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Laura Codruța Kövesi

1973 - Today

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Laura Codruța Kövesi (née Lascu; Romanian: [ˈla.ura koˈdrut͡sa ˈkøveʃi]; born 15 May 1973) is the first European Chief Prosecutor and the former chief prosecutor of Romania's National Anticorruption Directorate (Romanian: Direcția Națională Anticorupție - DNA), a position she held from 2013 until she was fired on the order of Justice Minister Tudorel Toader on 9 July 2018. Prior to this, between 2006 and 2012 Kövesi was the Prosecutor General of Romania (Romanian: Procuror General), attached to the High Court of Cassation and Justice. Upon appointment in 2006, Kövesi was the first woman and the youngest Prosecutor General in Romania's history. She is also the only public servant to have held the office of Prosecutor General for the entire duration of its term. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Laura Codruța Kövesi is the 15,586th most popular politician (up from 16,287th in 2024), the 424th most popular biography from Romania (up from 478th in 2019) and the 139th most popular Romanian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Laura Codruța Kövesi ranks 15,586 out of 19,576. Before her are Günther Oettinger, Aileen Baviera, Antonio Mateu Lahoz, Jorge Quiroga, Neven Mimica, and Robert Bacon. After her are Muhammad Zafarullah Khan, Judith Suminwa, Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney, Henry Dearborn, Rainer Brüderle, and Gheorghe Mironescu.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1973, Laura Codruța Kövesi ranks 214. Before her are Jan Magnussen, Kris Marshall, Steven Ogg, Michel Pensée, Peter Facinelli, and Ümit Davala. After her are Marcos Roberto Silveira Reis, Lubna Azabal, Vratislav Lokvenc, Amir Karić, Bob Sapp, and Travis Knight.

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In Romania

Among people born in Romania, Laura Codruța Kövesi ranks 424 out of 844. Before her are Florin Gheorghiu (1944), George Lusztig (1946), Elena Lasconi (1972), Gabi Balint (1963), Samuel Zauber (1901), and Vasile Tiță (1928). After her are László Németh (1901), Silviu Lung (1956), Gheorghe Mironescu (1874), Cătălin Predoiu (1968), Ernst Lörtscher (1913), and Adrian Ilie (1974).

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Among POLITICIANS In Romania

Among politicians born in Romania, Laura Codruța Kövesi ranks 139. Before her are Gavril Dejeu (1932), Dimitar Petkov (1858), Ion Emanuel Florescu (1819), Dezső Bánffy (1843), Nicolae Golescu (1810), and Elena Lasconi (1972). After her are Gheorghe Mironescu (1874), Cătălin Predoiu (1968), Theodor Rosetti (1837), Petre S. Aurelian (1833), Alexandru G. Golescu (1819), and Ileana Gyulai-Drîmbă-Jenei (1946).

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