▁A ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁ ▁National ▁Party ▁of ▁Trans ylvan ia ▁and ▁Ban at ▁before ▁and ▁after ▁World ▁War ▁I , ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁of ▁Roman ia ▁for ▁three ▁terms ▁during ▁ 1 9 2 8 – 1 9 3 3 , ▁and , ▁with ▁I on ▁Mi hal ache , ▁co - f ounded ▁the ▁National ▁Pe as ants ' ▁Party . ▁ ▁Early ▁years ▁Man iu ▁was ▁born ▁to ▁an ▁eth nic ▁Roman ian ▁family ▁in ▁Sz il á gy bad ac son y , ▁Austria - H ung ary ▁( now ▁Bad ac in , ▁Roman ia ); ▁his ▁parents ▁were ▁Io an ▁Man iu ▁and ▁Clara ▁Man iu . ▁He ▁finished ▁the ▁Cal vin ist ▁College ▁in ▁Z al ă u ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 0 , ▁and ▁studied ▁Law ▁at ▁the ▁Franz ▁Joseph ▁University , ▁then ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Budapest ▁and ▁that ▁of ▁Vienna , ▁being ▁awarded ▁the ▁doctor ate ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 6 . ▁ ▁Man iu ▁joined ▁the ▁Roman ian ▁National ▁Party ▁of ▁Trans ylvan ia ▁and ▁Ban at ▁( PN R ), ▁became ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁its ▁collect ive ▁leadership ▁body ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 7 , ▁and ▁represented ▁it ▁in ▁the ▁Budapest ▁Parliament ▁on ▁several ▁occasions . ▁He ▁settled ▁in ▁Bla j , ▁and ▁served ▁as ▁lawyer ▁for ▁the ▁Greek ▁Catholic ▁Church ▁( to ▁which ▁he ▁belonged ). ▁Man iu ▁was ▁influenced ▁by ▁the ▁activity ▁of ▁Sim ion ▁B ăr nu ț iu , ▁a ▁mat ernal