Puiu Hașotti (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈpuju ˈhaʃoti]; born 14 June 1953) is a social conservative[1] Romanian politician of Aromanian descent. He is a vice-president of the National Liberal Party (PNL) and the leader of the party's group in the Senate.
Puiu Hașotti | |
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| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 22 Nov 1996 – 10 Dec 2000 11 Dec 2000 – 11 Dec 2004 | |
| Constituency | no. 14 (Constanța) |
| Senator of Romania | |
| Assumed office 13 Dec 2004 – 12 Dec 2008 15 Dec 2008 | |
| Constituency | no. 14 (Constanța) |
| Leader of the National Liberal Party group in the Senate | |
| Assumed office 4 April 2007 | |
| Constituency | no. 14 (Constanța) |
| Minister of Culture | |
| In office 25 June 2012 – 21 December 2012 | |
| President | Traian Basescu |
| Prime Minister | Victor Ponta |
| Preceded by | Mircea Diaconu |
| Succeeded by | Daniel Barbu |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 June 1953 |
| Political party | National Liberal Party |
In April 2013, Hașotti incited controversy by declaring that he considers gay people to be "sick people". He also said that, "Homosexuality is not a normal state, it is not a natural relationship". The comments were made in the context of political debate about same-sex civil unions in Romania. Accept, Romania's national LGBT rights organisation, stated that they believed Hașotti's comments were a breach of anti-discrimination law and would report him to the National Council for Combating Discrimination.[2]
Early life and education edit
Puiu Hașotti was born on 14 June 1953 in Constanța, Romania.[3] He is an Aromanian.[4][5] Hașotti graduated from the Faculty of History, University of Bucharest in 1976 and received his doctorate in historical sciences in 1995. The year before he was a Fulbright Fellow at San Francisco State University. Before entering politics, Hașotti worked as a curator, principal curator, and then senior researcher (between 1976–1996). He also was a counsellor at Constanța County Inspectorate for Culture (1990–1995), and a lecturer at the University Ovidius Constanța, Faculty of History (1990–1996). He later gained an associate professorship at this institution, which he still holds.[3]
References edit
- ^ "Puiu Hasotti (PNL) despre reglementarea parteneriatului civil intre persoane de acelasi sex: Homosexualii sunt doar niste oameni bolnavi. Homosexualitatea nu este o stare fireasca".
- ^ Cristian Delcea (16 April 2013). "DEZBATERE: Este România pregătită pentru căsătoriile gay?". Adevărul (in Romanian). Retrieved 4 June 2021.
- ^ a b Laura Mitran (20 June 2012). "BIOGRAFIE: Liberalul Puiu Hașotti, parlamentar din 1996, nominalizat ca ministru al Culturii" (in Romanian). Retrieved 4 June 2021.
- ^ Simion, George (28 July 2020). "Românii, Europa și frații sud-dunăreni. Apel public: "Lăsați aromânii să-și aleagă singuri calea – nu le impuneți să fie minoritari!"". Adevărul (in Romanian).
- ^ Florian, Marius (3 June 2016). "Gigi Chiru: "Îi rog pe aromâni să mă voteze, mai puțin pe unul dintre ei"". Tomis News (in Romanian).
- Puiu Hașotti's page at the Senate of Romania
- Puiu Hașotti PNL about reglementing civil partnership between same sex -homosexuals are just some sick people, homosexuality is not a normal state.
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