian Revolution of 1989 was a series of riots and clashes in December 1989. These were part of the Revolutions of 1989 that occurred in several Warsaw Pact countries...
of the Communist regime
Communist Romania
Communist Romania was the period in Romanian history when that country was a Soviet-aligned communist state in the Eastern Bloc, with the dominant role of Romanian Communist Party enshrined in its successive constitutions...
, he was an inspector for the government. From 1990 to 1992, working at the Culture Ministry, he directed the management of the trust for administering the national cultural patrimony. From 1992 to 1996, he was a secretary of state, heading the Department of Local Public Administration.
Elected to the Senate in 1996
Romanian legislative election, 1996
Legislative elections were held in Romania on 3 November 1996, together with the Presidential election. The elections were won by the Romanian Democratic Convention, an alliance of liberal, Christian Democratic and green parties. This marked the first time that the Party of Social Democracy was out...
, he sat on various committees there: budget, finance, banking and capital markets (1996-2000); public administration, territorial organisation and environmental protection (1996-2000; 2004-2005); foreign policy (2003-2004); joint committee providing oversight to the activities of Serviciul Român de Informaţii
Serviciul Român de Informatii
The Romanian Intelligence Service is the Romanian domestic intelligence service. It is considered the descendant of the former Departamentul Securităţii Statului , of the Socialist Republic of Romania. The official decree The Romanian Intelligence Service (', SRI) is the Romanian domestic...
(2004-2008). He was Public Administration Minister from December 2000 to June 2003. Within his party, which he joined in 1992, he has been secretary of the national council (1993-1997), member of the executive central bureau (1996-2005), executive secretary (1997-2003) and executive president (2003-2005). Following criticisms of the party that he issued, the PSD removed him as a member in 2009. In 2011, together with other former members of the Romanian Communist Party, he was among the initiators of a new left-wing formation, the Party of Social Justice.
He and his wife, who died in 2005, had one child.