Cristian Tudor Popescu, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Cristian Tudor Popescu

Romanian writer

Date of Birth: 01-Oct-1956

Place of Birth: Bucharest

Profession: translator, journalist, literary critic, linguist, science fiction writer

Nationality: Romania

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Cristian Tudor Popescu (Romanian pronunciation: [kristi'an 'tudor po'pesku]; often referred to as CTP; born October 1, 1956) is a Romanian journalist, essayist, short-story writer and political commentator.
Author of science fiction stories during his youth, he also hosted talk shows for various television stations, and had contributions as a literary critic and translator.
Popescu was the editor-in-chief of Adevarul, and, in 2005, he founded the newspaper Gândul in association with Mircea Dinescu.
He was also the president of the Romanian Press Club until November 2006, when he resigned his office over an issue regarding the representation of journalists in the Club.
He was re-elected president on February 10, 2007.
Based on opinion polls, he was designated Romania's best journalist four years in a row 2005–2008.