Radu Timofte

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Alexandru- Radu Timofte (April 7, 1949 - October 19, 2009) was a Romanian politician, member of the PSD and senator. He served as director of the Romanian Intelligence Service from 2001 to 2006.

Biography

Alexandru- Radu Timofte was born on 7 April 1949 in Horia Municipality (Neamț County); he graduated from the Higher School of Officers "Nicolae Balcescu" - the border gun (1966-1969) and the Academy of High Military Studies in Bucharest, the Faculty of Command and Staff (1974-1976), as an active officer in the Ministry of National Defence until 1988, when he was retired as a result of his sister's illegal stay abroad.

During the December 1989 Revolution, Radu Timofte was part of the head of the FSN committee in the Roman municipality.

In the 1990s-2004, he was elected Senator of Neamt on the lists of FSN, FDSN and PDSR. In this capacity he performed the functions of President of the Parliamentary Commission of Investigation for the Research of Violent Events held on 23-28 September 1991 in the Jiu Valley, Bucharest and other localities in the country (1991- 1992), Vice-President of the Parliamentary Commission of Romania at the NATO Parliamentary Assembly (1992- 1996), Member of the Committee on Defence, Public Order and National Safety (1992- 2001) and President of the same commission, Vice-President of the Parliamentary Commission for the Control of the work of the SIE External Intelligence Service. As an MP, he initiated over 15 draft laws adopted by the Romanian Parliament. Timofte resigned from Parliament on February 12, 2001 and was replaced by Tudor-Marius Munteanu. In the 1990-1992 legislature, Radu Timofte was a member of the parliamentary groups of friendship with Hungary, the Italian Republic, the Republic of Korea and Japan. In the 1995-1996 legislature, Radu Timofte was a member of the parliamentary groups of friendship with the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, the Republic of Panama and the Republic of Cyprus. Radu Timofte was a member of the Committee on Defence, Public Order and National Security. In the 2002-2004 legislature, Radu Timofte was a member of the Committee on Defence, Public Order and National Safety. Radu Timofte resigned from Parliament on February 12, 2001 and was replaced by Senator Tudor-Marius Munteanu.

On 7 February 2001, he was appointed director of the Romanian Intelligence Service, his nomination by the President of Romania being confirmed by the vote of the Parliament's joint chambers. Colonel (r) Alexandru- Radu Timofte of the Ministry of Interior was submitted to the rank of Brigadier General (with 1 star) in reserve on 29 November 2001.

He obtained the title of Doctor in National Security at the Police Academy in Bucharest on 25 August 2004, with his doctorate thesis entitled Origins and Enlargement, Decline and Rebirth of the Secret Information World, developed under