Silviu Prigoană

Vasile-Silviu Prigoană[1] (born December 22, 1963) is a Romanian businessman and politician.

Silviu Prigoană
Silviu Prigoană in 2012
Member of the Chamber of Deputies of Romania
In office
December 2008 – December 2012
Constituency42 - Bucharest - Electoral College No. 15
Personal details
Born (1963-12-22) December 22, 1963
Gherla, Cluj Region, Romanian People's Republic
NationalityRomanian
Political partyDemocratic Liberal Party (to 2012)
Independent (since 2012)
Spouse(s)Adriana Bahmuțeanu (divorced)

He owns 60% of Rosal, a waste collection company[2] which services Bucharest's Sector 3, Cluj-Napoca, Suceava and Baia Mare.

In December 2008 he became a member of the Chamber of Deputies of Romania, serving for four years.[1] He was a member of the Democratic Liberal Party until September 2012, shortly before his term expired.[3]

Apart from his waste collection company, Prigoană is known for founding the first Romanian news television, Realitatea TV, the first sports channel based in Romania, TV Sport (later sold to Central European Media Enterprises, becoming Sport.ro), and two other music channels: the first with emphasis on Romanian traditional music, Etno TV, and the other known for promoting Manele music, Taraf TV.[4]

His first wife, Viorica, died in 1994 at age 30. He is married to Adriana Bahmuțeanu with whom he had a tumultuous relationship that culminated with their fourth marriage in May 2009.[5] The couple have two children together,[6] along with two sons from his first marriage, Honorius-Adrian and Silvius.

References
  1. "Silviu Prigoană" (in Romanian). Chamber of Deputies. Retrieved 2009-12-08.
  2. "Prigoană va strînge gunoiul cu bani de la bursă" Archived 2008-05-25 at the Wayback Machine, Cotidianul, March 16, 2008
  3. "Deputatul Silviu Prigoană demisionează din PDL" (in Romanian). Mediafax. Retrieved 2012-09-10.
  4. "Afaceri autohtone pornite de la zero vândute pe șase zerouri" (in Romanian). www.capital.ro. Retrieved 2011-01-17.
  5. "Adriana Bahmuțeanu and Silviu Prigoană tied the knot for the fourth time" (in Romanian). www.realitatea.net. Retrieved 2009-12-09.
  6. "Adriana Bahmuteanu a născut un băiețel de 3,2 kilograme" (in Romanian). www.mediafax.ro. Retrieved 2011-01-17.
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