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Călin Georgescu
Georgescu in 2024
Executive director of the United Nations Global Sustainable Index Institute in Geneva/Vaduz
In office
2015–2016
President of the European Research Centre for the Club of Rome
In office
2013–2015
Special Rapporteur in the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
In office
2010–2012
Personal details
Born (1962-03-26) 26 March 1962 (age 62)
Bucharest, Romanian People's Republic
Political partyIndependent (2022–present)
Other political
affiliations		AUR (2020–2022)
Alma materUniversity of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Bucharest
OccupationAgronomist • Diplomat • Politician

Călin Georgescu (born 26 March 1962) is a Romanian politician[1] and agronomist who worked in the field of sustainable development. Georgescu was appointed the executive director of the United Nations Global Sustainable Index Institute in Geneva and Vaduz for the period 2015–2016. Prior to that, he served as President of the European Research Centre for the Club of Rome (2013–2015). He is also a member of the Club of Rome International in Switzerland.

Georgescu is running for President of Romania as an independent candidate in the 2024 Romanian presidential election.[2]

Early life and education

Georgescu was born in the Cotroceni neighborhood of Bucharest, the son of Scarlat Georgescu and Aneta Georgescu, née Popescu.[3] He is a graduate of the Land Reclamation College, Nicolae Bălcescu Institute of Agronomy in Bucharest (1986) and obtained his Ph.D. in soil science in 1999.

Diplomatic career

Georgescu acted as the executive director of the National Centre for Sustainable Development in Bucharest from 2000 to 2013. He was appointed by the Romanian Government to coordinate the development of two consecutive versions of the National Sustainable Development Strategy (in 1999 and 2008), in line with the guidelines of the European Strategy for Sustainable Development. A former Senior Fellow with the United Nations Development Programme, Georgescu also held various positions in the UN system, such as UN Special Rapporteur on the adverse effects of the illicit movement and dumping of toxic and dangerous products and waste on the enjoyment of human rights and Representative of the UNEP National Committee for Romania.

He also held such positions as: Adviser to the Minister of Environment, Secretary General of the Ministry of Environment, Director of the International Economic Organisations Department in the Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Secretary General of the Romanian Association for the Club of Rome and executive director of the Institute for Innovation and Development Projects.

Political career

According to a statement given in November 2020, Georgescu stated that Ion Antonescu and Corneliu Zelea Codreanu are heroes through whom "he lived the national history, through them speaks and spoke the national history and not through the lackeys of the globalist powers that lead Romania today temporarily".[4]

Georgescu was proposed as prime minister in 2011, 2012, and 2016.[citation needed] In 2020 he was proposed by the Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR), a party that just entered the Romanian Parliament following the December 2020 Romanian legislative election.[5] During the 2021 Romanian political crisis which resulted in the removal from office of the Cîțu Cabinet, the same party proposed him again.[6]

Several media articles criticized Georgescu for his pro-Russian statements, some even considering him the representative of Russian interests in Romania.[7][8] This also resulted in him leaving the AUR in 2022.[9] Georgescu is also a critic of the European Union and NATO, describing the installation of the bloc's ballistic missile defence shield in Deveselu as a "shame of diplomacy".[10][11] He has also praised Russian president Vladimir Putin as "a man who loves his country", said that Romania should abide by "Russian wisdom", and called Ukraine "an invented state", while denying that he is pro-Russian.[9][12]

Georgescu ran as president in the 2024 Romanian presidential election. Among his campaign stances were strengthening Romania's defence capabilities, diversifying Romania's diplomatic relations, increased support for farmers, promoting energy and food production, and reducing dependency on imports.[9] He obtained an plurality in the first round of voting on 24 November[13] and advanced to a runoff scheduled on 8 December along with Elena Lasconi.[14]

Personal life

Georgescu is married and has three children. He has two TikTok accounts, one of which has more than 1.7 million likes before it was deleted at the time of the presidential election in 2024, while the other has 3.7 million likes and 274,000 followers, which grew in the weeks prior to the election.[9] He is also a judo practitioner.[12]

Publications

References

  1. ^ "Romania election stunner: Unexpected hard-right candidate surges in presidential vote". POLITICO. 24 November 2024. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
  2. ^ "Romania in shock after far-right candidate wins first round of presidential election". Sky News. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
  3. ^ Mircea, Virginia (17 December 2020). "Călin Georgescu, fișă de cadre". www.cadranpolitic.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  4. ^ "Cine este Călin Georgescu, propunerea AUR pentru funcția de premier" (in Romanian). Digi24. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  5. ^ "AUR a anunțat pe cine va propune ca premier: "Călin Georgescu este un român patriot"". Stirileprotv.ro. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  6. ^ "Simion: "AUR propune un premier independent, care să respecte interesele națiunii române"". Știrile Pro TV (in Romanian). 11 October 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  7. ^ "Călin Georgescu-AUR, rusofil pe față la Pandele TV, promovat de Sputnik: "Șansa României este înțelepciunea rusească. Complexul militar industrial american este interesat să împingă către un conflict" - Ziariștii", Ziariștii, 7 April 2021, retrieved 7 April 2021
  8. ^ Cum propagă grupurile de Facebook ale AUR propaganda rusă, Europa Liberă România, retrieved 8 November 2021
  9. ^ a b c d "Who is Calin Georgescu, the far-right populist who won the 1st round of Romania's presidential race?". Associated Press. 25 November 2024. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
  10. ^ "Shock in Romania as hard-right Nato critic Calin Georgescu takes lead in presidential election". The Guardian. 25 November 2024. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
  11. ^ "Far-right candidate takes shock lead in Romania presidential election". BBC. 25 November 2024. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
  12. ^ a b "Who is Calin Georgescu, Romanian right-wing candidate leading the election?". Al Jazeera. 25 November 2024. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
  13. ^ "Pro-Russia candidate surges in Romania presidential vote". France 24. 25 November 2024. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
  14. ^ "Far-right candidate takes first round, PM out, in shock Romania presidential poll". France 24. 25 November 2024. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
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