Florin Claudiu Roman (born 22 April 1974) is a Romanian politician, incumbent member of the Romanian Chamber of Deputies since 2016.[3] He served from 18 October 2021 to 2 November 2021 as interim President of the Chamber of Deputies, after the resignation of Ludovic Orban on 13 October,[4][5] and as Minister of Digitalization in the Ciucă Cabinet from 25 November to 15 December 2021, when he resigned on the grounds of accusations of plagiarism,[6][7] and significant irregularities on his Curriculum vitae. The plagiarism concerns were raised in the newspaper Libertatea, who explained they could not locate an academic paper that was listed on his CV and there were concerns raised about misleading statements regarding which university he attended.[8]

Florin Roman
Minister of Digitalization
In office
25 November 2021 – 15 December 2021
Preceded byBarna Tánczos (Acting)
Succeeded byMarcel Boloș
Acting President of the Chamber of Deputies
In office
18 October 2021 – 2 November 2021
Preceded byLudovic Orban
Succeeded bySorin Grindeanu (Acting)
Personal details
Born (1974-04-22) April 22, 1974 (age 50)
Alba Iulia, Alba County, Romania
Political partyNational Liberal Party (since 2014)
Other political
affiliations
Democratic Liberal Party (before 2014)[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ https://proalba.ro/florin-roman-candideaza-pentru-functia-de-purtator-de-cuvant-al-pdl
  2. ^ https://www.f5xmedia.ro/florin-roman-cearta-cu-paul-stanescu-a-amintit-de-originile-de-tractorist-ale-baronului-psd/
  3. ^ "Sinteza activității parlamentare în legislatura 2016-2020". Chamber of Deputies. Archived from the original on 2021-04-16. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
  4. ^ "Florin Roman preia conducerea Camerei Deputaților pentru următoarele două săptămâni". Antena 3 (in Romanian). 18 October 2021.
  5. ^ "Orban: Mi-am depus demisia de la șefia Camerei Deputaților. Gruparea demolatoare cu sprijinul lui Iohannis calcă în picioare democrația". Digi24 (in Romanian). 13 October 2021.
  6. ^ Lista completă a miniștrilor din Guvernul Nicolae Ciucă / Cine a câștigat și cine a pierdut din împărțirea portofoliilor
  7. ^ NEWS ALERT Prima demisie din Guvernul Ciucă. Florin Roman pleacă după acuzațiile de plagiat
  8. ^ Bucharest, Associated Press in (2021-12-15). "Romanian minister resigns over claims he faked education credentials". the Guardian. Retrieved 2021-12-15.