Sorin Frunzăverde

Infobox Officeholder
honorific-prefix =
name = Sorin Frunzăverde
honorific-suffix =


caption = Sorin Frunzăverde entering The Pentagon in February 2007
order =
office = Member of the European Parliament
term_start = 10 December 2007
term_end =
president =
primeminister =
predecessor =
successor = Incumbent
order2 =
office2 = Minister of National Defense
term_start2 = 25 October 2006
term_end2 = 5 April 2007
primeminister2 = Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu
predecessor2 = Corneliu Dobriţoiu (acting)
successor2 = Teodor Meleşcanu
order3 =
office3 = Minister of National Defense
term_start3 = 13 March 2000
term_end3 = 28 December 2000
primeminister3 = Mugur Isărescu
predecessor3 = Constantin Dudu Ionescu
successor3 = Ioan Mircea Paşcu
order4 =
office4 = Minister of Tourism
term_start4 = 17 April 1998
term_end4 = 16 December 1998
primeminister4 = Radu Vasile
predecessor4 = Ákos Birtalan
successor4 = Office abolished
order5 =
office5 = Ministry of Water, Forestry and Environmental Protection
term_start5 = 5 December 1997
term_end5 = 11 February 1998
primeminister5 = Victor Ciorbea
predecessor5 = Ioan Oltean
successor5 = Romica Tomescu
birth_date = Birth date and age|1960|4|26
birth_place = Bocşa, Caraş-Severin County
spouse =
children =
alma_mater =
profession = Engineer
religion =

Sorin Frunzăverde (born 26 April 1960) is a Romanian politician, a Member of the European Parliament since 10 December 2007, and leader of the Romanian members of the European People's Party–European Democrats.

He has twice served as Minister of National Defense. The first appointment, from 13 March 2000 to 28 December 2000, came when President Emil Constantinescu chose him to replace defence minister Viktor Babiuc, who had left the Democratic Party but refused to leave the ministerial post. [cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/676498.stm|title=Romanian President intervenes in coalition row|date=13 March 2000|publisher=BBC News|accessdate=2008-09-06] He was returned to the post from 25 October 2006 to 5 April 2007, after defence minister Teodor Atanasiu resigned following a long running dispute with President Traian Băsescu. [cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/6085454.stm|title=Romanian defence minister quits |date=25 October 2006|publisher=BBC News|accessdate=2008-09-06]

Frunzăverde is fluent in English, Italian and German. He is married and has one child.

References

External links

* [http://www.cdep.ro/pls/parlam/structura.mp?idm=107&cam=2&leg=2000&pag=0&idl=2 Curriculum Vitae at the Chamber of Deputies]
* [http://www.europarl.europa.eu/members/public/inOut/viewOutgoing.do?language=EN&id=39708 European Parliament profile]

succession box
before =Ioan Oltean
title =Ministry of Water, Forestry and Environmental Protection
years =5 December 1997 – 11 February 1998
after =Romica Tomescusuccession box
before = Ákos Birtalan
title =Minister of Tourism
years =17 April 1998 – 16 December 1998
after =Office abolishedsuccession box
before =Constantin Dudu Ionescu
title =Minister of National Defense
years =13 March 2000 – 28 December 2000
after =Ioan Mircea Paşcusuccession box
before =Corneliu Dobriţoiu (acting)
title =Minister of National Defense
years =25 October 2006 – 5 April 2007
after =Teodor Meleşcanu