PERSONAL INFORMATION
Date of birth: January 1, 1961
Nationality: Romanian
General (retd), PhD Professor

 

EDUCATION
Doctor of Laws, Faculty of Laws, University of Bucharest;
1997, Graduate of National Defence College;Postgraduate Course on National Security,
1985 -1990, Jurist, Faculty of Law, University of Bucharest;
1980-1983, Officer, Sibiu Military School for Active Duty Officers;

PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND
December 2012 to date, Vice Prime Minister;
December 2012 to date, Senator, Romanian Parliament;
December 2009 – May 2012, Minister, Ministry of National Defence;
December 2008 –December 2012, Member of the Chamber of Deputies’ Defence, Public Order and National Security Committee, Romanian Parliament;
2008 - January 2009, Minister, Ministry of Administration and Interior;
December 2004 – 2008, Member of the Joint Standing Committee of the Chamber of Deputies and Senate for the exercise of parliamentary control over the activity of the Romanian Intelligence Service;
2003 – 2004, Minister Delegate for Public Administration, Ministry of Administration and Interior;
2002 – 2003, Prefect, Bucharest Prefect’s Office;
2001 – 2002, Secretary of State, President of National Administration of State Reserves,
2000 – 2001, Deputy Director, National Defence College;
2000 –2002, Vice President, National Defence College Foundation;
2001-2003, General Major, active military justice;
1990 – 1993, Officer, active Military Justice;
1983-1990, Economist Officer, Ministry of National Defence;

 

POLITICAL BACKGROUND
May 1, 2010 – present, President of UNPR(National Union for the Progress of Romania)
2006 – 2009, President, the PSD Department of Defence, Public Order and National Security;
2004 – 2009, President of Ilfov PSD County Organization;
2004 – 2005, Vice President of PSD, Member of National Coordinator Office;
2003 – 2009 , Member of the Social Democrat Party (PSD);
Involvement in projects and political programs of PSD
• Legislative proposal on the intelligence community for the national security of Romania;
• Legislative proposal on the organization and functioning of the Romanian Intelligence Service
• Legislative Proposal on the Security Strategy of Romania
• Legislative proposal on the National Security Law package;
- Law on intelligence, counterintelligence and security;
- Law on the Status of Intelligence Officer;
- Law on the organization and functioning of the Romanian Intelligence Service
- Law on the organization and functioning of the Foreign Intelligence Service
- Law on the legal status of interception
- Law on parliamentary control of intelligence, counterintelligence and security.

 

TEACHING ACTIVITY
2001, Professor, National Defence College;
2001, Associate professor, National Defence College;
2002, Doctoral Supervisor, “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” Police Academy;
2003 – 2005, Member, Specialty Commissions of National Council of Attestation of Academic Titles, Diplomas and Certificates – Commission of Military Sciences, Public Order and National Security;
2008 – present, Professor, Doctoral Supervisor, Intelligence National Academy.

PUBLISHED WORKS
Books and chapters of published books:
“Elements of Romanian Strategic Art”, first author, National Defence College Foundation, Bucharest, 2001;
“Romania’s National Interests within the European Integration”, first author, National Defence College, Bucharest, 2001;
“Introduction in International Humanitarian Law”, co-author, Cartega Publishing House, Bucharest, 1999;
“O.S.C.E. the Organization for the 21st Century”, author, National Defence College Foundation, Bucharest, 2001;
“Studies on International Humanitarian Law”, first author, National Defence College Foundation, Bucharest, 2001;
“International Humanitarian Law, International Legal Instruments”, co-author, Regia Autonoma “Monitorul Oficial”, Bucharest, 2003;
“Romania – Integration and Security”, first author, Balcanii si Europa Publishing House, Bucharest, 2005;
“The Preliminary Complaint”, Cartea Universitara Publishing House, Bucharest, 2008.

 

Honors and Awards
2000 – “Steaua Romaniei” National Order in rank of Knight;
2002 – “Serviciul Credincios” National Order in rank of Knight, granted by President Ion Iliescu.