[1] He was born in Osoi, Iași County, and in 1971 graduated from the Civilian Marine Institute in Constanţa, with a speciality in Navigational Engineering.

[3] Stroe drew controversy during his first ministerial service (May 2006-April 2007): he was accused of a conflict of interest for serving both as president of the joint parliamentary committee providing oversight to the activities of Serviciul Român de Informaţii, and as a member of the government, something forbidden by parliamentary resolution in 1993.

[9] In January 2010, following the resignation of Bogdan Olteanu, Stroe contested the vacant Bucharest constituency at a by-election.

[10] Back in the Chamber, he sits on the defence, public order and national security committee, as he did from 2001 to 2008 in both houses of Parliament.

His ministry was blamed for poor handling of rescue operations, and his departure came following pressure from party colleagues and the media.

[18][19] That April, he was expelled from the PNL for breaching party discipline, and stated he would remain in the Chamber as an independent.