Ioan Mircea Pașcu

Ioan Mircea Pașcu (born 17 February 1949) is a Romanian politician and Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from Romania. He previously served Minister of Defense from 2000 to 2004. He is a member of the Social Democratic Party (PDSR/PSD), part of the Party of European Socialists.

Positions in the European Parliament

 * Vice-chair of the Committee on Foreign Affairs
 * Vice-chair of the delegation for relations with the NATO Parliamentary Assembly
 * Member of the Subcommittee on Security and Defence
 * Member of the delegation for relations with Japan
 * Substitute member of the Committee on Transport and Tourism
 * Substitute member of the delegation for relations with the United States

Curriculum vitae
Academic career


 * 1971           Diploma in Foreign Trade Faculty of Foreign Trade, Academy of Economic Studies Bucharest
 * 1980,           Doctorate in Political Sciences, Institute of Political Sciences Bucharest
 * 1971−1986,    Researcher, Department of International Relations Institute of Political Sciences, Department of International Relations Bucharest
 * 1973,           Researcher, Salzburg Seminar for American Studies
 * 1979−1981,    Fellow, Ford Foundation grant
 * 1985,           Invited Associate Professor, St. Catherine's College, Oxford
 * 1986−1988,    Lecturer in International Relations Academy of Political and Social Sciences Bucharest
 * 1988−1989,    Resident researcher Institute for East-West Security Studies New York
 * 1992−1993,    Grant, Japan Foundation, Centre for Slavic Studies, University of Hokkaido (Sapporo) and foreign researcher, Japanese Forum for International Relations
 * 1990−1996,    Dean of the Faculty of International Relations National School of Political Studies and Public Administration  Bucharest
 * 1990−present, Professor of International Relations National School of Political Studies and Public Administration Bucharest

Political career


 * 31/12/1989−01/07/1990, Member of the Committee on Foreign Policy, Council of the National Salvation Front Council of the National Salvation Front
 * 09/02/1990−15/05/1990, Member of the Provisional National Unity Council Provisional National Unity Council
 * 01/07/1990–01/10/1992, Presidential counsellor, Head of the Foreign Policy Directorate, Department of Political Analysis,  Romanian Presidential Administration
 * 1990−1992, Vice-president of the National Salvation Front
 * 1996−2000, Member of the Romanian Parliament for Maramures Chair of the Committee on Defence Chamber of Deputies, Romanian Parliament
 * 22/03/1993 − 22/11/1996, State Secretary for Defence Policy and International Relations Ministry of National Defence
 * 1997−2006, Vice-president of the Social Democratic Party
 * 2000−2007, Member of the Romanian Parliament for Satu Mare Chamber of Deputies, Romanian Parliament
 * 2000−2004, Minister of National Defence Ministry of National Defence
 * 01/01/2007−01/07/2019, Member of the European Parliament