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Cătălin Drulă (born 2 May 1981) is a Romanian politician who currently serves as the president of the Save Romania Union (USR) political party (officially since 10 July 2022 onwards and previously acting/ad interim for c. 5 months before),[1] and as an incumbent member of the Romanian Chamber of Deputies, elected as a deputy for Timiș County at the 2020 Romanian legislative election.
Cătălin Drulă | |
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| President of the Save Romania Union | |
Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 10 July 2022 Acting: 7 February 2022 – 10 July 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Dacian Cioloș |
| Minister of Transport and Infrastructure | |
| In office 23 December 2020 – 7 September 2021 | |
| President | Klaus Iohannis |
| Prime Minister | Florin Cîțu |
| Preceded by | Lucian Bode |
| Succeeded by | Dan Vîlceanu (acting/ad interim) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 May 1981 Bucharest, Romania |
| Political party | USR (2016–2021) USR PLUS (2021) USR (2021–present) |
| Alma mater | University of Toronto |
From 23 December 2020, he served as the Minister of Transport in the Cîțu Cabinet,[2][3] until his resignation registered on 7 September 2021.[4][5] According to USR MP Emanuel Ungureanu, he could likely be the presidential candidate of USR for the forthcoming 2024 Romanian presidential election.[6]
Since 7 February 2022 onwards, he has been serving as the ad interim president of the USR, as a result of the resignation of Dacian Cioloș.[7]
References edit
- ^ "Cătălin Drulă a câștigat cele mai multe voturi pentru Biroul Național, surclasându-l pe Dan Barna". G4Media. 3 October 2021. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
- ^ "Members of Citu Government take oath of office". ACTMedia News Agency. 24 December 2020. Archived from the original on 2 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- ^ "Guvernul Cîțu a fost votat în Parlament. A primit 260 de voturi pentru și 186 împotrivă". Alba24 (in Romanian). 23 December 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- ^ "VIDEO Cătălin Drulă: Plec din cauza unui premier iresponsabil, care nu înțelege că e terminat politic. Da, Florine, s-a terminat!". G4Media.
- ^ Andreea Ghiorghe (7 September 2021). "Miniştrii USR PLUS şi-au depus demisiile din Guvernul Cîţu. Barna: "Am făcut ceea ce am anunţat"". Adevărul (in Romanian). Retrieved 29 September 2021.
- ^ "Emanuel Ungureanu: Cătălin Drulă ar putea fi în 2024 propunerea USR PLUS pentru candidatura la preşedinţia României". G4Media (in Romanian). 3 October 2021. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
- ^ BREAKING Dacian Cioloș a anunțat demisia de la șefia USR, Cătălin Drulă devine președinte interimar – Surse
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