Lucian Romașcanu
{{Short description|Romanian politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| office = Minister of Culture
| term_start = 25 November 2021
| term_end = 15 June 2023
| primeminister = Nicolae Ciucă
| predecessor = Bogdan Gheorghiu
| successor = Raluca Turcan
| term_start1 = 29 June 2017
| term_end1 = 29 January 2018
| primeminister1 = Mihai Tudose
Mihai Fifor{{efn|As Acting Prime Minister.}}
| predecessor1 = Bogdan Gheorghiu
| successor1 = George Ivașcu
| office2 = Spokesman of the Social Democratic Party
| term_start2 = 11 November 2021
| leader2 = Marcel Ciolacu
| predecessor2 = Ștefan-Radu Oprea
| term_start3 = April 2020
| term_end3 = 21 August 2020
| leader3 = Marcel Ciolacu
| office4 = Leader of the Social Democratic Party in the Senate
| leader4 = Marcel Ciolacu
| term_start4 = 2020
| term_end4 = 2021
| office5 = Member of the Senate
for Buzău
| term_start5 = 20 December 2016
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1967|5|19|df=y}}
| birth_place = Focșani, Vrancea County, Romania
| party = Social Democratic Party
| image = Lucian Romaşcanu, mask.jpg
| caption = Romașcanu in 2022
| education = Bogdan Petriceicu Hasdeu National College
| alma_mater = Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies
University of Washington
ASEBUSS Bucharest (EMBA)
| children = 2
}}
Lucian N. Romașcanu (born 19 May 1967) is a Romanian politician serving as Minister of Culture from 2021 to 2023. A member of the Social Democratic Party (PSD), he has been Senator for Buzău since 2016. He previously served as Culture Minister from 2017 to 2018.
Romașcanu was elected for Buzău at the 2016 legislative election. Following Mihai Tudose's appointment as Prime Minister, Romașcanu was appointed Minister of Culture. From January 2017, he served as Chairman of the Committee on Culture and Media of the Senate. In August 2020, after it was shown that he had sworn at journalists before a press conference, Romașcanu was dismissed as spokesman of the PSD.
Romașcanu served as Leader of the PSD in the Senate from 2020 to 2021. Under Nicolae Ciucă, Romașcanu was reinstated to his previous role of Minister of Culture.
Early life
Romașcanu was born in Focșani, Vrancea County, Romania.{{cite AV media |people= |date=23 January 2023 |title=Ministrul Culturii, la ZdI TV |trans-title=The Minister of Culture, at ZdI TV |type=Video production |minutes=2:23 |language=Romanian |url=https://www.ziaruldeiasi.ro/stiri/ministrul-culturii-la-zdi-tv-de-ce-ar-trebui-sa-se-retraga-mihai-chirica-si-costel-alexe--343969.html |location=Iași, Romania |newspaper=Ziarul de Iași |via=YouTube}} He attended Bogdan Petriceicu Hasdeu National College, Buzău, graduating in 1985.{{cite news|url=https://www.hotnews.ro/stiri-politic-21844102-cine-este-lucian-romascanu-propus-ministru-culturii-din-piata-media-experienta-zona-tabloid-online.htm|title=Cine este Lucian Romașcanu, propus ministru al Culturii: Om din piața media, cu experiență in zona tabloid, TV și online|lang=ro|work=HotNews|date=June 28, 2017|access-date=November 8, 2023}} He then attended the Faculty of Commerce at the Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies, graduating in 1991. He obtained an Executive MBA (EMBA) from the University of Washington and ASEBUSS Bucharest in 2002.{{cite web |title=EURO CV Lucian Romascanu |url=https://gov.ro/fisiere/ministri_fisiere/CV-Lucian-Romascanu.pdf |access-date=3 June 2023}}
Career
From 2015 to 2016, Romașcanu was acting country manager for technology company Tailwind.
Romașcanu served as leader of the Social Democratic Party in the Senate from 2020 to 2021.
On 25 November 2021 he was appointed Minister of Culture in the government of Nicolae Ciucă.{{Cite web|url=https://www.agerpres.ro/politica/2021/11/25/update-presedintele-iohannis-a-semnat-decretul-pentru-numirea-guvernului-ceremonia-de-depunere-a-juramantului-la-ora-15-00--821204|title=UPDATE Preşedintele Iohannis a semnat decretul pentru numirea Guvernului; ceremonia de|language=romanian}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.gov.ro/en/government/the-cabinet-of-ministers|title=Ministers of the Romanian Government |language=romanian}}
= Dismissal as Spokesman of the Social Democratic Party =
On 21 August 2020, it was revealed that Romașcanu had sworn at journalists before a press conference, after journalists had left the press conference room to attend a press conference with the Leader of the PSD, Marcel Ciolacu.{{cite news |last=Crângasu |first=Elena |title=Lucian Romașcanu, fost ministru al Culturii, înregistrat în timp ce scăpa o înjurătură grosolană la adresa jurnaliștilor. El a revenit și și-a cerut scuze |url=https://www.mediafax.ro/politic/lucian-romascanu-fost-ministru-al-culturii-inregistrat-in-timp-ce-scapa-o-injuratura-grosolana-la-adresa-jurnalistilor-o-sa-primeasca-o-p-in-c-toti-19515081 |access-date=3 June 2023 |work=Mediafax |date=21 August 2020 |language=romanian}}
Later that day on 21 August,{{cite news |title=Lucian Romașcanu, ieșire nervoasă după CExN al PSD: "O să primească o p... în c... toți". Explicația social-democratului |url=https://stirileprotv.ro/stiri/actualitate/lucian-romascanu-iesire-nervoasa-la-conferinta-psd-o-sa-primeasca-o-p-in-c.html |access-date=3 June 2023 |website=Stirileprotv.ro |date=21 August 2020 |language=romanian}} Romașcanu said that he regretted his use of language, and that his language was related to dissatisfaction about his colleagues who had left the PSD.{{cite news |last=Cristian |first=Andrei |title=Amenințări și înjurături înainte de Congresul PSD. Lucian Romașcanu, demis din funcția de purtător de cuvânt. |url=https://romania.europalibera.org/a/amenintari-si-injuraturi-inainte-de-congresul-psd-ce-spun-sondajele-venite-in-kiseleff-si-ce-i-a-transmis-i-arsene-lui-m-ciolacu/30795703.html |access-date=3 June 2023 |publisher=Radio Free Europe|website=romania.europalibera.org |date=21 August 2020 |language=romanian}} Romașcanu was dismissed.
Personal life
Notes
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References
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Category:Bogdan Petriceicu Hasdeu National College alumni
Category:Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies alumni
Category:University of Washington alumni