Petrișor Peiu
Petrișor Peiu | |
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Peiu in 2024 | |
| Member of the Senate of Romania | |
| Assumed office 21 December 2024 | |
| Constituency | Bucharest |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 June 1967 Bucharest, Romania |
| Political party | Alliance for the Union of Romanians |
| Occupation | Economist, politician |
Petrișor-Gabriel Peiu (born 29 June 1967) is a Romanian economist and politician known for his work in the field of economic and industrial development and geopolitical analysis. In 2024, he was elected senator from the Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR).
Early life and education
Petrișor-Gabriel Peiu was born on 29 June 1967 in Bucharest, the capital of the Socialist Republic of Romania. He graduated from the Politehnica University of Bucharest, where he obtained a engineer's degree in 1990, and later obtained his engineering doctorate in 1996.[1]
Professional career
In the private sector, he held multiple leadership roles, including president of Sidex Galați (1999–2000), member of the board of directors of Romtelecom (1997–2000), Omniasig (1999–2001) and Electroputere (2004–2005). He also served as a special administrator at Omniasig and Electroputere. Concurrent with his academic activity, Peiu held various positions in the public and private sectors.[2]
From 1998 to 1999, he was an advisor to Romania prime minister Radu Vasile and, from 2001 to 2002, to Adrian Năstase. He also served as Undersecretary of State for Economic Policies from 2002 to 2003 and as vice president of the Foreign Investment Agency from 2003 to 2004.[1][2]
In 2016, he conducted a study, concluding that the Romanian Orthodox Church was the second largest asset holder in Romania, after the state itself.[3][4] In April 2018, he criticised the Romanian state for its lack of development, stating "Romania is outside this paradigm, it does not ask itself problems, it does not build scenarios. Of course, from time to time, political leaders appear and say that they oppose a multi-speed Europe, but they do not build anything for it".[5]
In May 2022, the General Secretariat of the Government (SGG) proposed Peiu as a member of the board of directors of Transgaz, monopoly holder of the major gas pipelines in Romania.[5][6]
Political career
In 2016, Peiu wrote a message of solidarity with then-activist George Simion: "I too am George Simion because every politician who controls the state of the Republic of Moldova is, in fact, a Vladimir Voronin!", later stating that he had met Simion at seminars and marches promoting to the unification of Moldova with Romania.[7] Throughout his career, Peiu has been an active commentator on economic issues, and in April 2018, he emphasised the importance of modernising Romania.[5]
Senator (2024–present)
In the 2024 Romanian parliamentary election on 1 December, Peiu was elected a member of the Romanian Senate for the AUR in Bucharest, taking office on 21 December.[8] During that election, Peiu had been the AUR's proposal for prime minister of Romania.[2] Since taking office, Peiu has served as leader of the AUR senate group.[8]
On 8 May 2025, after Simion's victory in the first round of the 2025 presidential elections, Peiu stated that the future government's top priority would be "Reducing the budget deficit through spending cuts is the first and most important emergency; for now, we need to survive, and then we will implement the other measures we are proposing". Simion ultimately lost the runoff on 18 May to Nicușor Dan, which Peiu attributed to Dan's stong mobilisation efforts as well as "less inspired" decisions by the AUR.[9]
References
- ^ a b "Petrișor Gabriel Peiu – Coordonator Departamentul de Analize Economice".
- ^ a b c Teodorescu, Briana (20 December 2024). "Cine este Petrișor Peiu, propunerea AUR pentru funcția de premier". Archived from the original on 12 April 2025. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
- ^ Peiu, Petrișor (16 May 2016). "O perspectiva lipsita de spiritualitate asupra Bisericii Ortodoxe Române". Ziare.com. Archived from the original on 22 May 2025. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
- ^ Ionașcu, Daniel (18 July 2017). "O analiză completă. Cum ar trebui impozitată Biserica în România". Libertatea. Archived from the original on 12 April 2025. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
- ^ a b c Dobrescu, Petre (17 April 2018). "Analistul Petrișor Peiu: "România se comportă în UE ca o țară de mâna a doua"". Libertatea. Archived from the original on 12 April 2025. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
- ^ Otopeanu, Cristian (23 May 2023). "Marcel Ciolacu, despre varianta Petrișor Peiu la Transgaz: S-a retras". Libertatea. Archived from the original on 12 April 2025. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
- ^ Otopeanu, Cristian (20 May 2022). "Analistul Petrișor Peiu, propus în Consiliul de Administrație al companiei Transgaz". Archived from the original on 12 April 2025. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
- ^ a b Petrișor-Gabriel PEIU. Senate of Romania.
- ^ Georgescu, Andrei (19 May 2025). "Cauzele înfrângerii lui George Simion în alegeri, explicate de un lider AUR: Unele decizii care s-au luat la noi, mai puțin inspirate". HotNews. Archived from the original on 19 May 2025. Retrieved 19 May 2025.