Andrei Marga, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Andrei Marga

Romanian politician and academic

Date of Birth: 22-May-1946

Place of Birth: Bucharest

Profession: diplomat, historian, university teacher, philosopher

Nationality: Romania

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Andrei Marga (Romanian pronunciation: [an'drej 'marga]; born 22 May 1946) is a Romanian philosopher, political scientist, and politician.
Rector – for the second time – of the Babes-Bolyai University in Cluj-Napoca, he was a member of the Christian-Democratic National Peasants' Party (PNTCD), serving as Minister of Education in the Democratic Convention (CDR) coalition governments of Victor Ciorbea, Radu Vasile, and Mugur Isarescu (1997-2000).
In January 2001, he replaced Ion Diaconescu as PNTCD chairman, but resigned from his post in July 2001, amid political tensions in the party.
He formed a new party, the Popular Christian Party later in the year.
Later, he affiliated with the National Liberal Party (PNL). Marga has authored many volumes on political science, political philosophy, and the philosophy of history.
His work touches a variety of subjects, including the philosophical theories of Herbert Marcuse and Jürgen Habermas, the nature of positivism, and trends in contemporary philosophy.
He has also lectured on specific subjects, such as the philosophic foundations of transition from communism to a market economy, and the evolution of principles guiding European integration.
In later works, he approached topics pertaining to the philosophy of religion, and to the status of religion in the age of globalization.
In 2005, Andrei Marga received the Herder Prize in recognition of his contributions.