Date of birth: August 12, 1971
Nationality: Romanian

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

PhD student, Faculty of International Relations, Academy of Economic Studies;
2004 – 2006, Master's degree diploma, National School of Political and Administrative Studies, Department for International Relations and European Integration;
1993 – 1997, Bachelor’s degree diploma, Faculty of Commerce, Academy of Economic Studies;
1986 – 1990, Baccalaureate Diploma, Spiru Haret High School, Bucharest ;

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
December 2012 – present, Minister of EU funds, Government of Romania;
December 2012 – present, Senator, Romanian Parliament;
May 2012 – December 2012, State Advisor, Body of Advisers to Prime Minister;
June 2009 – May 2012, Director, Audit Authority, Court of Accounts of Romania;
January 2009- June 2009, Director General, ex ISPA Managing Authority, Ministry of Public Finance;
November 2007 - January 2009, Secretary of State, Ministry of Economy and Finance;
2005 – 2007, Director General, Infrastructure Management Authority, Ministry of Finance;
2004 – 2005, Director General, Managing Authority for Cohesion Fund, Ministry of Economy and Finance;
2000 – 2004, Director, Coordination Directorate of ISPA and SAPARD, Ministry of European Integration;
January to December 2000, Director, Department for European Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs;
June to December 1999, Director, European Integration Department;
February-June 1999, Expert, Department for European Integration;
1997 – 1999, Expert, General Directorate for European Integration, Ministry of ransport;
1991 – 1997, Referee, Directorate General of Management, Marketing, Prognosis, and Human Resources, Ministry of Transport;

REPRESENTATION POSITIONS
President of the Inter-Ministerial Committee on financing, guaranteeing and insuring local authorities (within the Ministry of Public Finance);

Romania's representative in the Board of Directors of the European Investment Bank;
President of the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Financing, guaranteeing and insuring the private sector (within the EXIM Bank);
National Coordinator of HIPERB Programme;
Representative of the Ministry of Public Finance in the Export Council;
Expert coordinator in the project of institutional twinning between Romania and the Republic of Moldova, within the project "Harmonization of public procurement legislation in the Republic of Moldova";
Member of the CEC BANK SA Board;