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Romanian politician, economist, essayist and poet

Varujan Vosganian (Romanian pronunciation:[varuˈʒanvosɡaˈnjan]; Armenian: Վարուժան Ոսկանեան, born on 25 July 1958) is a Romanian politician, economist, essayist and poet of Armenian origin.

Vosganian was Romania's Minister of Economy and Commerce (2006–2008) in the Tăriceanu cabinet and Minister of Economy in the Ponta cabinet (2012–2013). He is the President of The Union of Armenians in Romania (UAR, 1990–present) and the Prime-vice president of the Union of Writers in Romania (2005–present).

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His books have been translated into more than 20 languages.

Biography

Varujan Vosganian was born in Craiova to a family of Armenian ethnicity. His grandparents were survivors of the genocide against Armenian people which took place in the Ottoman Empire in 1915.

Vosganian studied at the Alexandru Ioan Cuza High School in Focșani. He then studied Commerce at the Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies (gr