Victor Ponta

Victor Ponta (b. 20 September 1972, Bucharest) is a Romanian politician. He was president of the Social Democratic Party (PSD) from February 2010 until July 2015 when he resigned. On 7 May 2012, he became Prime Minister of Romania. He resigned on 5 November 2015.

Victor Ponta
Prime-Minister of Romania
In office 7 May 2012 – 5 November 2015
President	Traian Băsescu
Vice PM	Florin Georgescu
Preceded by	Mihai Răzvan Ungureanu
Succeeded by	Sorin Cîmpeanu

He studied law in Bucharest, finishing in 1995. He was PSD's candidate for the Romanian presidential elections in 2014, but since then has left the Social Democratic Party and created his own party which he called the Pro Romania Party.

Victor Ponta Media

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  Ponta at an annual meeting of the PSD, which he led from 2010 to 2015

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  Ponta with PNL chief Crin Antonescu while the duo headed the Social Liberal Union (USL)

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  Ponta meeting with European Commission President José Manuel Barroso

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  Ponta (fifth from left) in Bucharest in November 2013, meeting heads of government from Central and Eastern Europe, and China

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  Protest against Ponta in Bucharest's Victory Square, with a sign referencing the plagiarism issue

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  Ponta with his rival, Klaus Iohannis, in a debate hosted by Realitatea TV on 11 November 2014

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  Ponta with his mother, Cornelia Naum (right) and wife, Daciana Sârbu (left) in November 2014

Sources

Victor Ponta's official site