Traian Băsescu Politician

Traian Băsescu (Romanian pronunciation: [traˈjan bəˈsesku]; born 4 November 1951) was the fourth President of Romania, serving from 2004 to 2014. Having formerly served as Mayor of Bucharest from 2000 to 2004, he was elected president in 2004, suspended from office in 2007 but reconfirmed a month later in a referendum. He was narrowly re-elected president for a second 5-year term in 2009, amidst allegations of electoral fraud that were ultimately dismissed by the Constitutional Court of Romania. On 6 July 2012 he was again suspended from office. In the subsequent referendum, held on 29 July, a large majority voted for his dismissal, but the plebiscite was declared invalid by the Constitutional Court due to insufficient turnout. He re-assumed office on 27 August 2012, and held it until the end of his term on 21 December 2014.Traian Băsescu joined the People's Movement Party (PMP) led by Elena Udrea, after leaving the post of president on 21 December 2014. Udrea doesn't exclude the hypothesis according to that Băsescu could become president of PMP in the spring of 2015.

Personal facts

Birth date	November 04, 1951
Birth place	Socialist Republic of Romania , Murfatlar
Religion	Romanian Orthodox Church
Education	Mircea cel Bătrân Naval Academy
Children	Elena Băsescu

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Office holder

office	Minister of Transport Mayor of Bucharest Member of the Chamber of Deputies 4th President of Romania
party	Independent (politician) Romanian Communist Party Democratic Party (Romania) National Salvation Front (Romania)
prime minister	Victor Ponta Mihai Răzvan Ungureanu Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu Eugen Bejinariu Emil Boc Cătălin Predoiu
successor	Nicolae Văcăroiu Anca Boagiu Adriean Videanu Crin Antonescu