Liviu Gheorghe Negoiţă (born 22 March 1962) is a Romanian politician and lawyer, member of the Democratic Liberal Party (PDL) and the former mayor of Bucharest's Sector 3. Biography Born in Brăila, Negoiţă completed his law degree in 1990, at University of Bucharest's Faculty of Law and was a practising lawyer. Aside from Romanian, he speaks English and Italian. He married Carmen in 2005, his wedding godfather being Adriean Videanu, a leader of his party. Political career Member of the Chamber of Deputies Negoiţă won a seat in the Chamber of Deputies of Romania in the 1996 Romanian legislative election on the lists of National Liberal Party – Democratic Convention. In 1998, he resigned from the National Liberal Party (PNL) and joined the Democratic Party (PD). In the 2000 elections, he was re-elected on the lists of the Democratic Party, being a deputy until 2004. Mayor of Bucharest's Sector 3 Liviu Negoiţă was the candidate of the Democratic Party for mayor of Bucharest's Sector 3, Bucharest's most populous sector, winning the 2004 elections, keeping his seat after he won the 2008 local elections with 79.05%. During his management, the town hall built 300 playgrounds and a large number of parking spaces. He lost the elections in 2012. Candidate for Prime-Minister After the fall of the Boc government, Băsescu designated Lucian Croitoru as Prime-Minister, but the parliamentary majority voted against him, continuing to insist on Klaus Iohannis as Prime Minister. On 6 November 2009 president Traian Băsescu, associated with PDL, nominated him as candidate for Prime Minister of Romania. His chosen cabinet was however almost identical to the one of Croitoru. However, the Democratic Liberal Party (PDL) had no parliamentary majority and the Parliament surpassed the 14-day limit for the hearing the members of Negoiţă's cabinet, thus extending the political deadlock in Romania and leaving Emil Boc in office as acting Prime Minister until the presidential election. After Băsescu's win in the election, he re-nominated Negoiţă as a candidate for Prime Minister of Romania, however, he is expected to give up as a solution to the deadlock. Controversies and criticism Public works contracts Controversies arose during his terms as mayor of Bucharest 3rd sector because many public works contracts were won by companies owned by his friends, relatives or members of his party, the PDL. The waste collection, car towing, and landscaping services are provided by Rosal, a company owned by