Valeriu Stoica | |
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| Minister of Justice | |
| In office 12 December 1996 – 28 December 2000 | |
| Prime Minister | Victor Ciorbea Gavril Dejeu (Acting) Radu Vasile Alexandru Athanasiu (Acting) Mugur Isărescu |
| Preceded by | Ion Predescu |
| Succeeded by | Rodica Stănoiu |
| Member of the International Institute of Human Rights | |
| Assumed office 1992 | |
| Member of the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance | |
| Assumed office 1994 | |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 22 November 1996 – 29 September 2003 | |
| Constituency | Bucharest |
| Leader of the National Liberal Party | |
| In office 18 February 2001 – 24 August 2002 | |
| Preceded by | Mircea Ionescu-Quintus |
| Succeeded by | Theodor Stolojan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Valeriu Stoica 1 October 1953 Bucharest, Romania |
| Political party | National Liberal Party (2014-present) |
| Other political affiliations | National Liberal Party (1990–2006) Liberal Democratic Party (2006–2007) Democratic Liberal Party (2007–2014) |
| Spouse | Cristiana Irinel Stoica |
| Children | 1 |
| Alma mater | University of Bucharest |
| Occupation | Judge, attorney, professor, politician |
| Profession | Jurist |
Valeriu Stoica (Romanian pronunciation: [vaˈlerju ˈstojka]; born 1 October 1953, Bucharest, Socialist Republic of Romania) is a Romanian politician and academic. A professor of civil law at the University of Bucharest, he became a member of the National Liberal Party (PNL) in 1990, and was first vice-president of the party between 1997 and 2001 and then president[1] for a brief period of time between 2001 and 2002.
Stoica was the Minister of Justice for 4 years during the CDR governance (1996–2000), contributing to the implementation of several reforms, especially regarding the protection of private property. In 2006, he left the PNL and joined Theodor Stolojan's Liberal Democrats (PLD).
