Silviu Prigoană

Silviu Prigoană
Prigoană in 2012
Member of the Chamber of Deputies of Romania
In office
December 2008 – December 2012
Constituency42 – Bucharest – Electoral College No. 15
Personal details
Born(1963-12-22)22 December 1963
Gherla, Cluj Region, Romania
Died12 November 2024(2024-11-12) (aged 60)
Șimon, Bran, Brașov County, Romania
Political partyDemocratic Liberal Party (until 2012)
Independent (since 2012)
Spouse(s)Adriana Bahmuțeanu (div.)
Viorica Prigoană (former)
Children4
Parent(s)Vasile Prigoană
Maria Prigoană

Vasile-Silviu Prigoană[1] (22 December 1963 – 12 November 2024) was a Romanian businessman and politician.

Life and career

Prigoană owned 60% of Rosal Grup [ro], a waste collection company[2] which services Bucharest's Sector 3, Cluj-Napoca, Suceava, and Baia Mare.

In December 2008, he became a member of the Romanian Chamber of Deputies, serving for four years.[1] He was a member of the Democratic Liberal Party (PDL) until September 2012, shortly before his term expired.[3]

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.[4]

His first wife, Viorica, died in 1994 at age 30. He was married to Adriana Bahmuțeanu with whom he had a tumultuous relationship that culminated with their fourth marriage in May 2009.[5] The couple have two children together,[6] along with two sons from his first marriage, Honorius-Adrian and Silvius.

Prigoană died from a heart attack in Bran, Brașov, on 12 November 2024, at the age of 60.[7] He was buried at the Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery in Bucharest.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b "Silviu Prigoană" (in Romanian). Chamber of Deputies. Retrieved 8 December 2009.
  2. ^ "Prigoană va strînge gunoiul cu bani de la bursă" Archived 2008-05-25 at the Wayback Machine, Cotidianul, March 16, 2008
  3. ^ "Deputatul Silviu Prigoană demisionează din PDL" (in Romanian). Mediafax. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
  4. ^ "Afaceri autohtone pornite de la zero vândute pe șase zerouri" (in Romanian). www.capital.ro. Archived from the original on 14 January 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2011.
  5. ^ "Adriana Bahmuțeanu and Silviu Prigoană tied the knot for the fourth time" (in Romanian). www.realitatea.net. Retrieved 9 December 2009.
  6. ^ "Adriana Bahmuțeanu a născut un băiețel de 3,2 kilograme" (in Romanian). www.mediafax.ro. Retrieved 17 January 2011.
  7. ^ "Ce făcea Silviu Prigoană când a murit. Precizările poliției" (in Romanian). Pro TV. 12 November 2024. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
  8. ^ Rădulescu, Ruxandra (13 November 2024). "Trupul neînsuflețit al lui Silviu Prigoană a fost ridicat de familie din Brașov. Gabriela Lucuțar a declarat că afaceristul nu va fi incinerat". Gândul (in Romanian). Retrieved 13 November 2024.