Theodor Stolojan
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Theodor Dumitru Stolojan (born October 24, 1943) is a Romanian economist and politician. He was the interim Prime minister of Romania from September 1991 to November 1992.
He worked for the World Bank, then for a Romanian private company. In 2000 he re-entered politics as a member of PNL (Partidul Naţional Liberal/National Liberal Party); he ran for the presidency of Romania in the November 2000 elections, but came in third, behind Ion Iliescu and Corneliu Vadim Tudor. He was named president of PNL in August 2002.
In 2003 his party approached PD's (Partidul Democrat/Democrat Party) leader Traian Băsescu, at that time the mayor of Bucharest, and initiated an alliance named "D.A. - Dreptate şi Adevăr" (Justice and Truth). In February 2004, he was chosen as the alliance's candidate for the Presidency of Romania in the upcoming November elections.
On October 2, 2004, Stolojan surprisingly stepped down from the leadership of PNL and also withdrew from the presidential race. He cited serious health problems as a reason for his decision.
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