tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7689571.post477489031847230509..comments2023-11-05T12:59:29.404+02:00Comments on CsĂkszereda musings: Whither democracy?Andyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11294221123964774524noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7689571.post-11629455379255896292015-11-19T14:35:16.118+02:002015-11-19T14:35:16.118+02:00It's almost certainly not the right person. I...It's almost certainly not the right person. It's as if the entire K-12 system is an after-thought. The new guy (Adrian Curaj) is not a university rector but he has been head of the funding agency (UEFISCDI) for the last five years or so. Definitely a wonk. And has never been in Parliament.<br /><br />(Actually, now that i think about it, Andronescu was a deputy the first two times she was minister, but had gone back to Politehnica by the time her third term came around).Alex Usherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18214819989768954468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7689571.post-47796680749061583872015-11-19T13:57:06.091+02:002015-11-19T13:57:06.091+02:00Is it? I'm now not sure. I think that usuall...Is it? I'm now not sure. I think that usually the ministers are mostly elected. Though I'm sure you're right about education since you've had more experience with them than I. (Having said that though, that does raise the question about whether someone in HE is necessarily the right person to run the school system) Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11294221123964774524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7689571.post-69634789578523172972015-11-19T13:52:19.992+02:002015-11-19T13:52:19.992+02:00Agree with the sentiment, but where cabinet is con...Agree with the sentiment, but where cabinet is concerned, isn't it always like this? The Education minister is never an elected deputy, usually a university rector or head of Senate (Andronescu, Pricopie, Cimpeanu, etc). My understanding is that's true of Finance as well - not clear about other ministries. Isn't the real difference that it's the PM who's not a deputy this time?Alex Usherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18214819989768954468noreply@blogger.com