Hunor Kelemen
Hunor Kelemen | |
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Minister of Culture | |
In office 23 December 2009 – 7 May 2012 | |
Prime Minister | Emil Boc Mihai Răzvan Ungureanu |
Preceded by | Theodor Paleologu |
Succeeded by | Mircea Diaconu |
In office 5 March 2014 – 24 November 2014 | |
Prime Minister | Victor Ponta |
Preceded by | Gigel Știrbu |
Succeeded by | Csilla Hegedüs |
Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
Assumed office December 2000 | |
Constituency | Harghita County |
President of the Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania | |
Assumed office February 2011 | |
Preceded by | Béla Markó |
Personal details | |
Born | Cârța, Romania | 18 October 1967
Political party | Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania (1997–present) |
Spouse |
Éva Czézár (m. 2012) |
Children | 2 |
Babeş-Bolyai University | |
Profession | Veterinarian Philosophy teacher |
Website | http://www.kelemenhunor.ro/ |
a. ^ with Dan Barna before 7 September 2021 | |
Hunor Kelemen (born 18 October 1967) is a
In 2000, Hunor Kelemen was awarded the Order of the Star of Romania, Commander rank, and in 2008 Hungary's Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit.[3] In 2012, he married Éva Czézár; the civil ceremony took place at Cârța Town Hall, while the religious wedding was held at St. Michael's Church in Cluj-Napoca.[4]
Biography
An ethnic Hungarian, he was born in Cârța. He completed primary school in Ineu-Ciuc, and the gymnasium in his native locality, while practising ice hockey in the school's team. After completing high school in Târgu Mureș, he enrolled in the University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Cluj-Napoca, graduating as a veterinarian in 1993, and then in the Faculty of Philosophy of the Babeș-Bolyai University, graduating in 1998.[3][5]
Following the
Kelemen entered politics in 1997, when he was appointed as
In June 2009, the UDMR Council of the Union Representatives voted Hunor Kelemen as candidate for the office of
On December 20, 2009, Emil Boc, nominated as prime-minister by the re-elected Traian Băsescu, proposed Hunor Kelemen as the Minister of Culture in the PDL-UDMR coalition government.[10] The proposal was met with strong protests by PDL vice-president Cezar Preda, who declared that his party made the "greatest political mistake of the last years".[11] Following unofficial protests from the Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church, the Religious Affairs, previously subordinated to the Ministry of Culture, were put under the direct control of the prime-minister. Reportedly, the Orthodox Church was dissatisfied with being subordinated to a minister of a different denomination.[12] The cabinet was approved by the Parliament on December 23, 2009.[13]
Kelemen left government in May 2012 when the Răzvan Ungureanu government lost a vote of confidence and was replaced by one led by Victor Ponta.
Together with Hans Heinrich Hansen, Hunor Kelemen was behind the European Citizens' Initiative called Minority SafePack, which successfully collected more than 1,000,000 signatures in a year starting from 3 April, 2017 in order to "improve the protection of persons belonging to national and linguistic minorities and strengthen cultural and linguistic diversity in the European Union".[14]
Electoral history
Presidential elections
Election | Affiliation | First round | Second round | ||||
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Votes | Percentage | Position | Votes | Percentage | Position | ||
2009 | UDMR | 372,761 | 3.83% |
5th | not qualified | ||
2014 | UDMR | 329,727 | 3.47% |
8th | not qualified | ||
2019 | UDMR | 357,014 | 3.87% |
6th | not qualified |
References
- ^ "Kelemen Hunor is the new UDMR leader: We will not leave the government and we want good ties with Budapest" Archived 2011-03-01 at the Wayback Machine, Bucharest Herald, February 27, 2011. Retrieved on July 14, 2012
- ^ https://rmdsz.ro/profil/kelemen-hunor
- ^ a b c d e (in Romanian)Curriculum vitae, at the Romanian Chamber of Deputies website. Retrieved on October 6, 2009
- ^ (in Romanian) Alina Brebenel, "Președintele UDMR, Kelemen Hunor, s-a cununat religios la Biserica 'Sf. Mihail' din Cluj-Napoca", Adevărul, July 14, 2012; accessed July 14, 2012
- ^ a b c d (in Romanian)Despre mine, at Hunor Kelemen's official site. Retrieved on October 6, 2009.
- ^ (in Romanian)Mediafax, Kelemen Hunor a fost votat drept candidat al UDMR la Preşedinţie. June 27, 2009. Retrieved on October 6, 2009.
- ^ (in Romanian)Izabela Niculescu, Kelemen Hunor: UDMR are candidat la prezidențiale pentru a nu ceda spațiul politic altora, in Cotidianul, July 9, 2009. Retrieved on October 6, 2009
- ^ Mediafax, Romanian Presidential Election Final Results. November 26, 2009. Retrieved on December 20, 2009.
- ^ (in Romanian) Central Electoral Bureau, Rezultatele alegerilor pentru PRESEDINTELE ROMANIEI din data de 22 noiembrie 2009, pe total si judete. November 26, 2009. Retrieved on December 20, 2009.
- ^ Mediafax, Romania's PM Announces New Govt Members' List. December 20, 2009. Retrieved on December 20, 2009.
- ^ Alina Neagu, LibDem deputy: PD-L commits one of the gravest political mistakes in the last two years by giving Culture to UDMR, HotNews.ro, December 18, 2009. Retrieved December 20, 2009.
- ^ (in Romanian)Realitatea.NET, Ministerul Culturii nu se va mai ocupa de rezolvarea problemelor cultelor. December 21, 2009. Retrieved on December 23, 2009.
- ^ Mediafax, Romanian PM Gains Parliament Confidence Vote For New Cabinet. December 23, 2009. Retrieved on December 23, 2009.
- ^ https://europa.eu/citizens-initiative/initiatives/details/2017/000004_en
External links
- 2009 campaign site Archived 6 July 2012 at the Wayback Machine (in Hungarian and Romanian)