Valeriu Stoica

Valeriu Stoica (Romanian pronunciation: [vaˈlerju ˈstojka]; born 1 October 1953, Bucharest, Socialist Republic of Romania) is a Romanian politician and academic. A professor of civil law at the University of Bucharest, he became a member of the National Liberal Party (PNL) in 1990, and was first vice-president of the party between 1997 and 2001 and then president^[1] for a brief period of time between 2001 and 2002.

Valeriu Stoica Ph.D.
Minister of Justice
In office 12 December 1996 – 28 December 2000
Prime Minister	Victor Ciorbea Gavril Dejeu (Acting) Radu Vasile Alexandru Athanasiu (Acting) Mugur Isărescu
Preceded by	Ion Predescu
Succeeded by	Rodica Stănoiu
Member of the International Institute of Human Rights
Incumbent
Assumed office 1992
Member of the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance
Incumbent
Assumed office 1994
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office 22 November 1996 – 29 September 2003
Constituency	Bucharest
Leader of the National Liberal Party
In office 18 February 2001 – 24 August 2002
Preceded by	Mircea Ionescu-Quintus
Succeeded by	Theodor Stolojan
Personal details
Born	Valeriu Stoica (1953-10-01) 1 October 1953 (age 69) Bucharest, Romania
Political party	National Liberal Party (2014-present)
Other political affiliations	National Liberal Party (1990–2006) Liberal Democratic Party (2006–2007) Democratic Liberal Party (2007–2014)
Spouse	Cristiana Irinel Stoica
Children	1
Alma mater	University of Bucharest
Occupation	Judge, attorney, professor, politician
Profession	Jurist

Stoica was the Minister of Justice for 4 years during the CDR governance (1996–2000), contributing to the implementation of several reforms, especially regarding the protection of private property. In 2006, he left the PNL and joined Theodor Stolojan's Liberal Democrats (PLD).

References

1. Alan John Day, Roger East, Richard Thomas (2002). A political and economic dictionary of Eastern Europe. Cambridge: Cambridge International Reference on Current Affairs (CIRCA). p. 402. ISBN 1-85743-063-8.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)

Party political offices
Preceded by Mircea Ionescu-Quintus	President of the National Liberal Party (2001–2002)	Succeeded by Theodor Stolojan