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
Member of the European Parliament for Romania
In office
2 July 2019 – 22 December 2020
Succeeded byAlin Mituța
Minister of European Funds
In office
23 December 2020 – 6 September 2021
Prime MinisterFlorin Cîțu
Preceded byIoan-Marcel Boloș
Succeeded byFlorin Cîțu
In office
27 April 2016 – 29 October 2016
Prime MinisterDacian Cioloș
Preceded byAura Carmen Răducu
Succeeded byDragoș-Cristian Dinu
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office
21 December 2016 – 1 July 2019
ConstituencyBucharest
Personal details
Born (1977-07-20) 20 July 1977 (age 47)
Bucharest, Romania
Political partySave Romania Union (USR)
Alma materLondon School of Economics
ProfessionJournalist
Social activist
WebsiteCristian Ghinea's official website

Political career

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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

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  1. ^ Mia Bartoloni (January 8, 2021), Movers and Shakers The Parliament Magazine.
  2. ^ "Cristian Ghinea: Cine susţine şi cine subminează DNA | Dilema Veche | adevarul.ro". adevarul.ro. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  3. ^ Cristian Ghinea (30 November 2015). "Schimbare de job". Dilema Veche. Archived from the original on 12 December 2015. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
  4. ^ "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
  5. ^ Carmen Paun (April 25, 2016), Romania to get new EU funds minister Politico Europe.
  6. ^ "Lupta pentru șefia USR. Ce își propun cei trei vicepreședinți care vor să îi ia locul lui Nicușor Dan | Romania Libera (Oct 2, 2017)" (in Romanian). Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  7. ^ Cristian Ghinea European Parliament.

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