Radu Vasile

Radu Vasile (10 October 1942 – 3 July 2013) was a Romanian historian, poet and politician. 
He was the 57th Prime Minister of Romania, serving from 17 April 1998 to 13 December 1999. He was also a Senator from the Democratic Party (PD) from 2000 to 2004. Aside from politics, Vasile used to write poetry under the pen name "Radu Mischiu".
He died from colorectal cancer on 3 July 2013 in Bucharest.