Stelian-Cristian Ion (born 24 June 1977) is a Romanian politician who served as Minister of Justice in the Cîțu Cabinet, led by Prime Minister Florin Cîțu, from 23 December 2020 to 1 September 2021.^[1][2]

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Stelian-Cristian Ion
Stelian-Cristian Ion in 2020
Minister of Justice
In office 23 December 2020 – 1 September 2021
Prime Minister	Florin Cîțu
Preceded by	Cătălin Predoiu
Succeeded by	Lucian Bode (Acting)
Personal details
Born	(1977-06-24) 24 June 1977 (age 46) Constanța, Constanța County, Romania
Political party	Save Romania Union (USR)
Alma mater	University of Bucharest

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His sacking as Minister of Justice threatened the survival of Florin Cîțu's coalition government, especially with the withdrawal of USR PLUS party members^[3] and two motions of no confidence filed in less than a month,^[4][5] leading to a almost three-month long major political crisis in Romania.^[6]