Monica Macovei

Monica Luisa Macovei (born February 4, 1959 in Bucharest ) is a Romanian politician . She was Romanian Minister of Justice and a member of the Democratic Liberal Party (DLP) until summer 2014 .

Life

Macovei studied law at the University of Bucharest . From December 2004 to April 2007, Macovei was the successor of Cristian Diaconescu ( PSD ) as Minister of Justice in Romania in the first government cabinet of Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu . Macovei has been a member of the European Parliament since 2009 .

In 2009 she successfully represented the Romanian Uniate Parish of Bucharest in the lawsuit for the return of property before the ECHR in Strasbourg .

Macovei left the DLP in 2014 after it did not want to put up its own candidate for the presidential election. Macovei then ran as an independent candidate. In the first ballot on November 2, 2014, she received 4.44 percent of the votes cast. Corruption in Romania was her main campaign issue .

In June 2015 she founded the party M10 (M to the power of 10). Until June 2016, she was also chair of M10.

Web links

Commons : Monica Macovei - collection of images, videos and audio files

Entry for Monica Macovei in the database of Members of the European Parliament

Individual evidence

↑ Court judgment of the ECHR of April 7, 2009 , accessed on August 24, 2014.
↑ Monica Macovei a demisionat din PDL , digi24.ro September 2, 2014
↑ Politician without a party , in: Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung, November 2, 2014 (available for a fee at faz-archiv.de)
↑ This was also the main topic of the candidate Klaus Johannis . This surprisingly won the runoff election against Victor Ponta, who is generally considered to be the favorite .
↑ "M10 are un nou preşedinte. Monica Macovei sa retras “ , adevarul.ro , June 28, 2016.

personal data
SURNAME	Macovei, Monica
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Macovei, Monica Luisa (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Romanian politician, MEP
DATE OF BIRTH	4th February 1959
PLACE OF BIRTH	Bucharest , Romania

[1] Court judgment of the ECHR of April 7, 2009 , accessed on August 24, 2014.

[2] Monica Macovei a demisionat din PDL , digi24.ro September 2, 2014

[3] Politician without a party , in: Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung, November 2, 2014 (available for a fee at faz-archiv.de)

[4] This was also the main topic of the candidate Klaus Johannis . This surprisingly won the runoff election against Victor Ponta, who is generally considered to be the favorite .

[5] "M10 are un nou preşedinte. Monica Macovei sa retras “ , adevarul.ro , June 28, 2016.