Gheorghe Funar

Gheorghe Funar (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈɡe̯orɡe ˈfunar]; born September 29, 1949, in Sânnicolau Mare, Timiș County, Socialist Republic of Romania) is a nationalist Romanian politician, who rose to fame as a controversial mayor of Cluj-Napoca between 1992 and 2004.

Gheorghe Funar
Member of the Senate of Romania
In office
13 December 2004  14 December 2008
ConstituencyCluj County
Mayor of Cluj-Napoca
In office
February 1992  June 2004
Preceded byTeodor Groza
Succeeded byEmil Boc
Leader of the Romanian National Unity Party
In office
17 October 1992  22 March 1997
Preceded byConstantin Ivasiuc
Succeeded byValeriu Tabără
Personal details
Born (1949-09-29) 29 September 1949
Sânnicolau Mare, Timiș County, Romanian People's Republic
Political partyGreater Romania Party
Other political
affiliations
Romanian Communist Party (before 1989)
Romanian National Unity Party (1990–1997)
Alma materBabeș-Bolyai University
OccupationEconomist
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