135:. During his first parliamentary term, he was deputy leader of the PNL group from December 2004 to September 2005, followed by a stint as president of the committee on public administration, land management and ecological balance. Additionally, from May 2007, he was on the joint committee for European affairs. In 2009, he rejoined the public administration committee, having been on the culture, arts and mass media committee from the start of his second term. Since that term began, he has been president of the information technology and communications committee. During both terms, he was part of the Romanian Parliament's delegation to the
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621:"Fenechiu, prima declaraţie după sentință: 'Până acum, nu am tratat cu seriozitate procesul, știindu-mă nevinovat'" ("Fenechiu, First Statement after Sentence: 'Until Now, I Didn't Treat the Case Seriously, Knowing I Was Innocent'")
599:"Sentință în 'Dosarul Transformatorul': Ministrul Relu Fenechiu, condamnat la cinci ani de închisoare cu executare" ("Sentence in the 'Transformers Case': Minister Relu Fenechiu, Sentenced to Five Years' Imprisonment")
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724:"Deputatul Relu Fenechiu se însoară cu o cântăreață din Țara Moților" ("Deputy Relu Fenechiu Marries Singer from Țara Moților")
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