Silviu Prigoană
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Silviu Vasile Prigoană is a Romania
n businessman and politician, member of the Democratic Liberal Party
.
He owns 60% of Rosal, a waste collection
company which services Bucharest's Sector 3, Cluj-Napoca
, Suceava
and Baia Mare
.
In December 2008 he became a Member of the Chamber of Deputies of Romania
.
Apart from his waste collection company, Prigoană is known for founding the first Romanian news television, Realitatea TV
, the first sports channel based in Romania
, TV Sport (later sold to Central European Media Enterprises
, becoming Sport.ro
), and two other music channels: the first with emphasis on Romanian traditional music, Etno TV, and the other known for promoting Manele
music, Taraf TV.
He is married to Adriana Bahmuţeanu with whom he had a tumultuous relationship that culminated with their fourth marriage in May 2009. The couple have two children together, along with two boys from his first marriage, Honorius-Adrian and Silvius.
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 businessman and politician, member of the Democratic Liberal 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...
.
He owns 60% of Rosal, a waste collection
Waste collection
Waste collection is the component of waste management which results in the passage of a waste material from the source of production to either the point of treatment or final disposal...
company which services Bucharest's Sector 3, Cluj-Napoca
Cluj-Napoca
Cluj-Napoca , commonly known as Cluj, is the fourth most populous city in Romania and the seat of Cluj County in the northwestern part of the country. Geographically, it is roughly equidistant from Bucharest , Budapest and Belgrade...
, Suceava
Suceava
Suceava is the Suceava County seat in Bukovina, Moldavia region, in north-eastern Romania. The city was the capital of the Principality of Moldavia from 1388 to 1565.-History:...
and Baia Mare
Baia Mare
Baia Mare is a municipality in northwestern Romania and the capital of Maramureş County. The city is situated about 600 kilometres from Bucharest, the capital of Romania, 70 kilometres from the border with Hungary and 50 kilometres from the border with Ukraine...
.
In December 2008 he became a Member of the Chamber of Deputies of Romania
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...
.
Apart from his waste collection company, Prigoană is known for founding the first Romanian news television, Realitatea TV
Realitatea TV
Realitatea TV is a Romanian news television network. The channel is distributed by many cable operators in Romania and Moldova. Its main owner is Romanian businessman Elan Schwartzenberg....
, the first sports channel based in 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...
, TV Sport (later sold to Central European Media Enterprises
Central European Media Enterprises
Central European Media Enterprises is a Bermuda-based vertically integrated company. Founded by Ronald Lauder, it owns broadcast, content and new media operations in Central and Eastern Europe...
, becoming Sport.ro
Sport.ro
Sport.ro is a private channel in Romania, launched on July 27, 2003 and dedicated entirely to sports. Sport.ro reaches nearly 64% of the population of 21.5 million inhabitants of Romania and its broadcast schedule contains domestic and international sporting events...
), and two other music channels: the first with emphasis on Romanian traditional music, Etno TV, and the other known for promoting Manele
Manele
Manele is a music style from Romania, generally associated with the Romani minority, though not exclusively....
music, Taraf TV.
He is married to Adriana Bahmuţeanu with whom he had a tumultuous relationship that culminated with their fourth marriage in May 2009. The couple have two children together, along with two boys from his first marriage, Honorius-Adrian and Silvius.