Vasile Sebastian Dîncu (Romanian pronunciation: [vaˈsile ˈdɨŋku]; born 25 November 1961) is a Romanian politician, sociologist, professor and writer who served as Deputy Prime Minister in the Cioloș Cabinet and was Minister of National Defence in the Ciucă Cabinet.
Vasile Dîncu | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2020 | |
| Minister of National Defence | |
| In office 25 November 2021 – 24 October 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Nicolae Ciucă |
| Preceded by | Nicolae Ciucă |
| Succeeded by | Nicolae Ciucă (interim) |
| Deputy Prime Minister of Romania | |
| In office 17 November 2015 – 4 January 2017 | |
| President | Klaus Iohannis |
| Prime Minister | Dacian Cioloș |
| Preceded by | Gabriel Oprea |
| Succeeded by | Sevil Shhaideh |
| Minister of Regional Development and Public Administration | |
| In office 17 November 2015 – 4 January 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Sevil Shhaideh |
| Succeeded by | Sevil Shhaideh |
| Member of the European Parliament for Romania | |
| In office 1 January 2007 – 13 May 2007 | |
| Senator | |
| Assumed office 21 December 2020 | |
| In office 14 February 2004 – 20 December 2008 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 November 1961 Năsăud, Cluj Region, Romanian People's Republic |
| Political party | Social Democratic Party |
| Nationality | Romanian |
| Alma mater | Babeș-Bolyai University |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Politics, sociology, history, and pedagogy |
| Institutions | University of Bucharest Babeș-Bolyai University |
Biography
editVasile Dîncu was born on 25 November 1961 in Năsăud, a town now in Bistrița-Năsăud County. Dîncu is a member of the Social Democratic Party (PSD) since 2019, having previously been part of the party from 2000 to 2008. He has also been a Member of the European Parliament, of the Party of European Socialists (PES) and a Senator of Romania.[1]
Between 2015 and 2017, Dîncu served as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Regional Development and Public Administration in the cabinet of former Prime Minister of Romania Dacian Cioloș. He then retired from politics for a while, but later returned[2] and, on 2020, he was elected once again as a member of the Senate of Romania for PSD.[3] On 25 November 2021, Dîncu was appointed as Minister of National Defence in the Ciucă Cabinet, succeeding Nicolae Ciucă in his post as the latter became the new Prime Minister of Romania.[4] On 24 October 2022 Dîncu resigned as Minister of National Defence following comments he made on social media recommending the US and NATO should negotiate with Russia on behalf of Ukraine. He cited an inability to collaborate with the President as his reason for resigning.[5]
Dîncu has published several books. He is a member of the Writers' Union of Romania.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "Vasile Dîncu, propus ministru al Apărării Naționale (fișă biografică)". Agerpres (in Romanian). 23 November 2021.
- ^ Bogdan, Dragoș (29 June 2019). "Reintrarea pe scena politică a lui Vasile Dîncu". Hashtag News (in Romanian).
- ^ "Un sociolog în fruntea Armatei - Cine este Vasile Dîncu, propus de PSD ministru al Apărării". HotNews (in Romanian). 22 November 2021.
- ^ "Vasile Dîncu a preluat, oficial, Ministerul Apărării de la Nicolae Ciucă: "Sunt emoționat. E cea mai importantă misiune din viața mea"". Digi24 (in Romanian). 26 November 2021.
- ^ "Ukraine war: Romania's defence minister Vasile Dincu resigns after Russia peace comments". 24 October 2022.
