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Romanian politician (born 1953) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Puiu Hașotti (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈpuju ˈhaʃoti]; born 14 June 1953) is a social conservative[1] Romanian politician of Aromanian descent. He is a vice-president of the National Liberal Party (PNL) and the leader of the party's group in the Senate.
Puiu Hașotti | |
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Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
In office 22 Nov 1996 – 10 Dec 2000 11 Dec 2000 – 11 Dec 2004 | |
Constituency | no. 14 (Constanța) |
Senator of Romania | |
Assumed office 13 Dec 2004 – 12 Dec 2008 15 Dec 2008 | |
Constituency | no. 14 (Constanța) |
Leader of the National Liberal Party group in the Senate | |
Assumed office 4 April 2007 | |
Constituency | no. 14 (Constanța) |
Minister of Culture | |
In office 25 June 2012 – 21 December 2012 | |
President | Traian Basescu |
Prime Minister | Victor Ponta |
Preceded by | Mircea Diaconu |
Succeeded by | Daniel Barbu |
Personal details | |
Born | 14 June 1953 |
Political party | National Liberal Party |
In April 2013, Hașotti incited controversy by declaring that he considers gay people to be "sick people". He also said that, "Homosexuality is not a normal state, it is not a natural relationship". The comments were made in the context of political debate about same-sex civil unions in Romania. Accept, Romania's national LGBT rights organisation, stated that they believed Hașotti's comments were a breach of anti-discrimination law and would report him to the National Council for Combating Discrimination.[2]
Puiu Hașotti was born on 14 June 1953 in Constanța, Romania.[3] He is an Aromanian.[4][5] Hașotti graduated from the Faculty of History, University of Bucharest in 1976 and received his doctorate in historical sciences in 1995. The year before he was a Fulbright Fellow at San Francisco State University. Before entering politics, Hașotti worked as a curator, principal curator, and then senior researcher (between 1976–1996). He also was a counsellor at Constanța County Inspectorate for Culture (1990–1995), and a lecturer at the University Ovidius Constanța, Faculty of History (1990–1996). He later gained an associate professorship at this institution, which he still holds.[3]
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