Cristian Ghinea (born 1977) is a Romanian publisher and activist who has been serving as a Minister of Investments and European Projects in the cabinet of Prime Minister Florin Cîțu since 2021.[1]
Cristian Ghinea | |
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| Member of the European Parliament for Romania | |
| In office 2 July 2019 – 22 December 2020 | |
| Succeeded by | Alin Mituța |
| Minister of European Funds | |
| In office 23 December 2020 – 6 September 2021 | |
| Prime Minister | Florin Cîțu |
| Preceded by | Ioan-Marcel Boloș |
| Succeeded by | Florin Cîțu |
| In office 27 April 2016 – 29 October 2016 | |
| Prime Minister | Dacian Cioloș |
| Preceded by | Aura Carmen Răducu |
| Succeeded by | Dragoș-Cristian Dinu |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 21 December 2016 – 1 July 2019 | |
| Constituency | Bucharest |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 July 1977 Bucharest, Romania |
| Political party | Save Romania Union (USR) |
| Alma mater | London School of Economics |
| Profession | Journalist Social activist |
| Website | Cristian Ghinea's official website |
Political career edit
Before entering politics, Ghinea was founder and director of organization CRPE.[2] In November 2015 he was appointed councillor for European business in the Cioloș Cabinet.[3]
Ghinea was elected to the Chamber of Deputies in the 2016 Romanian legislative election. From 27 April to 26 October 2016 he served as Minister of European Funds[4] in the Romanian government of technocrats, under Prime Minister Dacian Cioloș.[5] Since October 2017, has been the vice president of the party Save Romania Union.[6]
From 2019 until 2020, Ghinea was a Member of the European Parliament. In parliament, he served on the Committee on Regional Development.[7]
References edit
- ^ Mia Bartoloni (January 8, 2021), Movers and Shakers The Parliament Magazine.
- ^ "Cristian Ghinea: Cine susţine şi cine subminează DNA | Dilema Veche | adevarul.ro". adevarul.ro. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
- ^ Cristian Ghinea (30 November 2015). "Schimbare de job". Dilema Veche. Archived from the original on 12 December 2015. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
- ^ "Cristian Ghinea va fi învestit în funcția de ministru al Fondurilor Europene. Klaus Iohannis a semnat decretul de numire", Pro TV, 27 April 2016, retrieved 27 April 2016
- ^ Carmen Paun (April 25, 2016), Romania to get new EU funds minister Politico Europe.
- ^ "Lupta pentru șefia USR. Ce își propun cei trei vicepreședinți care vor să îi ia locul lui Nicușor Dan | Romania Libera". romanialibera.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 4 August 2021.
- ^ Cristian Ghinea European Parliament.
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External links edit
- Official website (in Romanian)
- Cristian Ghinea: Sunt adeptul unor poziții de forță. Asistăm la întărirea fără precedent a statului, interview by Andreea Pora, Revista 22 - 12 July 2016
- Cristian Ghinea: Dacă PNL și USR vor putea să convingă populația și programul acestui Guvern poate fi prelungit, eu m-aș bucura foarte mult, interview by Raluca Ion, Republica.ro - 22 August 2016