Monica Macovei
Monica Macovei | |
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Macovei in 2013 | |
| Minister of Justice | |
| In office 29 December 2004 – 5 April 2007 | |
| Prime Minister | Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu |
| Preceded by | Cristian Diaconescu |
| Succeeded by | Tudor Chiuariu |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 February 1959 |
| Party | The Right Alternative (2015-2018) Democratic Liberal Party (2009-2014) Romanian Communist Party (before 1989) |
| Other political affiliations | European People's Party (2009-2014) European Conservatives and Reformists Party (2015-2019) |
| Alma mater | University of Bucharest University of the State of New York Central European University |
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Monica Luisa Macovei (Romanian pronunciation: [moˈnika luˈisa makoˈvej]; born 4 February 1959) is a Romanian politician, lawyer and former prosecutor, and former Member of the European Parliament from the European Conservatives and Reformists and formerly a member of the Romanian Democratic Liberal Party (PDL). She was the Minister of Justice of Romania in the first cabinet of Prime Minister Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu. In this position she was credited with implementing the justice reforms required for Romania to become a member state of the European Union. Macovei was also an independent candidate in Romania's 2014 presidential elections.