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Leonard Orban

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Leonard Orban (born 28 June 1961) is a Romanian independent technocrat who served as the Commissioner for Multilingualism in the European Commission, the executive body of the European Union (EU). 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Leonard Orban is the 17,245th most popular politician (down from 16,865th in 2024), the 524th most popular biography from Romania (down from 519th in 2019) and the 159th most popular Romanian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Leonard Orban ranks 17,245 out of 19,576. Before him are Gergely Karácsony, Sorin Grindeanu, Pavlo Klimkin, Linas Antanas Linkevičius, Kim Eun-sook, and John Lawrence, 1st Baron Lawrence. After him are Désiré Rakotoarijaona, Andrew Holness, Frits Goedgedrag, Alain-Guillaume Bunyoni, Patricia Roberts Harris, and Erkki Liikanen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1961, Leonard Orban ranks 536. Before him are Duan Yongping, Louise Mushikiwabo, Hannelore Kraft, Tatsuya Egawa, Ville Virtanen, and Linas Antanas Linkevičius. After him are Jonathan Mostow, Amy Sedaris, Erez Tal, Thomas Dooley, Glenn Plummer, and Darren Star.

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In Romania

Among people born in Romania, Leonard Orban ranks 524 out of 844. Before him are Cristina Elena Grigoraș (1966), Dimitrie Popescu (1961), Cristian Gațu (1945), Elisabeta Lipă (1964), Sevil Shhaideh (1964), and Sorin Grindeanu (1973). After him are Ion Alexe (1946), Károly Weichelt (1906), Răzvan Raț (1981), Nicolae Dică (1980), Ciprian Marica (1985), and Radu Voina (1950).

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Among POLITICIANS In Romania

Among politicians born in Romania, Leonard Orban ranks 159. Before him are Dacian Cioloș (1969), Gheorghe Fiat (1929), Alexandru Athanasiu (1955), Mihai Tudose (1967), Elisabeta Lipă (1964), and Sorin Grindeanu (1973). After him are Mihai Răzvan Ungureanu (1968), Teodor Meleșcanu (1941), Ilan Gilon (1956), Emilia Eberle (1964), Eugen Bejinariu (1959), and Géza Szőcs (1953).

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