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Alexandru Athanasiu
Senator (PSD)
Born: January 1, 1955, Bucharest
Religion: Orthodox
Nationality: Romanian
Citizenship: Romanian
Married to Florentina Athanasiu, director in the
Ministry of Justice. Two children.
Studies
- "Gheorghe Lazar" High School of Mathematics-Physics, Bucharest
- University of Bucharest, Law Faculty
- 1989 - PhD in Law with dissertation "Labor Disputes",
University of Bucharest
Professional Experience
- 1978-1982 - Judge at Bucharest Tribunal
- 1982-1992 - University Assistant, Chair of private law and law of labor and social securities, University of Bucharest
- 1990-1993 - University Lecturer, same chair
- 1990-1996 - Scientific Secretary of Bucharest University Senate
- 1993-1999 - runs seminaries at the same chair
- Since 1999 - University Professor,
Faculty of Law, Bucharest University, Chair of Civil
Law, specialization Law on labor and social protection
Political, Parliamentary, Governmental and Public Activity
- 1991-1996 - Member of the Civic Alliance Party
- 1992-1996 - Member of the Chamber of Deputies, Chairman of the Commission for Labor and Social Protection
- November 1996-June 2001 - Member of the Romanian Social- Democrat Party (PSDR)
- 1996-1999 - Minister of Labor and Social Protection
- October 1999-June 2001 - President of the Romanian Social-Democrat Party (PSDR)
- December 13-22, 1999 - Interim Prime-Minister of Romania
- November 2000-June 2003 - Member of the Senate,
Vice-President of Senate Standing Bureau, Member of Senate Committee on
Foreign Relations, Member of the Parliamentary Committee for European
Integration
- Since June 16, 2001 - Member of PSD (Social-Democrat Party of
Romania, resulting through the fusion of PDSR and PSDR)
- June 2003-December 2004 - Minister of Education, Research and Youth
- December 2004- Senator (PSD)
- Since January 2007 - Member of the European Parliament
Affiliations
- Secretary General of the Romanian Society of Labor and Social Protection Law
- Member of the Executive Committee of the International Society of Labor and Social Protection Law, Geneva
- Member of the International Society of Labor Relations, Washington
- National Rapporteur at the World Congress of Labor Law, Athens 1991, Buenos Aires 1997
Publishing Activity
- Author of the first Romanian monograph on social security: "Social Security Law", Kluwer
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18 books and over 40 articles
and studies of specialty
Prizes and Awards
- 1995 - "Simion Barnutiu" Prize of the Romanian Academy for the book "Social Security Law"
Foreign Languages
E-mail
athanasiu@senat.ro
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