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'''Daniel Dăianu''' (born [[30 August]] [[1952]], [[Bucharest]]) is a [[Romania]]n economist, professor and politician. He |
'''Daniel Dăianu''' (born [[30 August]] [[1952]], [[Bucharest]]) is a [[Romania]]n economist, professor and politician. He was the [[Ministry of Public Finance of Romania|Finance Minister of Romania]] in 1998 and is an associate member of the [[Romanian Academy]] since 2001. In 2007 he was [[European Parliament election, 2007 (Romania)|elected]] to the [[European Parliament]] on the [[National Liberal Party (Romania)|National Liberal Party]]'s lists. |
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| ⚫ | In 1975, he obtained a Master in Economics from the [[Academy of Economic Studies]] in Bucharest, and in 1988, he obtained a [[Ph.D.]] in Economics from the same institution. He held a post-doctoral research position at [[Harvard University]]'s Russian Research Center during 1990-1991, and completed [[Harvard Business School]]'s Advanced Management Program in 1994. He is a professor of economics at the School of Political and Administrative Studies in Bucharest. He was a visiting professor at the Anderson School of Management at the [[University of California, Los Angeles]] (1999-2002), the [[University of Bologna]] (2000-2002), and the [[University of California, Berkeley]] (1999). |
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He was the [[Ministry of Public Finance of Romania|Finance Minister of Romania]] between December 5th, 1997 and September 23rd, 1998, in the governments of [[Victor Ciorbea]] and [[Radu Vasile]]. He was dismissed because he refused to endorse a controversial deal with [[Bell Helicopter Textron]] to purchase 96 ''AH-1RO Dracula'' attack helicopters (a variant of [[AH-1 Cobra]]), in order to help modernize the armed forces. Dăianu considered that terms of the contract were disadvantageous for the Romanian industry and that the deal was too costly for the Romanian budget at that time. |
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Between 1992 and 1997, Dăianu was the Chief Economist of the [[National Bank of Romania]]. In August 2005, he became President of the Supervision Board of [[Banca Comercială Română]], a position previously held by [[Sebastian Vlădescu]] and [[Florin Georgescu]], among others. He resigned this post in December 2007 |
Between 1992 and 1997, Dăianu was the Chief Economist of the [[National Bank of Romania]]. Between [[5 December]] [[1997]] and [[23 September]] [[1998]], he was [[Ministry of Public Finance of Romania|Finance Minister]] in the governments of [[Victor Ciorbea]] and [[Radu Vasile]]. He was dismissed because he refused to endorse a controversial deal with [[Bell Helicopter Textron]] to purchase 96 ''AH-1RO Dracula'' attack helicopters (a variant of [[AH-1 Cobra]]), in order to help modernize the armed forces. Dăianu considered that terms of the contract were disadvantageous for the Romanian industry and that the deal was too costly for the Romanian budget at that time. In August 2005, he became President of the Supervision Board of [[Banca Comercială Română]], a position previously held by [[Sebastian Vlădescu]] and [[Florin Georgescu]], among others. He resigned this post in December 2007 in order to avoid any conflict of interest with his MEP duties. |
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Dăianu was also the President of the European Association for Comparative Economic Studies (EACES), between 2002 – 2004. |
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On [[4 December]] [[1997]], then-[[Prime Minister of Romania]] [[Victor Ciorbea]] confirmed that Dăianu had worked for the [[Securitate]]'s foreign intelligence department during the [[Communist Romania|Communist]] period<ref name="RFE">[http://www.hri.org/news/balkans/rferl/1997/97-12-05.rferl.html#18 "Romania's new finance minister was Securitate member"], [[Radio Free Europe]] Newsline, Vol. 1, No. 173, [[December 5]], [[1995]]</ref>, but had nothing to do with the "political arm" of the communist secret police since he worked for its foreign intelligence department, an assertion that Dăianu himself had admitted was true in 1990.<ref name="RFE"/> According to reports, Dăianu was an "officer of the Securitate espionage service",<ref>[http://www.fas.org/irp/world/romania/list.htm "Armageddon 7"], from ''[[Ziua]]'', [[March 28]], [[2002]]</ref> and one of the "intellectuals of the Securitate".<ref>{{ro icon}} Anca Simina, [http://www.evz.ro/article.php?artid=270177 "Securitatea a hotărât soarta tranziţiei"], ''[[Evenimentul Zilei]]'', [[August 29]], [[2006]]</ref> In September 2007, the [[CNSAS]], which investigates the Securitate archives, unanimously stated that although Dăianu was an officer in the agency's External Information Directorate from 1975 to 1978, his work strictly involved economic analysis and had no link to its political section.<ref>{{ro icon}} [http://www.ziua.ro/news.php?id=1110&data=2007-09-27 "Verdict CNSAS: Daniel Dăianu nu a făcut poliţie politică" ("CNSAS Verdict: Dăianu Did Not Do Political Police Work")], ''[[Ziua]]'', [[September 27]], [[2007]]</ref> |
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| ⚫ | In 1975, he obtained a Master in Economics from the [[Academy of Economic Studies]] in Bucharest and |
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Daniel Dăianu is also a professor of public finance, at the National School of Political Studies and Public Administration (SNSPA) in Bucharest. During different periods, he held research positions at the Russian Research Center (Harvard University), the Woodrow Wilson Center (Washington, D.C.), the NATO Defense College (Rome), the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and the Organization for European Cooperation in Europe (OECD). Between 1999 - 2004, he was a professor at the Academy of Economic Studies (ASE) in Bucharest, at the [[University of California, Berkeley]], at the [[University of California, Los Angeles]] and at the [[University of Bologna]]. |
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During Nicolae Ceauşescu´s communist regime, he worked for the [[Securitate]]'s Foreign Intelligence Unit (DIE), between 1976 and September 1978. He left DIE in 1978, of his own volition and he became known, in the following decade, for his writings against Ceauşescu´s economic policy, which were highlightted on Radio Free Europe (RFE) at the time. In September 2007, the National Council for Analyzing the State Security Department Files (CNSAS) decided that Daniel Dăianu had worked for the External Intelligence Unit solely on economic issues<ref> "Ziua" newspaper, "Verdict CNSAS: Daniel Dăianu nu a făcut poliţie politică", September 27th, 2007, Bucharest, Romania </ref>. |
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Between 1979 and 1990, he was a researcher at the Economic Socialist Institute. |
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Daniel Dăianu has been an associate member of the [[Romanian Academy]] since 2001. |
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== Selected writings == |
== Selected writings == |
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* ''Balkan reconstruction'', by Daniel Dăianu and Thanos Veremes (Frank Cass, January 2001) ISBN 0714651486, ISBN 0714681725 |
* ''Balkan reconstruction'', by Daniel Dăianu and Thanos Veremes (Frank Cass, January 2001) ISBN 0714651486, ISBN 0714681725 |
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* ''Ethical Boundaries of Capitalism'', by Daniel Dăianu and Radu Vrânceanu (Ashgate Publishing, June 2005), ISBN 0754643956 |
* ''Ethical Boundaries of Capitalism'', by Daniel Dăianu and Radu Vrânceanu (Ashgate Publishing, June 2005), ISBN 0754643956 |
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** ''Frontiere etice ale capitalismului'', translated into Romanian by Dorin Nistor, Alina Pelea, Marius Gulei (Polirom, 2006) ISBN 973-46-0085-0 |
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* ''Pariul României. Economia noastră: reformă şi integrare'', (Bucharest, Compania, 2006), ISBN 973-9119-95-2 |
* ''Pariul României. Economia noastră: reformă şi integrare'', (Bucharest, Compania, 2006), ISBN 973-9119-95-2 |
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* ''Ce vom fi în Uniune'', (Iaşi, Polirom, 2006), ISBN (10) 973-46-0269-1 |
* ''Ce vom fi în Uniune'', (Iaşi, Polirom, 2006), ISBN (10) 973-46-0269-1 |
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* ''South East Europe and |
* ''South East Europe and the World We Live In'' (Bucharest, The Romanian Diplomatic Institiute, 2008), ISBN 978-973-27-1628-1 |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 01:17, 21 March 2008
Daniel Dăianu (born 30 August 1952, Bucharest) is a Romanian economist, professor and politician. He was the Finance Minister of Romania in 1998 and is an associate member of the Romanian Academy since 2001. In 2007 he was elected to the European Parliament on the National Liberal Party's lists.
In 1975, he obtained a Master in Economics from the Academy of Economic Studies in Bucharest, and in 1988, he obtained a Ph.D. in Economics from the same institution. He held a post-doctoral research position at Harvard University's Russian Research Center during 1990-1991, and completed Harvard Business School's Advanced Management Program in 1994. He is a professor of economics at the School of Political and Administrative Studies in Bucharest. He was a visiting professor at the Anderson School of Management at the University of California, Los Angeles (1999-2002), the University of Bologna (2000-2002), and the University of California, Berkeley (1999).
Between 1992 and 1997, Dăianu was the Chief Economist of the National Bank of Romania. Between 5 December 1997 and 23 September 1998, he was Finance Minister in the governments of Victor Ciorbea and Radu Vasile. He was dismissed because he refused to endorse a controversial deal with Bell Helicopter Textron to purchase 96 AH-1RO Dracula attack helicopters (a variant of AH-1 Cobra), in order to help modernize the armed forces. Dăianu considered that terms of the contract were disadvantageous for the Romanian industry and that the deal was too costly for the Romanian budget at that time. In August 2005, he became President of the Supervision Board of Banca Comercială Română, a position previously held by Sebastian Vlădescu and Florin Georgescu, among others. He resigned this post in December 2007 in order to avoid any conflict of interest with his MEP duties.
Dăianu has published several books and his columns appear regularly in Jurnalul Naţional, Ziarul Financiar, Piaţa Financiară and Southeast European Times.
On 4 December 1997, then-Prime Minister of Romania Victor Ciorbea confirmed that Dăianu had worked for the Securitate's foreign intelligence department during the Communist period[1], but had nothing to do with the "political arm" of the communist secret police since he worked for its foreign intelligence department, an assertion that Dăianu himself had admitted was true in 1990.[1] According to reports, Dăianu was an "officer of the Securitate espionage service",[2] and one of the "intellectuals of the Securitate".[3] In September 2007, the CNSAS, which investigates the Securitate archives, unanimously stated that although Dăianu was an officer in the agency's External Information Directorate from 1975 to 1978, his work strictly involved economic analysis and had no link to its political section.[4]
Selected writings
- Funcţionarea economiei şi echilibrul extern (Editura Academiei Române, 1992), ISBN 9732702893
- Economic Vitality and Viability: A Dual Challenge for European Security (Peter Lang Pub Inc, June 1996), ISBN 0820431842
- Transformation of Economy As a Real Process: An Insider's Perspective (Ashgate Publishing, April 1999), ISBN 1840144750
- Balkan reconstruction, by Daniel Dăianu and Thanos Veremes (Frank Cass, January 2001) ISBN 0714651486, ISBN 0714681725
- Ethical Boundaries of Capitalism, by Daniel Dăianu and Radu Vrânceanu (Ashgate Publishing, June 2005), ISBN 0754643956
- Frontiere etice ale capitalismului, translated into Romanian by Dorin Nistor, Alina Pelea, Marius Gulei (Polirom, 2006) ISBN 973-46-0085-0
- Pariul României. Economia noastră: reformă şi integrare, (Bucharest, Compania, 2006), ISBN 973-9119-95-2
- Ce vom fi în Uniune, (Iaşi, Polirom, 2006), ISBN (10) 973-46-0269-1
- South East Europe and the World We Live In (Bucharest, The Romanian Diplomatic Institiute, 2008), ISBN 978-973-27-1628-1
References
- ^ a b "Romania's new finance minister was Securitate member", Radio Free Europe Newsline, Vol. 1, No. 173, December 5, 1995
- ^ "Armageddon 7", from Ziua, March 28, 2002
- ^ Template:Ro icon Anca Simina, "Securitatea a hotărât soarta tranziţiei", Evenimentul Zilei, August 29, 2006
- ^ Template:Ro icon "Verdict CNSAS: Daniel Dăianu nu a făcut poliţie politică" ("CNSAS Verdict: Dăianu Did Not Do Political Police Work"), Ziua, September 27, 2007