Monica Macovei | |
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Minister of Justice | |
In office 29 December 2004 – 5 April 2007 | |
Prime Minister | Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu |
Preceded by | Cristian Diaconescu |
Succeeded by | Tudor Chiuariu |
Personal details | |
Born | Bucharest, Romania | 4 February 1959
Political party | The Right Alternative (2015-2018) Democratic Liberal Party (2009-2014) Romanian Communist Party (before 1989)[1] |
Other political affiliations | European People's Party (2009-2014) European Conservatives and Reformists Party (2015-2019)[2] |
Alma mater | University of Bucharest University of the State of New York Central European University |
Monica Luisa Macovei (Romanian pronunciation: [moˈnika luˈisa makoˈvej]; born 4 February 1959) is a Romanian politician, lawyer and former prosecutor, and former Member of the European Parliament from the European Conservatives and Reformists and formerly a member of the Romanian Democratic Liberal Party (PDL).[3][4] She was the Minister of Justice of Romania in the first cabinet of Prime Minister Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu. In this position she was credited with implementing the justice reforms required for Romania to become a member state of the European Union.[5][6][7][8] Macovei was also an independent candidate in Romania's 2014 presidential elections.[9]
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