Adrian Năstase Politician

Adrian Năstase (Romanian pronunciation: [adriˈan nəsˈtase]; born 22 June 1950) is a Romanian politician who was the Prime Minister of Romania from December 2000 to December 2004.He competed in the 2004 presidential election as the Social Democratic Party (PSD) candidate, but was defeated by centre-right Justice and Truth (DA) Alliance candidate Traian Băsescu.He was the President of the Chamber of Deputies from 21 December 2004 until 15 March 2006, when he resigned due to corruption charges. Sentenced to two years in prison in July 2012, he attempted suicide before beginning his term in the penitentiary. Released in March 2013, he was sentenced to four years in another case in January 2014, but released that August.

Personal facts

Birth date	June 22, 1950
Birth place	Socialist Republic of Romania , Bucharest
Religion	Romanian Orthodox Church
Education	University of Bucharest
Spouse	Dana N%C4%83stase Ilinca Preoteasa
Profession	Lawyer

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Office holder

office	Minister of Foreign Affairs President of the Chamber of Deputies Deputy in Chamber of Deputies Prime Minister of Romania
other party	Romanian Communist Party Democratic National Salvation Front National Salvation Front (Romania)
party	Social Democratic Party (Romania)
president	Ion Iliescu
prime minister	Theodor Stolojan Petre Roman
successor	Teodor Meleșcanu Bogdan Olteanu Eugen Bejinariu Ion Diaconescu