Lina Ciobanu

Lina Ciobanu (birth name: Lina Gherghe ; born March 22, 1929 in Potcoava , Olt district ) is a former Romanian politician of the Romanian Communist Party PMR (Partidul Muncitoresc Român) and from 1965 PCR (Partidul Comunist Român) , which among others from 1973 to 1974 member of the Executive Committee and then between 1974 and 1989 member of the Political Executive Committee of the Central Committee(Central Committee) of the PCR and was a member of the Secretariat of the Central Committee of the PCR for a few months in 1984. In addition, she was Minister for Light Industry from 1975 to 1984 and again in 1987, and Vice Prime Minister between 1987 and 1989.

Life

Weaver and party functionary in Bucharest

Lina Gherghe attended primary school between 1936 and 1943 and then worked as a weaver . In 1946 she joined the union and the Progressive Youth Association. In November 1947 she became a member of the then Communist Party PCR (Partidul Comunist din România) and worked from 1946 to January 1949 in the Pretex printing works in Bucharest before she worked as a weaver in the Partizanul textile factory in Bucharest and was a member of the office of the local party organization .

After a three-month visit to the Grivița Roşie party committee in Bucharest from December 1951 to March 1952, she remained there until 1953 as an assistant for party courses, before she, after attending an advanced training course at the party college " Ștefan Gheorghiu " between 1953 and June 1954, assistant at the chair there for geography was. Subsequently, Lina Ciobanu worked as an instructor and then until 1957 as the head of the department for party work for women in the city party committee of Bucharest. As such, she was also a member of the Bucharest City Party Committee between 1955 and 1957.

After Lina Ciobanu had studied at the Ștefan Gheorghiu party college from 1957 to 1960 , she was an instructor in the Bucharest City Party Committee from 1960 to 1961 and then between 1961 and February 1968 first secretary of the Party Committee in the Bucharest district of May 1 . At the same time she was a member of the Bucharest City Party Committee between 1962 and 1974.

Central Committee member, deputy and chairwoman of the National Council of Women

Lina Ciobanu first became a candidate for the Central Committee of the PCR at the ninth party conference of the PCR from July 19 to 24, 1965, and in 1965 she completed a course in general economics at the Institute for Economic Studies in Bucharest. In 1965 she became a member of the Grand National Assembly (Marea Adunare Națională) for the first time and represented there until 1975 the constituency No. 12 May 1 in Bucharest and then until 1980 the constituency of Focșani .

From February 1968 to May 1974 she was First Secretary of the Party Committee and President of the Executive Committee of the People's Council in Sector 2 of Bucharest, Bucharest's second district consisting of the Colentina, Iancului, Pantelimon and Tei districts. On August 12, 1969, she became a member of the Central Committee of the PCR and was a member of it for more than 20 years until December 22, 1989. She was also a member of the National Council for Demography between May 29, 1971 and February 27, 1974.

After Lina Ciobanu was a member of the Executive Committee of the Central Committee from June 19, 1973 to November 28, 1974, she became a member of the Political Executive Committee of the PCR Central Committee on November 28, 1974, to which she also belonged until December 22, 1989. During this time, she was also Vice-President of the National Council for Demography from February 27, 1974 to December 22, 1989 and also served as President of the National Council of Women (Comisiei Naționale al Femeilor) from May 1974 to 1977 .

Minister, Central Committee Secretary, Union Chairwoman and Vice Prime Minister

On September 29, 1975 she took over the office of Minister for Light Industry (Ministrul Industriei Uşoare) and held this ministerial office until January 30, 1984. During this time, she was also a member of the Office of the Commission for Problems from March 27, 1980 Organization of party, state, mass organizations of the Central Committee of the PCR.

Lina Ciobanu was also a member of the Secretariat of the Central Committee of the PCR from March 22 to September 24, 1984 and on February 24, 1984 became President of the Central Council of the General Union of Trade Unions UGSR (Uniunii Generale a Sindicatelor din România) , the umbrella organization of the Romanian Union, which she headed until February 5, 1987.

After she was again Minister for Light Industry between February 5 and September 14, 1987, she became Vice Prime Minister (Viceprim-Ministru al Guvernului) and was a member of the government until December 22, 1989. In October 1987 she also acted as President of the Supreme Health Council (Consiliului Sanitar Superior) and in 1988 she was also a member of the Central Commission for the territorial and local systematisation and improvement of the organization in the management of agriculture.

In 1980 she was re-elected to the National Assembly, where she represented the constituency of Dorohoi until 1985 and then constituency no. 7 Paşcani until the 1989 revolution .

honors and awards

For their many years of service Lina Ciobanu has won several awards and was awarded the Order of the working Class Three, among others, in 1961 (Ordinul Muncii) , in 1964 the Order of August 23 Fourth Class (Ordinul August 23) , 1965 the star of the Socialist Republic of Romania Fourth Class ( Ordinul Steaua Republicii Socialiste România) , 1966 the Order of Tudor Vladimirescu Fifth Class (Ordinul Tudor Vladimirescu) , 1971 the Star of the Socialist Republic of Romania Third Class, 1974 the Order of Labor Second Class and 1979 the Order of Labor First Class.

Web link

• Biography in Consiliul Național pentru Studiera Arhivelor Securității. Membrii CC al PCR 1945-1989. Dicționar , p. 155