Lazăr Comănescu

Lazăr Comănescu (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈlazər koməˈnesku]; born 6 June 1949) is a Romanian diplomat who served as Foreign minister of Romania from 2015 to 2017 and in 2008 as part of the National Liberal Party of Romania.^[1][2] He has been serving as Secretary General of the Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation since 2021.^[3] He served as Romanian Ambassador to Germany from 2009 to 2015.^[4] He became Secretary General of the Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation on 1 July 2021.^[3]

Lazăr Comănescu
Comănescu in 2016
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office 17 November 2015 – 4 January 2017
Prime Minister	Dacian Cioloș
Preceded by	Bogdan Aurescu
Succeeded by	Teodor Meleșcanu
In office 15 April 2008 – 22 December 2008
Prime Minister	Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu
Preceded by	Adrian Cioroianu
Succeeded by	Cristian Diaconescu
Personal details
Born	(1949-06-04) 4 June 1949 (age 74) Horezu, Romania
Political party	Independent
Education	Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies Paris-Sorbonne University

See also

• List of foreign ministers in 2017

Notes

1. Roxana Dumitru (14 April 2008). "Lăzăr Comănescu, noul ministru de Externe". Evenimentul Zilei.
2. Alexandra-Livia Dordea, Romulus Georgescu (15 April 2008). "Lazăr Comănescu a depus jurământul". Evenimentul Zilei.
3. "Ambassador Lazar Comanescu". Balkans & Black Sea Forum. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
4. "Lazăr Comănescu, numit ambasador în Germania". Evenimentul Zilei. 3 March 2009.

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Political offices
Preceded by Adrian Cioroianu	Minister of Foreign Affairs 2008	Succeeded by Cristian Diaconescu
Preceded by Bogdan Aurescu	Minister of Foreign Affairs 2015–2017	Succeeded by Teodor Meleșcanu