Marcel Ciolacu signed the dismissal of the “hairstylist of the stars” Cristi Pascu from the head of the Office for Gambling, two days after the appointment

On Wednesday evening, the Prime Minister signed the dismissal of Cristi Pascu from the position of vice-president of the Office for Gambling, a position in which he was appointed on Monday at the proposal of the PNL. The decision was published in the Official Gazette.

The dismissal comes after the press reported that the man, known in the worldly world as the “hairstylist of the stars”, has no connection to the field, and studies do not recommend him for the position.

G4Media revealed that Pascu holds a degree in Hairdressing and completed Law at Hyperion University at the age of 32. According to the CV presented by G4Media, Pascu is currently a local councilor in Sector 6, president of the PNL businessmen’s club in the same sector and a consultant to several companies.

Pascu obtained a degree in hairdressing, completed Law at a private university, was a TV presenter at Euforia TV, an entertainment station once owned by Sorin Ovidiu Vîntu. Pascu is known as the celebrity hairstylist, having numerous appearances in the tabloid press.

How PNL motivates the appointment

Asked by HotNews.ro about the appointment, PNL president Nicolae Ciucă said on Tuesday that it was the party’s choice and that Pascu has experience as an entrepreneur, and the fact that he is not related to the field is beneficial.

“​It is a proposal that is made on the basis of the selection at the level of the human resource at the party level and bearing in mind that he is a member of the sector 6 branch, he is an entrepreneur, he is not related to gambling, which I think is a thing very good, was the PNL proposal. He is not in the business of barbering, I understand that he has experience in business, he has several companies. It is a choice of the PNL, this is our proposal, and at this moment the fact that he has carried out activities that have brought him a certain recognition in the field he is working in, I think is very good,” Ciucă said in Parliament on Tuesday.

PNL sources told Hotnews.ro that Pascu’s appointment was not made at the proposal of the Sector 6 organization of the PNL, but of Remus Borza, the former PNL deputy, who recently mediated the meeting between Ciucă and the businessman Dan Ostahie.

“Let me get into the groove and I’ll be at your disposal with all the details of the legislation”

Contacted by G4Media on Tuesday, Pascu was asked about the legislation that underlies the institution where he will be head. He admitted that he doesn’t know anything about it: “If you ask me to know the legislation in the field, I really can’t help you, it’s a relatively new field. Consider that the appointment was made last night, it is now 8 o’clock in the morning and this very second you are asking me to know the legislation. I was appointed there because when I was given a task I carried it through. Let me get into the bread and I’ll be at your disposal with all the details about the legislation”.

According to the most recent declaration of assets, Cristian-Gabriel Pascu owns a 500 sqm plot of land in Ilfov, a house, 128,000 dollars and has debts of 13,000 euros due this year. In 2022, Pascu had an income of 46,000 lei, meaning he would have lived on average with 3,900 lei/month.

What are the duties of the Vice President of the Gaming Office?

According to the organization and operation regulations of the National Gambling Office (ONJN), the vice president of the institution has the rank of undersecretary of state. He is appointed by the Prime Minister’s decision.

Duties of the Vice President of the Gaming Office:

• represents the Office in relations with other public authorities and institutions, with Romanian or foreign natural or legal persons, as well as in court, with the opinion of the ONJN president:
• supports the ONJN president in organizing and managing the ONJN activity and is responsible for fulfilling the decisions of the ONJN supervisory committee
• can take over, by order of the ONJN president, his duties, including representation
• directly ensures the coordination, supervision and control of the operation of gambling activities
• in the absence of the ONJN president, presides over the meetings of the ONJN Supervisory Committee
• participates in debates regarding the application of gambling activity policies and related methodological norms, with the opinion of the ONJN president
• participates in conducting analyzes regarding the operation and performance of the ONJN activity
• participates in the promotion of ONJN’s image
• participates in the development of ONJN strategies and policies
• periodically analyzes the activity of ONJN, the way of accomplishing the tasks and objectives and orders measures for its improvement, according to the normative acts in force
• fulfills other duties provided by the normative acts