Cristian Diaconescu

Cristian Diaconescu
Diaconescu in 2009
Leader of the People's Movement Party
In office 7 March 2021 – 19 February 2022
Preceded by	Emil-Marius Pașcan (Acting)
Succeeded by	Eugen Tomac
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office 24 January 2012 – 7 May 2012
Prime Minister	Emil Boc Mihai Răzvan Ungureanu
Preceded by	Teodor Baconschi
Succeeded by	Andrei Marga
In office 22 December 2008 – 1 October 2009
Prime Minister	Emil Boc
Preceded by	Lazăr Comănescu
Succeeded by	Cătălin Predoiu (interim)
Member of the Senate of Romania
In office 15 December 2008 – 29 May 2012
Constituency	Bucharest
In office 13 December 2004 – 14 December 2008
Constituency	Constanța County
Minister of Justice
In office 10 March 2004 – 28 December 2004
Prime Minister	Adrian Năstase
Preceded by	Rodica Stănoiu
Succeeded by	Monica Macovei
State Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
In office 28 December 2000 – January 2004
Prime Minister	Adrian Năstase
Minister	Mircea Geoană
Personal details
Born	(1959-07-02) 2 July 1959 (age 65) Bucharest, Romania
Political party	Independent (2022–present)
Other political affiliations	Romanian Communist Party (until 1989) Social Democratic Party (2002–2010) National Union for the Progress of Romania (2010–2012) People's Movement Party (2014; 2020–2022)
Spouse	Mariana Diaconescu[1][2]
Children	Mariana[1][2]
Alma mater	University of Bucharest
Occupation	Judge, Diplomat, Politician
Profession	Jurist

Cristian Diaconescu (Romanian pronunciation: [kristiˈan di.akoˈnesku]; born 2 July 1959) is a Romanian jurist and politician. He previously belonged to the National Union for the Progress of Romania (UNPR) and the Social Democratic Party (PSD), as well as to the People's Movement Party (PMP), which he led from 2021 to 2022. He sat in the Romanian Senate from 2004 to 2012, representing Constanța County from 2004 until 2008, and subsequently Bucharest. In the Adrian Năstase cabinet, he was Minister of Justice from March to December 2004; in the Emil Boc cabinet, he was Minister of Foreign Affairs between 2008 and 2009. He returned to the position in 2012, also under Boc, and continued in this capacity under Boc's successor, Mihai Răzvan Ungureanu.