13 Facts About Crin Antonescu

Crin Antonescu served as the country's Acting President after the impeachment of Traian Basescu and as the President of the Senate.

Crin Antonescu was first elected to the Senate in the 2008 legislative election.

Crin Antonescu became Acting President of Romania on 10 July 2012 after the Parliament suspended Traian Basescu for the second time on 6 July 2012.

On 4 March 2014, during the debate in parliament on the vote for a new government, Antonescu resigned as president of the Senate.

Crin Antonescu is currently a candidate for the 2025 Romanian presidential election.

Crin Antonescu was born in Tulcea, Tulcea County, Socialist Republic of Romania.

Crin Antonescu later returned to Tulcea, continuing his teaching activity in Niculitel until 1989.

Crin Antonescu worked as a curator for the Tulcea Museum of History and Archaeology from 1989 to 1990, when he resumed his teaching activity at the "Spiru Haret" High School in Tulcea, prior to being elected to the Chamber of Deputies.

Crin Antonescu was the Romanian Minister of Youth and Sports from 1997 to 2000.

Crin Antonescu initiated a series of reforms, the most prominent being the legal perpetuity for Romanian athletes with significant Olympic results.

In September 2009, Crin Antonescu was situated third in Romanians' voting preferences for the 2009 Presidential elections.

Crin Antonescu was selected as the presidential candidate for the 2025 presidential election by the incumbent minority government under the electoral pact Romania Forward Electoral Alliance.

In June 2009, Crin Antonescu announced he will get married again to party colleague Adina Valean.