Monica Maria Iacob Ridzi (born 30 June 1977 in Petroșani) is a Romanian politician. She was the head of the youth wing of the Democratic Liberal Party,[1] and a representative in the Chamber of Deputies of Romania since 2008. She is a former member of the Boc cabinet, and was a Member of the European Parliament during 2007–2008.
In February 2015, she received a 5-year prison sentence for abuse of office in relation to the 2009 Youth Day.[2] On December 3, 2015, President Klaus Iohannis rejected Ridzi's pardon plea.[3] In December 2017, she was released from prison, after spending nearly three years incarcerated.[4]
Political career
editShe became an MEP on 1 January 2007 with the accession of Romania to the European Union, and like other members of the Democratic Liberal Party she was part of the European People's Party–European Democrats.
On 22 December 2008, she was appointed the head of the newly re-founded Ministry of Youth and Sport in the Boc Cabinet. She resigned on 14 July 2009, after being investigated by a parliamentary commission regarding the possible embezzlement of money spent by the Ministry she was running on the Youth Day festivities.[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Romanian President's daughter Elena Basescu becomes intern at the European Parliament
- ^ (in Romanian) "Monica Iacob Ridzi, condamnată la 5 ani de închisoare cu executare", February 16, 2015
- ^ "Iohannis a respins cererile de grațiere ale Monicăi Iacob-Ridzi și Gheorghe Mencinicopschi. Tiberiu Ridzi: Era ultima speranță" (in Romanian). Mediafax.ro. 2015-12-03. Retrieved 2015-12-08.
- ^ "Monica Iacob Ridzi a ieșit din închisoare". Digi24.
- ^ Deputies approved the penal investigation against former Youth minister Monica Iacob Ridzi
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