Stelian-Cristian Ion (born 24 June 1977) is a Romanian politician who served as Minister of Justice in the Cîțu Cabinet, led by Prime Minister Florin Cîțu, from 23 December 2020 to 1 September 2021.[1][2]

Stelian-Cristian Ion
Stelian-Cristian Ion in 2020
Minister of Justice
In office
23 December 2020 – 1 September 2021
Prime MinisterFlorin Cîțu
Preceded byCătălin Predoiu
Succeeded byLucian Bode (Acting)
Personal details
Born (1977-06-24) 24 June 1977 (age 46)
Constanța, Constanța County, Romania
Political partySave Romania Union (USR)
Alma materUniversity of Bucharest

His sacking as Minister of Justice threatened the survival of Florin Cîțu's coalition government, especially with the withdrawal of USR PLUS party members[3] and two motions of no confidence filed in less than a month,[4][5] leading to a almost three-month long major political crisis in Romania.[6]


Electoral history edit

Mayor of Constanța edit

Election Affiliation Main round
Votes Percentage Position
2020[7] 2020 USR-PLUS Alliance
23,523
24.31%
 2nd 


References edit

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "Miniștrii USR-PLUS din Guvernul Florin Cîțu au demisionat în bloc". Deutsche Welle (in Romanian). 6 September 2021. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  4. ^ "Oficial! USR PLUS și AUR au depus moțiune de cenzură împotriva premierului Cîțu / Cum arată calculele". Mediafax (in Romanian). Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  5. ^ "PSD a depus moțiune de cenzură împotriva Guvernului Cîțu: "Stop sărăciei, scumpirilor şi penalilor"". Știrile Pro TV (in Romanian). Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  6. ^ "Romania's ruling coalition in crisis after PM Florin Cîțu dismisses justice minister". EuroNews. 2 September 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  7. ^ https://rezultatevot.ro/elections/95/results?division=locality&countyId=6793&localityId=6988
Political offices
Preceded by Minister of Justice
2020–2021
Succeeded by