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Leonard Orban

Romanian politician · Romania · On the map · Politicians · Born 1961 · age 65

Leonard Orban is a Romanian independent technocrat who served as the Commissioner for Multilingualism in the European Commission, the executive body of the European Union (EU).

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Knight of the Order of the Star of Romania2021
Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana, 3rd Class2021
Grand Officer of the Order of Prince Henry

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He was responsible for the EU language policy and was the first Romanian Commissioner and the first member of the Commission whose portfolio is exclusively multilingualism. His term of office began on 1 January 2007 and ended on 9 February 2010. With a background in engineering and economics, Orban has taken up various posts working for the accession of Romania to the European Union, most prominently as Deputy and later as Chief Negotiator for his country at the time of final negotiations with the European Union.

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Romania
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Politicians
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Politician
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Born 1961 · age 65