Renate Weber - Biography

Biography

Renate Weber has graduated the Law Faculty of Bucharest University, in 1979 and became a lawyer at the Bucharest Bar.

In the 1990s, Renate Weber has become one of the strongest voices of the Romanian civil society, being involved in a number of national and international non-profit organization, such as the International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights (Vienna), where she was Vice-chair (1994–1996), or the Association for the Protection of Human Rights in Romania - Helsinki Committee (APADOR-CH), where she was Co-chair (1994–1999). Renate Weber was the most longest-serving Chairwoman of the National Council at the Foundation for an Open Society - Romania (1998–2005, 2006–2007).

In 2000, she was appointed as Ad hoc judge, at the European Court of Human Rights in (Strasbourg).

She lectured in international human rights law, constitutional law, minority rights and women's rights, at the National School of Political and Administrative Studies, Faculty of Political Sciences (1997–2003). She also held classes on the protection of human rights in the context of international relations, at University of Bucharest, Faculty of History (2003–2004).

Between 2004 - 2005, Renate Weber was appointed as Advisor on constitutional and legislative matters to the President of Romania.

In 2007, she decided to enter politics and became a member of the National Liberal Party (Partidul National Liberal).