Cătălin Cherecheș (born 7 July 1978) is a Romanian politician, currently detained in Germany, while waiting to be extradited to Romania.[1] He was the mayor of Baia Mare between May 8, 2011 and November 29, 2023.[2]

Biography

Between 2005 and 2007, Cherecheș was the vice president and spokesperson of the Maramureș County organization of the Social Democratic Party.[3]

Cherecheș was elected in 2008 to the Chamber of Deputies on the Social Democratic Party. He resigned the party in February 2010, becoming an independent member of Parliament[4] and in May 2010 joined the National Liberal Party.[5]

In May 2011, following the criminal conviction of mayor Cristian Anghel, a by-election was held in Baia Mare. Cherecheș was named candidate of the Social Liberal Union.[6] He won the elections from the first round, getting 18,298 votes (51,66%).[7] Following his election, he resigned from the Parliament.[8]

During the 2012 Romanian local elections, again as the candidate of the Social Liberal Union, he was reelected mayor of Baia Mare, receiving 44,239 votes (86.03%), far ahead of Democratic-Liberal Ștefan Pop, who received only 2,785 votes.[9]

In September 2013, Cherecheș joined the National Union for the Progress of Romania.[3]

Nevertheless, on 5 June 2016 Cherecheș ran as a candidate of the local Coalition for Baia Mare and was re-elected mayor while detained with 70.28% of the votes counted, according to the partial election results,[10] a first in Romanian politics.[11]

References

  1. ↑ "EXCLUSIV Cum a fost localizat Cătălin Cherecheș. Primele explicații ale Procuraturii din München despre prinderea primarului fugar". Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  2. ↑ "Prefectul de Maramureș a emis ordinul de încetare de drept a mandatului lui Cătălin Cherecheș". Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  3. 1 2 "Primarul din Baia Mare, Cătălin Cherecheş, s-a înscris în UNPR". Mediafax.ro. 2013-09-17. Retrieved 2015-09-19.
  4. ↑ "Deputatul Cătălin Cherecheş a demisionat din PSD". Mediafax.ro. 2015-02-24. Retrieved 2015-09-19.
  5. ↑ "Cătălin Cherecheş s-a înscris în PNL". Mediafax. 2010-05-19. Retrieved 2015-09-19.
  6. ↑ "Cătălin Cherecheş va fi candidatul USL la primăria municipiului Baia Mare". Mediafax.ro. 2011-04-11. Retrieved 2015-09-19.
  7. ↑ "Candidatul USL Cătălin Cherecheş a câştigat alegerile pentru postul de primar în Baia Mare". Mediafax.ro. 2011-05-09. Retrieved 2015-09-19.
  8. ↑ "Locul de deputat al lui Cătălin Cherecheş, validat primar al oraşului Baia Mare, declarat vacant". Mediafax.ro. 2011-05-30. Retrieved 2015-09-19.
  9. ↑ "Cătălin Cherecheş (USL), reales primar la Baia Mare cu 86,03 la sută din voturi - rezultate finale". Mediafax.ro. 2015-06-11. Retrieved 2015-09-19.
  10. ↑ "Cătălin Cherecheş câştigă Primăria Baia Mare din arest, cu peste 70%". Digi24 (in Romanian). 6 June 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
  11. ↑ "France-Presse - Premieră în România: un primar aflat în arest preventiv a fost reales în funcţie" (in Romanian). Mediafax. 6 June 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016.


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