Sorin Apostu

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|office2 = Mayor of Cluj-Napoca

|term_start2 = 22 December 2008

|term_end2 = 15 February 2012

|predecessor2 = Emil Boc

|successor2 = Radu Moisin (interim)

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1968|2|8|df=y}}

|birth_place = Focșani, Romania

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|nationality = Romanian

|party = Democratic Liberal Party

|spouse = Monica Apostu

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|children = Tudor and Alexandra

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|alma_mater = University of Agronomical Sciences and Veterinary Medicine

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Sorin Apostu (born 8 February 1968) is a Romanian politician. A member of the Democratic Liberal Party,{{cite web|url=http://www.romanialibera.ro/actualitate/transilvania/zarzavatul-discordiei-233812.html|title= Zarzavatul discordiei|date=August 10, 2011|publisher=România Liberă|language=Romanian|accessdate=November 9, 2011}} he was the mayor of Cluj-Napoca from December 2008 to February 2012,{{cite web|url=http://old.cotidianul.ro/sorin_apostu_____investitorii_vin_in_continuare_la_cluj__in_pofida_crizei-77250.html|title= Sorin Apostu: "Investitorii vin în continuare la Cluj, în pofida crizei"|date=March 19, 2009|publisher=Cotidianul|language=Romanian|accessdate=November 9, 2011}}{{cite web|url=http://www.citynews.ro/cluj/din-oras-10/primarie-daca-va-fi-cazul-angajatii-vor-returna-sporurile-205763/|title= Primarie: Daca va fi cazul, angajatii vor returna sporurile|date=October 26, 2011|publisher=CityNews|language=Romanian|accessdate=November 9, 2011}} when he resigned while arrested in the midst of a corruption scandal.{{cite web|url=http://www.adevarul.ro/locale/cluj-napoca/Primarul_suspendat_al_Clujului_si-a_dat_demisia_0_646735672.html|title= Primarul suspendat al Clujului, Sorin Apostu, şi-a dat demisia |date=2012-02-15|publisher=Adevărul|language=Romanian|accessdate=2012-02-15}}

Biography

Apostu was born in Focșani and attended the University of Agronomical Sciences and Veterinary Medicine.

On 7 July 2014 he was convicted and sentenced to 4 months for receiving bribes from businessman Călin Stoia, to 3 months and 6 months for complicity in money laundering and 8 months for forgery. His sentences were merged into a 4 years and 6 months sentence.{{cite web|url=http://anticoruptie.hotnews.ro/stiri-anticoruptie-17628922-fostul-primar-clujului-sorin-apostu-condamnat-definitiv-4-ani-6-luni-inchisoare-|title= Fostul primar al Clujului Sorin Apostu, condamnat definitiv la 4 ani si 6 luni de inchisoare cu executare |date=2014-07-04|publisher=Hotnews|language=Romanian|accessdate=2015-03-13}}

Political activity

In 2000 he started his political career and became the member of the Democratic Party. Emil Boc discovered him.{{Cite web|url=http://www.clujeanul.ro/saptamanal/afla-totul-despre-sorin-apostu-omul-care-il-va-mosteni-pe-boc-ca-primar-al-clujului-3673566|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120801171953/http://www.clujeanul.ro/saptamanal/afla-totul-despre-sorin-apostu-omul-care-il-va-mosteni-pe-boc-ca-primar-al-clujului-3673566|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 1, 2012|title=Află totul despre Sorin Apostu|publisher=Clujeanul|date=December 22, 2008}} At the local elections in 2004, he was elected as local counselor of the Cluj Napoca muni following the list of the Democratic Party. He resigned shortly from the position of the local counselor and took over the position of the direction of the Technical Department within the Cluj-Napoca Mayor-Office. In 2008, he again became a candidate for the position of the local counselor this time from the lists of the Democratic and Liberal Party. He was elected the local counselor of the Cluj Napoca muni and then, in June 2008, became the deputy mayor of the town. Then, in January 2009, he was elected as an acting mayor after the resignation of the mayor Emil Boc and on February 15, 2009, the Liberal Democratic Party designated him as a candidate for the position of mayor at the partial local elections. He won the elections in the first round with 60, 48% of votes.{{Cite web|url=http://www.hotnews.ro/stiri-politic-5421173-sorin-apostu-este-noul-primar-clujului.htm|title=Sorin Apostu (PD-L) este noul primar al Clujului|publisher=Hotnews.ro|date=February 15, 2009|author=E. M.}}