Puiu Hașotti

Puiu Hașotti (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈpuju ˈhaʃoti]; born 14 June 1953) is a social conservative[1] Romanian politician of Aromanian descent. He is a vice-president of the National Liberal Party (PNL) and the leader of the party's group in the Senate.

Puiu Hașotti
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office
22 Nov 1996 – 10 Dec 2000
11 Dec 2000 – 11 Dec 2004
Constituencyno. 14 (Constanța)
Senator of Romania
Assumed office
13 Dec 2004 – 12 Dec 2008
15 Dec 2008
Constituencyno. 14 (Constanța)
Leader of the National Liberal Party group in the Senate
Assumed office
4 April 2007
Constituencyno. 14 (Constanța)
Minister of Culture
In office
25 June 2012 – 21 December 2012
PresidentTraian Basescu
Prime MinisterVictor Ponta
Preceded byMircea Diaconu
Succeeded byDaniel Barbu
Personal details
Born (1953-06-14) 14 June 1953
Political partyNational Liberal Party

In April 2013, Hașotti incited controversy by declaring that he considers gay people to be "sick people". He also said that, "Homosexuality is not a normal state, it is not a natural relationship". The comments were made in the context of political debate about same-sex civil unions in Romania. Accept, Romania's national LGBT rights organisation, stated that they believed Hașotti's comments were a breach of anti-discrimination law and would report him to the National Council for Combating Discrimination.[2]

Early life and education

Puiu Hașotti was born on 14 June 1953 in Constanța, Romania.[3] He is an Aromanian.[4][5] Hașotti graduated from the Faculty of History, University of Bucharest in 1976 and received his doctorate in historical sciences in 1995. The year before he was a Fulbright Fellow at San Francisco State University. Before entering politics, Hașotti worked as a curator, principal curator, and then senior researcher (between 1976–1996). He also was a counsellor at Constanța County Inspectorate for Culture (1990–1995), and a lecturer at the University Ovidius Constanța, Faculty of History (1990–1996). He later gained an associate professorship at this institution, which he still holds.[3]

References
  1. "Puiu Hasotti (PNL) despre reglementarea parteneriatului civil intre persoane de acelasi sex: Homosexualii sunt doar niste oameni bolnavi. Homosexualitatea nu este o stare fireasca".
  2. Cristian Delcea (16 April 2013). "DEZBATERE: Este România pregătită pentru căsătoriile gay?". Adevărul (in Romanian). Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  3. Laura Mitran (20 June 2012). "BIOGRAFIE: Liberalul Puiu Hașotti, parlamentar din 1996, nominalizat ca ministru al Culturii" (in Romanian). Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  4. Simion, George (28 July 2020). "Românii, Europa și frații sud-dunăreni. Apel public: "Lăsați aromânii să-și aleagă singuri calea – nu le impuneți să fie minoritari!"". Adevărul (in Romanian).
  5. Florian, Marius (3 June 2016). "Gigi Chiru: "Îi rog pe aromâni să mă voteze, mai puțin pe unul dintre ei"". Tomis News (in Romanian).


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