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Viorica DancilaRomanian politician and statesman
Date of Birth: 16.12.1963
Country:  Romania |
Content:
- Early Life and Political Beginnings
- Local and Regional Governance
- Member of the European Parliament
- Presidential Ambitions and Gender Parity Advocacy
- Prime Minister of Romania
Early Life and Political Beginnings
Viorica Dăncilă was born on December 16, 1963, in Roșiorii de Vede, Teleorman County, Romania. In 1996, she joined the Social Democratic Party of Romania (PSD). She held various leadership positions in the party's Teleorman County organization and administration, where Liviu Dragnea, the current leader of PSD, served as County Council President from 2000 to 2012.
Local and Regional Governance
From 2004 to 2008, Dăncilă served as a member of the Videle City Council. In 2008, she became a Teleorman County Councilor.
Member of the European Parliament
In 2009, Dăncilă was elected to the European Parliament on the PSD list. She served as a member of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development. In 2014, she was elected to the European Parliament for a second term and was appointed Vice-Chairwoman of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development. She was also a member of the Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality.
In 2015, Dăncilă was nominated for the MEP Awards-2015 in the "Agriculture" category.
Presidential Ambitions and Gender Parity Advocacy
In October 2015, Dăncilă was elected President of the Romanian Organization of Women Social Democrats. One of her initiatives was to ensure a quota of at least 30 percent for female candidates on PSD lists in elections for the Chamber of Deputies and the Romanian Senate.
Prime Minister of Romania
In January 2018, the ruling coalition of PSD and the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats (ALDE) nominated Dăncilă as the Prime Minister of Romania. On January 17, President Klaus Iohannis officially appointed her to the position. Dăncilă became the third head of government in less than a year, after her two predecessors were forced to resign due to conflicts with PSD leader Liviu Dragnea.
