Stelian Ion

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 47)
Constanța, Constanța County, Romania
Political partySave Romania Union (USR)
Alma materUniversity of Bucharest

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]

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]

  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.