POLITICĂ ȘI ADMINISTRAŢIE ÎN TURDA INTERBELICĂ. NOTARUL VASILE MEȘTER (1875-1965), OM POLITIC, PREFECT ȘI SENATOR
POLITICS AND ADMINISTRATION IN TURDA DURING THE INTER-WAR PERIOD. THE CASE OF NOTARY VASILE MEŞTER (1875-1965), POLITICIAN, PREFECT AND SENATOR

Summary/Abstract: This study continues our investigation into the life and work of Vasile Mester. In the present material, our attention is focused on the interwar period, when Vasile Mester's career reached its peak. Vasile Mester came to Turda in 1921. He integrated perfectly into the life of the Romanian community in Turda, in a short period of time, becoming a respected member of it. Vasile Mester was a member of the National Liberal Party, and for a long time he served as vice president of the county branch of this political party. Vasile Mester was prefect of Turda Arieş County for a short time (1924), representing the government in the territory. Later, he was elected senator in the Romanian Parliament (1934-1937). Vasile Meşter was a supporter of the monarchical authority regime of King Carol II and of the single party (National Renaissance Front, later the National Party). During the Second World War, Vasile Meşter’s activity decreased in intensity, as the examination of the press of the time is able to illustrate. Most likely, his age also contributed to his stepping back from the public sphere. However, at the end of World War II, he resumed HIS political activity to some extent. He was a member of the National Liberal Party-Tătărescu/Bejan. In his old age, Vasile Meşter was pursued by the Securitate and labelled an “enemy of the people”, losing all his material possessions, but despite this, due to his age, he did not experience the harshness of the Romanian gulag.

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