elected a member of the Craiova City Council. Marinescu was elected vice-president of the PD local section in Craiova (1994) and Dolj County (1997), and, in 2001, Secretary for Dolj County and Oltenia. He served as prefect of Dolj under the Romanian Democratic Convention cabinet (1996-2000), and, after 2004, he was a member of the Dolj County Council, before winning a seat in the 2004 legislative election on the Justice and Truth common list. In December 2020, Marinescu received the Transport & Tourism award at The Parliament Magazine's annual MEP Awards. He is married with three children. References Profile at the Chamber of Deputies site External links European Parliament profile European Parliament official photo 1952 births Living people Democratic Liberal Party (Romania) politicians Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Romania) Councillors in Romania Prefects of Romania People from Râmnicu Vâlcea Grand Officers of the Order of the Star of Romania Romanian engineers Politehnica University of Bucharest alumni Democratic Liberal Party (Romania) MEPs MEPs for Romania 2007 MEPs for Romania 2007–2009 MEPs for Romania 2009–2014 MEPs for Romania 2014–2019 MEPs for Romania 2019–2024