Mircea Ionescu-Quintus
Mircea Ionescu-Quintus (ˈmirtʃe̯a joˈnesku ˈkvintus; 18 March 1917 – 15 September 2017) was a Romanian politician who served as a senator and Minister of Justice in the Stolojan Cabinet (1991–1992). He was also the second post-1989 president of the National Liberal Party (PNL) from 1993 to 2001. He also briefly served as Senate President in 2000, during the late part of the Romanian Democratic Convention (CDR) governance.
Mircea Ionescu-Quintus

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- Name
- Mircea Ionescu-Quintus
- Born
- 18 March 1917
- Birthplace
- Kherson, Russian Republic
- Died
- 15 September 2017
- Place of death
- Ploiești, Romania
- Spouse
- Viorica Ionescu-Quintus
- Nationality
- Romania
- Occupation
- politician · lawyer · poet · military personnel · university teacher
- Education
- University of Bucharest
- Honours
- Order of the Star of Romania
- Languages
- Romanian
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Mircea Ionescu-Quintus (ˈmirtʃe̯a joˈnesku ˈkvintus; 18 March 1917 – 15 September 2017) was a Romanian politician who served as a senator and Minister of Justice in the Stolojan Cabinet (1991–1992). He was also the second post-1989 president of the National Liberal Party (PNL) from 1993 to 2001. He also briefly served as Senate President in 2000, during the late part of the Romanian Democratic Convention (CDR) governance.
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Biography
Biography
Ionescu-Quintus turned 100 in March 2017, and died six months later. Currently, he is the longest serving post-1989 president of the National Liberal Party (PNL), having led the party for 7 years and 11 months between 1993 and 2001.
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Key facts
• Name — Mircea Ionescu-Quintus • Office — President of the Senate of Romania • Term Start — 4 February 2000 • Term End — 30 November 2000 • Predecessor — Petre Roman • Successor — Nicolae Văcăroiu • Office1 — Minister of Justice • Term Start1 — 16 October 1991 • Term End1 — 18 November 1992 • Prime Minister1 — Theodor Stolojan • Predecessor1 — Victor Babiuc • Successor1 — Petre Ninosu • Office2 — Member of the Senate of Romania • Term Start2 — 22 November 1996 • Term End2 — 12 December 2004 • Office3 — Member of the Chamber of Deputies • Term Start3 — 9 June 1990 • Term End3 — 15 October 1992 • Office4 — Leader of the National Liberal Party • Term Start4 — 28 February 1993 • Term End4 — 18 February 2001 • Predecessor4 — Radu Câmpeanu • Successor4 — Valeriu Stoica • Born — 18 March 1917 • Birthplace — Kherson, Russian Republic • Died — 15 September 2017 • Place of death — Ploiești, Romania • Party — National Liberal Party (PNL) • Spouse — Viorica Ionescu-Quintus • Children — 1
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Career and activity
Career and activity
Recorded positions include chairperson, member of the Chamber of Deputies of Romania, Minister of Justice of Romania, member of the Senate of Romania and President of the Senate of Romania. He belonged to Romanian Writers' Society and Writers' Union of Romania.
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1917
Mircea Ionescu-Quintus born at Kherson.
2017
Mircea Ionescu-Quintus died at Ploiești.
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