Current positions in Parliament:
Vice-Leader of the Parliamentary Group of the PNL in the Chamber of Deputies (since September 2019)
Member of the Standing Committee for Defence, Public Order and National Security
Vice-Chairperson of the Special Joint Committee of the Chamber of Deputies and of the Senate for Elaborating the Administrative Code (since April 2018)
Vice-Chairperson of the Inquiry Committee of the Chamber of Deputies and of the Senate to Check the Possible Involvement of the Protection and Guard Service in the Activity of some Political Parties and in the Activity of some Leaders of these Parties (since September 2018)
Member of the Special Joint Committee of the Chamber of Deputies and of the Senate for Elaborating, Modifying and
Completing Legislative Proposals in Electoral Matters (since June 2019)
Positions held in Parliament:
Vice-Leader of the Parliamentary Group of the PNL in the Chamber of Deputies (2000 - 2004; 2008 – 2012, February 2017 – September 2018)
Chairperson of the Standing Committee on Public Administration and Territorial Planning (September 2015 - December 2016)
Chairperson of the Standing Committee on Labour and Social Protection (December 2008- May 2012)
Secretary of the Standing Committee for Information Technologies and Communications (2000-2004)
Positions held in Government and in local administration:
2012: Minister of Administration, Government of Romania
2005 – 2008: Secretary of State, Ministry of Home Affairs and Administration
2004 – 2005: Vice-President of the Galati County Council
1996 – 2000: Regional governor of the Galati County
Political activity
2006 – present: Vice-President of the National Liberal Party in Romania
1998 – present: President of the National Liberal Party Branch of the Galati County
1993 – 1998: President of the National Liberal Party Branch of the Galati City
Member of the National Liberal Party since 1991
Professional activity
1990 – 1996: Secretary General of the Chamber of Commerce, Galati
1984 – 1990: Head of the Technical Unit, Industrial Naval Central Station, Galati
1977 – 1984: Engineer, Naval Shipyard, Galati
2013 – present: Vice-President of the National Society of Red Cross for Romania
Education
1971 – 1977: University degree, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Polytechnic Institute, Galati
1998: School of Administration, Rome, Italy
2005: National Defense College, Bucharest
Personal info
Date and place of Birth: 11 February 1952, Galati, Romania
Married, a son and a granddaughter