Personal data:

Nationality: Romanian;

Date of birth: 25.11.1961;

Place of birth: Năsăud;

Marital status: married, 2 children.

Work experience:

November 2021 - Current: Minister of National Defence;

September 2021 - Current: Senator, Senate of Romania;

Member of the Committee on Education, Youth and Sport;

Member of the Committee on Culture and the Media;

Member of the Joint Standing Committee of the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate for Relations with UNESCO;

Member of friendship groups with France, Germany and Turkmenistan.

September 2021 - November 2021: Vice-President, Senate of Romania;

August 2020 - Current: President of the National Council - The Social Democratic Party;

January 2017 - December 2020: Business Development Director - The Romanian Institute for Evaluation and Strategy - IRES;

2005 - Current: Doctoral Studies Coordinator - University of Bucharest (Romania);

2002 - Current: Professor, University of Bucharest, Faculty of Sociology and Social Work, Bucharest (Romania);

November 2015 - January 2017: Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Regional Development and Public Administration - Government of Romania;

2012 - 2016: Member of the Commission of Sociology, Political and Administrative Sciences within CNATDCU (National Council for Attestation of University Degrees, Diplomas and Certificates) - Ministry of Education;

2013 - 2014: Member of the Academic Working Group of the Regionalisation Advisory Council (CONREG) - Romanian Government, Ministry of Regional Development and Public Administration;

October 2009 - November 2015: President - The Romanian Institute for Evaluation and Strategy - IRES SRL, Cluj-Napoca (Romania);

2007 - 2008: Member of European Parliament - European Parliament;

2004 - 2008: Senator - Senate of Romania;

2003 - 2004: President - The Agency for Governmental Strategies, Government of Romania;

2001 - 2003: Minister - The Ministry of Public Information, Government of Romania;

1994 - 2001: General Manager - The Institute of Social Studies, Marketing and Advertising - Metro Media Transilvania, Cluj-Napoca (Romania);

1999 - 2001: Vice Dean - Babeş-Bolyai University, Faculty of History and Philosophy(Romania);

1991 - 2002: Sociology Lecturer, Sociology Professor - Babeş-Bolyai University, Faculty of Sociology and Social Work, Cluj-Napoca (Romania).

Education and training:

1998: Doctoral Degree in Sociology, Babeş-Bolyai University, Faculty of History and Philosophy, Cluj-Napoca (Romania);

1989: Bachelor Degree, Babeş-Bolyai University, Faculty of History and Philosophy, Cluj-Napoca (Romania);

1980: High School Graduation, George Coşbuc High School, Năsăud, (Romania).

Networks and memberships:

ESOMAR ISA (European Society for Opinion and Marketing Research)(2009);

ISA (International Sociological Association);

The Romanian Society of Sociologists - member of Scientific Council (2009);

The Romanian Writer's Union (2014).

Organisational skills:

Trainer in the field of culture;

Project manager;

Trainer;

Trainer for trainers.

Digital skills:

Information processing;

Communication;

Content creation;

Problem solving.

Publications:

Author of 12 volumes: 4 volumes of sociology and communication and 8 volumes of essays.

Honours and awards:

2002: Romanian Star (Steaua României) Order, Knight Rank - The President of Romania.

2005: Gold Badge - The Democratic Forum of Germans from Romania;

2014 - Emblem of Honour of the Ministry of Internal Affairs;

2015: Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany - President of the Federal Republic of Germany, Joachim Gauck;

2015: Professor Honoris Causa - Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca;

2017: Honterus Medal - The Democratic Forum of Germans from Romania;

Language skills:

English;

French.