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

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.

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. 1 2 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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