Mircea Chelaru

Mircea Chelaru
Mircea Chelaru
44th Chief of the Romanian General Staff
In office
7 March 2000 – 31 October 2000
PresidentEmil Constantinescu
Prime MinisterMugur Isărescu
Preceded byConstantin Degeratu [ro]
Succeeded byMihail Eugen Popescu
Personal details
Born (1949-07-03) 3 July 1949 (age 77)
Breazu, Iași County, Romanian People's Republic
PartyRomanian Nationhood Party
Other political
affiliations
Romanian National Unity Party
Alliance for the Union of Romanians
EducationNicolae Bălcescu Land Forces Academy
Carol I National Defence University
ProfessionMilitary Officer
Military service
RankLieutenant general

Mircea Chelaru (born 3 July 1949) is a Romanian general and politician. He was a member of the Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR).

Early life

Chelaru was born in Breazu village, in Rediu commune, Iași County and attended the Vasile Alecsandri High School in Iași, followed by the Ștefan cel Mare Military School in Câmpulung Moldovenesc.

Military career

He graduated from the Nicolae Bălcescu Land Forces Academy in Sibiu in 1970 and the Military Academy in Bucharest in 1976. He advanced in rank to lieutenant (1970), captain (1977), lieutenant colonel (1989), colonel (1990), brigadier general (1997), major general (1990), and lieutenant general (2000), going into the reserves in 2001. Chelaru served as Chief of the Romanian General Staff from 7 March to 31 October 2000.

Political career

Member of the Chamber of Deputies (2020–2024)

In the 2020 Romanian parliamentary election on 6 December, Chelaru was elected a member of the Champer of Deputies for the AUR party in Botoșani County, taking office on 21 December.

Member of the Chamber of Deputies (2024–present)

Chelaru taking the oath of office in the Senate, 21 December 2024

In the 2024 Romanian parliamentary election on 1 December, Chelaru was elected a member of the Champer of Deputies for the AUR party in Argeș County, taking office on 21 December.

References

  1. ↑ "Generalul Mircea Chelaru, noul deputat AUR Argeș: "Românii știu să sancționeze pe cei care au abandonat ideea de popor"". Jurnalul de Argeș (in Romanian). 10 December 2020.
  2. ↑ "Mircia Chelaru – Curriculum Vitae". www.cdep.ro (in Romanian). Chamber of Deputies (Romania). Retrieved 29 January 2024.