Biographical data

• Date and place of birth: April 1, 1955, Toplita, Harghita County;
• Marital status: married, two children;

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY
• August 2012, Minister of Administration and Interior;
• 2012 - Minister for Liaison with Parliament;
• 2008 – 2012, Member of the Chamber of Deputies, Romanian Parliament ;
• 2004 – 2008, Member of the Chamber of Deputies, Romanian Parliament;
• 2001 – 2004, Prefect, Harghita Prefecture;
• 1996 – 2000, Mayor, Local Council of Toplita;
• 1990 – 1996, Vice Mayor, Local Council of Toplita;
• 1986 -1990 ,Vice President, People’s Council of Toplita;
• 1976 – 1986, Head of Unit, People’s Council of Toplita;

OFFICES, ACTIVITIES IN A POLITICAL PARTY
• 1996 -onwards, Member of the PSD, President of PSD Harghita County Organization;

Offices, activities in an organization of central or local administration;
• 1996 – 2001, First Vice-President of the Association of Towns in Romania

FORMER PARLIAMENTARY OFFICES, ACTIVITIES
• September 2010 - May 2012, Leader of PSD parliamentary group;
• 2009 - 2010, Vice President of the Chamber of Deputies;
• 2008 - March 2010 ,Vice President for Public Administration, Planning and Environmental Balance;
• 2004-2008, Member of the Chamber of Deputies, Vice President for Public Administration, Planning and Environmental balance;

STUDIES AND SPECIALIZATIONS
• 2004, Master’s Degree,'' Lucian Blaga'' University of Sibiu;
• 2004 , Postgraduate studies ,'' Lucian Blaga'' University of Sibiu;
• 1984 -1988, Economic Sciences, Bucharest
• 1970 -1974 , Forest High School, Gurghiu

FOREIGN LANGUAGE SKILLS
• French
• Hungarian