Cristian Ghinea (born 1977) is a Romanian publisher and activist who has been serving as a Minister of Investments and European Projects in the

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since 2021.

Political career

Before entering politics, Ghinea was founder and director of organization CRPE. In November 2015 he was appointed councillor for European business in the

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. Ghinea was elected to the

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in the

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. From 27 April to 26 October 2016 he served as Minister of European Funds in the Romanian government of technocrats, under

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. Since October 2017, has been the vice president of the party

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. From 2019 until 2020, Ghinea was a

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. In parliament, he served on the Committee on Regional Development.

References

External links

* (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 {{DEFAULTSORT:Ghinea, Cristian 1977 births Living people Members of the Romanian Cabinet Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Romania) Save Romania Union MEPs Save Romania Union politicians MEPs for Romania 2019–2024