Florin Iordache (Romanian pronunciation: [floˈrin jorˈdake]; born 14 December 1960) is a Romanian Social Democratic Party (PSD) politician who served as Minister of Justice in the Grindeanu Cabinet from 4 January 2017 to 9 February 2017.
[1] He also served as President of the Chamber of Deputies of Romania between 13 June 2016 and 21 December 2016.
[3] During the 2017 Romanian protests, tens of thousands of people demanded the resignation of Iordache in response to the Justice Ministry's plans to pardon corrupt politicians and decriminalize other offences.
[4] He announced his resignation as Justice Minister on 9 February 2017, amid anti-government protests.
[5] He is currently heading a special parliamentary commission discussing a judicial overhaul that is a threat to the judiciary's independence.