Lucian Bode Explained

Lucian Bode
Office:Minister of Justice
Status:Acting
Term Start:1 September 2021
Term End:25 November 2021
Primeminister:Florin Cîțu
Predecessor:Stelian Ion
Successor:Cătălin Predoiu
Office2:Minister of Internal Affairs
Term Start2:23 December 2020
Primeminister2:Florin Cîțu
Nicolae Ciucă
Predecessor2:Marcel Vela
Successor2:Cătălin Predoiu
Office3:Minister for Transport and Infrastructure
Term Start3:4 November 2019
Term End3:23 December 2020
Primeminister3:Ludovic Orban
Predecessor3:Alexandru-Răzvan Cuc
Successor3:Cătălin Drulă
Office4:Minister of Economy, Entrepreneurship and Tourism
Term Start4:9 February 2012
Term End4:7 May 2012
Primeminister4:Mihai Răzvan Ungureanu
Predecessor4:Ion Ariton
Successor4:Daniel Chițoiu
Office5:Member of the Chamber of Deputies
Term Start5:19 December 2012
Constituency5:Sălaj County
Birth Date:1974 10, df=yes
Birth Place:Valcău de Jos, Sălaj County, Romania
Nationality:Romanian
Party:National Liberal Party (PNL) (2014–present)
Otherparty:Democratic Liberal Party (PDL) (2007–2014)Democratic Party (PD) (before 2007)
Alma Mater:University of Oradea
Profession:Engineer
Termend2:15 June 2023

Lucian Bode (born 27 October 1974, in Valcău de Jos, Sălaj County, Romania) is a Romanian politician who served as Minister of Internal Affairs in the Cîțu Cabinet from 2020 to 2023.[1] [2] [3] He previously served as Minister for Transport, Information and Communications in the first cabinet and second cabinet led by Ludovic Orban. He is affiliated with the National Liberal Party (PNL).

Controversies

On 11 January 2023, Babeș-Bolyai University claimed that the suspicions of plagiarism in the doctoral thesis of Interior Minister Lucian Bode "are confirmed in the vast majority" and requested the withdrawal of the book published on its basis. The position expressed by the university from Cluj-Napoca, where Lucian Bode defended a doctoral thesis in the field of energy security, comes after the ethics committee of the educational institution verified the minister’s work.[4]

Notes and References

  1. News: 24 December 2020. Members of Citu Government take oath of office. ACTMedia News Agency. live. 2 January 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210102212535/https://www.actmedia.eu/daily/members-of-citu-government-take-oath-of-office/90198. 2 January 2021.
  2. News: 23 December 2020. Guvernul Cîțu a fost votat în Parlament. A primit 260 de voturi pentru și 186 împotrivă. ro. Alba24. 2 January 2021.
  3. Web site: radu.dumitrescu . 2023-06-14 . The list of Romania's new ministers in the Marcel Ciolacu government . 2023-07-04 . Romania Insider . en.
  4. News: UBB despre teza ministrului de interne Lucian Bode: "suspiciunile de plagiat se confirmă în marea lor majoritate". Ionuț. Benea. ro. Radio Free Europe Romania. January 11, 2023. February 10, 2023.