Lucian Romașcanu

Lucian Romașcanu
Romașcanu in 2022
Minister of Culture
In office
25 November 2021 – 15 June 2023
Prime MinisterNicolae Ciucă
Preceded byBogdan Gheorghiu
Succeeded byRaluca Turcan
In office
29 June 2017 – 29 January 2018
Prime MinisterMihai Tudose
Mihai Fifor[a]
Preceded byBogdan Gheorghiu
Succeeded byGeorge Ivașcu
Spokesman of the Social Democratic Party
Incumbent
Assumed office
11 November 2021
LeaderMarcel Ciolacu
Preceded byȘtefan-Radu Oprea
In office
April 2020 – 21 August 2020
LeaderMarcel Ciolacu
Leader of the Social Democratic Party in the Senate
In office
2020–2021
LeaderMarcel Ciolacu
Member of the Senate
for Buzău
Incumbent
Assumed office
20 December 2016
Personal details
Born (1967-05-19) 19 May 1967 (age 57)
Focșani, Vrancea County, Romania
Political partySocial Democratic Party
Children2
EducationBogdan Petriceicu Hasdeu National College
Alma materBucharest Academy of Economic Studies
University of Washington
ASEBUSS Bucharest (EMBA)

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.[1] He attended Bogdan Petriceicu Hasdeu National College, Buzău, graduating in 1985.[2] 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.[3]

Career

From 2015 to 2016, Romașcanu was acting country manager for technology company Tailwind.[3]

Romașcanu served as leader of the Social Democratic Party in the Senate from 2020 to 2021.[3]

On 25 November 2021 he was appointed Minister of Culture in the government of Nicolae Ciucă.[4][5]

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.[6]

Later that day on 21 August,[7] 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.[8] Romașcanu was dismissed.[7]

Personal life

Romașcanu is married and has two children.[3]

Notes

  1. ^ As Acting Prime Minister.

References

  1. ^ Ministrul Culturii, la ZdI TV [The Minister of Culture, at ZdI TV]. Ziarul de Iași (Video production) (in Romanian). Iași, Romania. 23 January 2023. 2:23 minutes in – via YouTube.
  2. ^ "Cine este Lucian Romașcanu, propus ministru al Culturii: Om din piața media, cu experiență in zona tabloid, TV și online". HotNews (in Romanian). June 28, 2017. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d "EURO CV Lucian Romascanu" (PDF). Retrieved 3 June 2023.
  4. ^ "UPDATE Preşedintele Iohannis a semnat decretul pentru numirea Guvernului; ceremonia de" (in Romanian).
  5. ^ "Ministers of the Romanian Government" (in Romanian).
  6. ^ Crângasu, Elena (21 August 2020). "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". Mediafax (in Romanian). Retrieved 3 June 2023.
  7. ^ a b "Lucian Romașcanu, ieșire nervoasă după CExN al PSD: "O să primească o p... în c... toți". Explicația social-democratului". Stirileprotv.ro (in Romanian). 21 August 2020. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
  8. ^ Cristian, Andrei (21 August 2020). "Amenințări și înjurături înainte de Congresul PSD. Lucian Romașcanu, demis din funcția de purtător de cuvânt". romania.europalibera.org (in Romanian). Radio Free Europe. Retrieved 3 June 2023.