Supreme Council of National Defense (Romania)
Encyclopedia
The Supreme Council of National Defense (Consiliul Suprem de Apărare a Ţării; acronym: CSAT) is the autonomous administrative authority in Romania
, invested by the Constitution
with the task of organizing coordinating, in a unitary fashion, the activities related to the defense of the country and national security.
. Annually, not later than the first trimester of the following year, if and when asked by the special committees of the Parliament
, and also whenever necessary, the Council presents, in a joint session
of the Chamber of Deputies
and the Senate
, its report on activities it has developed.
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...
, invested by the Constitution
Constitution of Romania
The 1991 Constitution of Romania, adopted on 21 November 1991, voted in the referendum of 8 December 1991 and introduced on the same day, is the current fundamental law that establishes the structure of the government of Romania, the rights and obligations of the country's citizens, and its mode...
with the task of organizing coordinating, in a unitary fashion, the activities related to the defense of the country and national security.
Control
The activity of the Council is examined by the ParliamentParliament of Romania
The Parliament of Romania is made up of two chambers:*The Chamber of Deputies*The SenatePrior to the modifications of the Constitution in 2003, the two houses had identical attributes. A text of a law had to be approved by both houses...
. Annually, not later than the first trimester of the following year, if and when asked by the special committees of the Parliament
Parliament of Romania
The Parliament of Romania is made up of two chambers:*The Chamber of Deputies*The SenatePrior to the modifications of the Constitution in 2003, the two houses had identical attributes. A text of a law had to be approved by both houses...
, and also whenever necessary, the Council presents, in a joint session
Joint session
A joint session or joint convention is, most broadly, when two normally-separate decision-making groups meet together, often in a special session or other extraordinary meeting, for a specific purpose....
of the 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...
and the 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...
, its report on activities it has developed.
Leadership and Members
- President: Traian BăsescuTraian BasescuTraian Băsescu is the current President of Romania. After serving as the mayor of Bucharest from June 2000 until December 2004, he was elected president in the Romanian Presidential Elections of 2004 and inaugurated on December 20, 2004...
(PresidentPresident of RomaniaThe 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...
) - Vice-President: Emil BocEmil BocEmil Boc is the Prime Minister of Romania, having served since December 2008. In June 2004, he was elected Mayor of Cluj-Napoca, the largest city in Transylvania. Boc is also the president of the Democratic Liberal Party, who designated him as Prime Minister in 2008. On October 13, 2009, his...
(Prime MinisterPrime Minister of RomaniaThe Prime Minister of Romania is the head of the Government of Romania. Initially, the office was styled President of the Council of Ministers , when the term "Government" included more than the Cabinet, and the Cabinet was called The Council of Ministers...
) - Members:
- Gabriel OpreaGabriel OpreaGabriel Oprea is a Romanian soldier and politician. A member of the National Union for the Progress of Romania and a former member of the Social Democratic Party , he has been a member of the Romanian Chamber of Deputies for Ilfov County since 2004...
(Minister of National Defense) - Vasile BlagaVasile BlagaVasile Blaga is a Romanian politician and the current Speaker of the Upper Chamber of the Romanian Parliament, the Senate, and a former Minister of Regional Development and Housing and twice former Minister of Administration and Internal Affairs....
(Minister of Administration and Interior) - Teodor BaconschiTeodor BaconschiTeodor Baconschi , is a Romanian politician. He is the current Minister of Foreign Affairs of Romania since December 2009.-Early years:Baconschi was born in Bucharest to the poet Anatol E. Baconsky and his wife Clara...
(Minister of Foreign Affairs) - Cătălin PredoiuCatalin PredoiuCătălin Marian Predoiu , is a Romanian lawyer. He has been the Minister of Justice of Romania since 29 February 2008....
(Minister of Justice and Citizenship Freedoms) - Gheorghe Ialomițianu (Minister Public FinanceMinistry of Public Finance (Romania)The Ministry of Public Finance of Romania is one of the fifteen ministries of the Government of Romania.The minister's seat is currently held by the Democratic Liberal Party's Gheorghe Ialomiţeanu.The following agencies are subordinated to the Minister:...
) - Ion Ariton (Minister of EconomyMinistry of Economy (Romania)The Ministry of Economy, Commerce and Business Environment of Romania is one of the fifteen ministries of the Government of Romania.The minister's seat is currently held by the Democratic Liberal Party's Ion Ariton.-External links:* *...
) - George-Cristian Maior (Director of the Romanian Intelligence ServiceServiciul Român de InformatiiThe 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...
) - Mihai Răzvan UngureanuMihai Razvan UngureanuMihai Răzvan Ungureanu is a Romanian historian, diplomat and politician. He was the foreign minister of Romania from December 28, 2004 to March 12, 2007...
(Director of the Romanian Foreign Intelligence ServiceServiciul de Informatii ExterneThe Foreign Intelligence Service, or Serviciul de Informaţii Externe in Romanian, is, under Law no. 1/1998, "the state body specialized in foreign intelligence concerning the national security and the safeguarding of Romania and its interests"....
) - Genaral-Locotenent Ştefan Dănilă (Chief of the Romanian General Staff)
- Iulian Fota (Presidential counselor for national security)
- Secretary: Ion Oprişor
- Gabriel Oprea