Cristian Ghinea

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
Bucharest, Romania
Political partySave Romania Union (USR)
Alma materLondon School of Economics
ProfessionJournalist
Social activist
WebsiteCristian Ghinea's official website

Political career

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
  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". romanialibera.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  7. Cristian Ghinea European Parliament.

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