Ioan Rus (born 21 February 1955) is a Romanian politician.
Ioan Rus | |
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.jpg) Ioan Rus (2012) | |
| Interior Minister | |
| In office 28 December 2000 – 11 March 2004 | |
| President | Ion Iliescu |
| Prime Minister | Adrian Năstase |
| Preceded by | Constantin Dudu Ionescu |
| Succeeded by | Marian Săniuță |
| In office 7 May 2012 – 6 August 2012 | |
| President | Traian Băsescu |
| Prime Minister | Victor Ponta |
| Preceded by | Gabriel Berca |
| Succeeded by | Mircea Dușa |
| Transport Minister | |
| In office 24 June 2014 – 16 July 2015 | |
| President | Traian Băsescu Klaus Johannis |
| Prime Minister | Victor Ponta |
| Preceded by | Dan Șova |
| Succeeded by | Iulian Matache |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 February 1955 Urișor, Cluj County, Romania |
| Citizenship | Romania |
| Political party | PSD |
| Alma mater | Technical University of Cluj-Napoca |
| Occupation | politician engineer |
Biography
editBorn in Urișor, Cluj County, he is a 1982 graduate of the Mechanics faculty of the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca. A member of the Social Democratic Party (PSD) since 1994, he was prefect of his home county in 1995, president of its county council from June to December 2000, Interior Minister from December 2000 to June 2003,[1] and again from May to August 2012, when he resigned in the aftermath of the presidential impeachment referendum.[2]
In June 2014, following the resignation of Dan Șova, he was named Transport Minister.[3] In June 2015, he created a controversy when commenting about Romanians working in Western Europe. He asserted that on a hypothetical monthly salary of €1500, "their children become hoodlums at home and their wives turn into whores". Rus subsequently tendered his resignation.[4]
Notes
edit- ^ (in Romanian) Curriculum vitae at politicaromaneasca.ro
- ^ (in Romanian) "Ioan Rus şi Victor Paul Dobre au demisionat", Mediafax, August 6, 2012
- ^ (in Romanian) Remus Florescu, "Cine este Ioan Rus, viitorul ministru al Transporturilor", Adevărul, June 24, 2014
- ^ (in Romanian) "Ioan Rus şi-a dat demisia din funcţia de ministru al Transporturilor", Mediafax, June 11, 2015