Adrian Veștea
Adrian Veștea | |
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_(cropped).jpg) Veștea in 2024 | |
| Minister for Development, Public Works and Administration | |
| In office 15 June 2023 – 20 November 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Marcel Ciolacu |
| Preceded by | Attila Cseke |
| Succeeded by | Attila Cseke |
| President of Brașov County Council | |
| Assumed office 21 November 2024 | |
| In office 5 June 2016 – July 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Aristotel Căncescu |
| Mayor of Râșnov | |
| In office 20 June 2004 – 5 June 2016 | |
| Succeeded by | Liviu Butnaru |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 December 1973 |
| Party | Independent (since 2026) |
Other party | PNL (until 2026) |
| Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu | |
Adrian Ioan Veștea (born 14 December 1973) is a Romanian politician, formerly of the National Liberal Party, who served as Minister of Development in the Ciolacu Cabinet from 15 June 2024 to 20 November 2025 and has since been serving as president of the Brașov county council. He also previously served as Mayor of Râșnov.[1] Veștea was nominated as Prime Minister by President Nicușor Dan on 14 June 2026.[2]
Controversies
[edit]Râșnov land deal
[edit]In June 2026, following his nomination as prime minister-designate, an investigation by the outlet Snoop revealed a real-estate transaction dating from Veștea's tenure as mayor of Râșnov. According to the investigation, on 18 August 2007 Veștea, acting as a private individual, sold a plot of land near the town to North Capital Baltikum SRL—a company registered in Romania by a group of Norwegian investors—for 2.1 million lei (about €630,000 at the time), a sum recorded in his 2008 wealth declaration.[3] About two months later, on 8 October 2007, Veștea signed, in his capacity as mayor, the urban planning certificate issued to the same company, and subsequently initiated the administrative steps to rezone the land. On 23 April 2008 he also signed the building permit for the company's project, a luxury tourist complex named Cold Mountain Luxury Resort.[4] Veștea did not respond to journalists' requests for comment before publication.[5] Asked about the matter in Parliament, PSD leader Sorin Grindeanu responded that anyone holding such information could file a complaint with the DNA.[6]
Designation as Prime Minister and conflict with the PNL (2026)
[edit]On 14 June 2026, after the withdrawal of Eugen Tomac, President Nicușor Dan designated Veștea—then first vice-president of the PNL—as prime minister, without prior consultation with the party's leadership. Veștea accepted the designation without obtaining a mandate from the PNL, a decision that split the party between liberals who considered that he had betrayed the party line and those who supported him.[7] PNL leader Ilie Bolojan described the designation as "a hostile act" and "an obvious attempt to break up the PNL", while MEP Gheorghe Falcă called him "the black swan of Brașov". The conflict centered on the party's stance toward a coalition with the PSD: the PNL had voted to go into opposition, whereas Veștea sought to form a political government with the PSD, holding negotiations with the social democrats and with the parliamentary group led by Victor Ponta, and counting on votes from AUR.[8]
The PNL's National Political Bureau decided not to support Veștea and demanded that he relinquish his mandate, ruling that members who joined a government led by him would be expelled. Veștea refused to step down, and several liberals supporting him took the party to court, obtaining at the Ilfov Tribunal the suspension of some leadership decisions and later requesting the suspension of the extraordinary congress as well as 4 million lei in moral damages.[9] At the PNL's party congress on 21 June 2026, delegates amended the party statute and re-elected Bolojan as president with 1,769 votes. The congress unanimously called for him, Lucian Bode, Rareș Bogdan, Hubert Thuma and Alina Gorghiu to resign from their party membership, ruling that, absent their resignations by 12:00 on 22 June 2026, expulsion procedures would be initiated.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ "Adrian Veștea, candidat unic la șefia PNL Brașov. Doi condamnați candidează pentru posturi în conducerea organizației județene". www.bizbrasov.ro (in Romanian). 2021-07-18. Retrieved 2023-08-18.
- ^ Rubica, Andreea (2026-06-14). "Cine este Adrian Veștea, desemnat de Nicușor Dan pentru funcția de premier în locul lui Eugen Tomac". Digi24 (in Romanian).
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Investigație Snoop: Când era primar în Râșnov, Adrian Veștea a vândut cu 600.000 de euro un teren unei firme, apoi a semnat ca primar certificatul de urbanism și autorizarea de construire pentru firma respectivă". PressHub (in Romanian). 2026-06-17. Retrieved 2026-06-21.
- ^ "INVESTIGAȚIE. Veștea a semnat certificatul de urbanism pentru un dezvoltator imobiliar, după ce acesta i-a plătit 600.000 de euro pe un teren privat al lui". HotNews.ro (in Romanian). 2026-06-17. Retrieved 2026-06-21.
- ^ "Adrian Veștea și terenul său de 600.000 de euro din Râșnov". B1 TV (in Romanian). 2026-06-17. Retrieved 2026-06-21.
- ^ "„Fâneața lui Veștea de 600.000 de euro". Cum a răspuns Grindeanu". HotNews.ro (in Romanian). 2026-06-18. Retrieved 2026-06-21.
- ^ "Primul lider PNL care vorbește clar despre excluderea lui Adrian Veștea din partid". HotNews.ro (in Romanian). 2026-06-15. Retrieved 2026-06-21.
- ^ "Concluzia ședinței PNL: Partidul nu îl susține pe Adrian Veștea pentru funcția de premier". Euronews România (in Romanian). 2026-06-16. Retrieved 2026-06-21.
- ^ "Riscă Veștea să fie exclus din PNL după ce a acceptat nominalizarea pentru a forma un nou Guvern?". Digi24 (in Romanian). 2026-06-14. Retrieved 2026-06-21.
- ^ "Congresul PNL: Adrian Veștea, Lucian Bode, Alina Gorghiu, Rareș Bogdan și Hubert Thuma, somați să demisioneze până luni sau vor fi excluși din partid". Mediafax (in Romanian). 2026-06-21. Retrieved 2026-06-21.
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