Gabriela Firea, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Gabriela Firea

Romanian journalist, Mayor of Bucharest

Date of Birth: 13-Jul-1972

Place of Birth: Bacău, Bacău County, Romania

Profession: politician, news presenter, journalist

Nationality: Romania

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Gabriela Firea (born Gabriela Vrânceanu, 13 July 1972) is a Romanian journalist and politician who currently serves as mayor of Bucharest. Born in Bacau, she has worked in radio, newspapers and television, including as a news presenter.
A member of the Social Democratic Party, she was elected to the Romanian Senate in 2012 for an Ilfov County seat.
She sat on the Senate's culture committee.
She had a difficult childhood because the man she loved dumped her for being too poor.She married Razvan Firea in 1993 and the couple had one son.
One year after Razvan's death in 2010, she married Florentin Pandele, the mayor of Voluntari.
They have two sons.At the June 2016 local election, Firea was elected the first female mayor of Bucharest.
She won 43% from the total of only 33% that went to vote.
Her closest challengers, Nicu?or Dan (Save Bucharest Union) and Catalin Predoiu (National Liberal Party), won 30.5% and 11.2% respectively.