Minister of Labour, Family and Social Protection
Romanian citizenship
Date of birth: May 1, 1948

PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND
• May 2012 - present: Minister of Labour, Family and Social Protection;
• December 2010 - present: Member of the Deputies’ Chamber, Romanian Parliament;
• September - December 2008: Minister of Labor, Family and Equal Opportunities;
• May 2007 - September 2008: President with the rank of Secretary of State, National House of Pensions and Other Social Insurance Rights;
• February 2001 - April 2007: Executive Director, Ilfov County Pension House;
• February 1998 - February 2001: Director General, Ilfov Directorate of Labour and Social Protection;
• June 1984 - February 1998: Head of Service, the National Commission for Statistics;
• May 1973 - June 1984: Economist, Central Directorate of Statistics Bucharest
• August 1971 - May 1973: Economist statistician, Ilfov County Statistics Directorate;

EDUCATION AND TRAINING
• 2004 - 2005: National Institute of Administration - Specialized Training in public administration for civil servants with management positions;
• August 2004: National Institute of Administration- Training Programme- "Management of Social Security Institutions";
• August 2003: National Institute of Administration- Training Programme - "Management of Social Protection";
March 2003: National Institute of Administration- Training Programme "Human Resource Management in Public Administration"
• 1989: A.S.E.(Economic Studies Academy) - Post-graduate studies “Analysis of economic indicators in industry ";
• 1971 – A.S.E: Faculty of Economic Computation and Cybernetics;

 

PERSONAL SKILLS AND COMPETENCES
• Managerial, coordination, monitoring and management skills, acquired in the educational context.

FOREIGN LANGUAGES
French (advanced)

SOCIAL SKILLS AND COMPETENCES
• Adaptability;
• Accountability;
• Creativity and leadership;
• Ability to plan and act strategically;
• The ability to communicate;
• Ability to work independently and in a team;
• Ability to work under stress;
• Mediation and negotiation skills;
• Objectivity in appreciation.

 

ORGANISATIONAL SKILLS AND COMPETENCES
• Organizational capacity;
• Management capacity;
• Coordination capacity;
• Ability to control and attain the best results;
• Ability to solve problems;
• Ability to analyze and synthesize;
• Ability to advice and guide;
• Decision –making ability;
• Efficient and effective management of earmarked human and financial resources;
• Training skills.

 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION *SPECIALIZATION:
• "Reflection of financial transactions in the System of National Accounts" - Milan;
• Training period on statistical and economic analysis of industrial units - Paris;
• Training period on the infra-annual indicators – Lisbon;
• Training period on conjuncture surveys and macroeconomic forecasts in the short and medium term - Paris;
• Information Period on Community welfare system - England, Ireland, Spain;
• Information Period on the public pension system - Sweden.