Marțian Dan
Marțian Dan | |
|---|---|
| Member of the National Salvation Front Council | |
| In office 22 December 1989 – 26 December 1989 | |
| President of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 19 June 1990 – 16 October 1992 | |
| President | Ion Iliescu |
| Preceded by | Nicolae Giosan (as President of the Great National Assembly) |
| Succeeded by | Adrian Năstase |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 18 June 1990 – 10 December 2000 | |
| Constituency | Vaslui County |
| Minister of Youth and First Secretary of the Union of Communist Youth | |
| In office 17 March 1971 – 23 October 1972 | |
| Prime Minister | Ion Gheorghe Maurer |
| Preceded by | Ion Iliescu |
| Succeeded by | Ion Traian Ștefănescu |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 November 1935 Remetea, Bihor, Kingdom of Romania |
| Died | 8 March 2002 (aged 66) Lisbon, Portugal |
| Political party | Romanian Communist Party (before 1989) National Salvation Front (1989-1992) Democratic National Salvation Front (1992-1993) Party of Social Democracy in Romania (1993-2001) |
| Children | 2 |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Known for | Romanian Revolution |
Marțian Dan (23 November 1935 – 8 March 2002) was a Romanian politician and university professor.
Dan was a member of the Romanian Communist Party during the period of the Socialist Republic of Romania. In 1971, he became a leader in the Union of Communist Youth, a position that allowed him to serve as Minister in the union from 1971–1972. In 1974, he briefly distanced himself from the world of politics due to grievances with the Ceaușescu regime.
Dan was a leader in the Romanian Revolution, and was a member of the Council of the National Salvation Front, in which he served as secretary of the executive office. He joined the National Salvation Front as a political party in 1990 under the leadership of Ion Iliescu.