Ariadna Cîrligeanu
Ariadna Cîrligeanu | |
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Cîrligeanu in 2024 | |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| Assumed office 21 December 2024 | |
| Constituency | Botoșani County |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 May 2001 Botoșani, Romania |
| Political party | Alliance for the Union of Romanians |
Ariadna-Elena Cîrligeanu (born 8 May 2001) is a Romanian politician who since 2024 has been a member of the Chamber of Deputies for the Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR) party. She is the youngest member of the Romanian parliament.
Early life and education
Ariadna-Elena Cîrligeanu was born on 8 May 2001 in Botoșani, the capital of Botoșani County, in Romania. She is a graduate from the Faculty of Law at the private Nicolae Titulescu University in Bucharest.[1]
Political career
Early political activity
In 2020, Cîrligeanu was elected the leader of Action 2012, initially founded and led by George Simion. In 2021, she was elected leader of Tineret a AUR, the youth organisation of the Alliance for the Union of Romanians party, succeeding Călin-Constantin Balabașciuc.[1] After a year,[2] Cîrligeanu resigned her position in 2021 to "concentrate on political activity in Botoșani County".[3]
Cîrligeanu gained Romanian public attention in May 2023 when she was arrested by police assussed of attempting to smuggle five bullets into the Romanian parliament building.[4] To the newspaper Adevărul, she explained that the bullets had posed no danger,[1] with Simion defending her, stating that the bullets had been keychains.[3] At the time of the incident, Cîrligeanu was a member of the National Leadership Bureau of AUR,[5] being one of the six highest-ranking women in the party as of March 2024.[6]
Member of the Chamber of Deputies (2024–present)
In the 2024 Romanian parlamentary election on 1 December, Cîrligeanu was elected a member of the Champer of Deputies for the AUR party in Botoșani County, taking office on 21 December as the youngest member of the 2024–2028 legislature.[7] As a member of the Chamber of Deputies, she is a member of the Legal, Disciplinary and Immunities Committee, as well as, since March 2025, secretary of the Committee for Romanian Communities Abroad.[7] Cîrligeanu is also part of the parliamentary friendship groups with Estonia, Lithuania, India, Denmark and Latvia.[7]
References
- ^ a b c Dinu, Maria (10 May 2023). "Lidera AUR care a venit cu cartușe la Parlament: Erau obiecte de colecție pe care le-am primit cadou". Adevărul. Archived from the original on 20 May 2025. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
- ^ Bularca, David-Leonard (10 May 2025). "O deputată a scris că "tot mai mulți băieți vin în rochițe la școală". "Nu a citit nici măcar Constituția", a venit replica". HotNews. Archived from the original on 20 May 2025. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
- ^ a b Bularca, David-Leonard (11 December 2024). "Cea mai tânără membră din noul Parlament are 23 de ani și este de la AUR. Anul trecut a adus gloanțe în Parlament. Cine este Ariadna Cîrligeanu". HotNews. Archived from the original on 20 May 2025. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
- ^ Otopeanu, Cristian (9 December 2024). "Ariadna Cîrligeanu, femeia acuzată că a vrut să intre în Parlament cu patru gloanțe, a ajuns în Parlament, ca deputat AUR de Botoșani". Libertatea. Archived from the original on 20 May 2025. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
- ^ "O membră a conducerii AUR a încercat să intre în Parlament cu patru gloanțe în geantă / George Simion: "Fata aia avea breloace, erau gloanțe trase"". HotNews. 17 December 2024. Archived from the original on 17 December 2024. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
- ^ Eremia, Radu (1 March 2024). "Promovarea femeilor la vârful politicii: promisiunile, contrazise de cifre". Adevărul. Archived from the original on 6 July 2024. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
La nivelul AUR, din 24 de persoane care asigură Biroul Național, șase sunt femei, niciuna însă la nivel de conducere restrânsǎ. În schimb, sunt în BN Ramona Lovin (secretar general-adjunct), Gianina Șerban (vicepreședinte), Ariadna-Elena Cîrligeanu (membru), Diana Enache (membru), Dumitrina Mitrea (membru supleant) și Adela-Ioana Târziu-Grăjdeanu.
- ^ a b c Ariadna-Elena CÎRLIGEANU. Chamber of Deputies.