21 Facts About Emil Constantinescu

Emil Constantinescu had subsequently presided the People's Action party from the early 2000s until it merged into the National Liberal Party in 2008.

Nowadays, Emil Constantinescu remains involved in Romanian politics solely to a limited extent.

Emil Constantinescu was born on November 19,1939, in Tighina, Tinutul Nistru, Kingdom of Romania, which today is named Bender and de facto part of Transnistria.

Emil Constantinescu's mother, Maria Georgeta Colceag, was born in Ploiesti on April 24,1916, and, after graduating from high school, was a student at the Bucharest Conservatory in the harp class, but gave up her career in music to follow her husband, Ion Constantinescu.

Emil Constantinescu was originally from Oltenia, he had 8 brothers, and after becoming an agronomist engineer, he was assigned to Bessarabia.

The Constantinescu family took refuge in 1943 in Bradetu village, Arges County where Emil Constantinescu spent his childhood.

Emil Constantinescu's sister, Marina, was born in 1942, and in 1946, his brother, Cristian, was born.

Emil Constantinescu obtained a Diploma in Legal Sciences in 1960 and after completing his military internship in Piatra Neamt, he began his work as a trainee judge at the Pitesti Regional Court, economic section.

Emil Constantinescu holds a PhD in Geology from the University of Bucharest and a Doctor of Sciences from Duke University, US.

Emil Constantinescu's father died in 1991 and his mother died at Elias Hospital on November 25,2011.

Emil Constantinescu went through all stages of his university career as an assistant and lecturer at the Faculty of Geology.

Emil Constantinescu was a visiting professor at Duke University in the United States between 1991 and 1992.

Emil Constantinescu is the author of 12 books and over 60 studies in the field of geology, published in prestigious scientific journals in the country and abroad.

Emil Constantinescu is Honorary Member and Elected Member of the Geological and Mineralogical Societies of the United Kingdom, Germany, US, Greece, and Japan; of the Geographical Society of France and the National Geographic Society of the USA.

Emil Constantinescu was one of the personalities who protested against the anti-democratic actions of the new authorities during a 42-day rally, between April and May 1990, in Bucharest's University Square.

Emil Constantinescu was a founding member and vice-president of the Civic Alliance, the most important non-governmental organization in the country, and president of the Civic Academy.

At the proposal of the Academic Solidarity, supported by the Civic Alliance, Emil Constantinescu was designated the CDR candidate in the presidential elections of 1992.

Emil Constantinescu continued to act to strengthen the democratic opposition throughout this period of time from 1992 until 1996, alongside other notable CDR political leaders.

Emil Constantinescu temporarily withdrew from political life at the end of his term in November 2000.

Emil Constantinescu is the current president of the Association of Citizenship Education, of the Romanian Foundation for Democracy and the founding president of the Institute for Regional Cooperation and Conflict Prevention.

Emil Constantinescu is a member of the international advisory council of the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation.