Daniel Petru Funeriu (born April 11, 1971) is a Romanian politician. Born in Arad,Daniel Petru Funeriu
at the European Parliament site he was a gifted high school student in chemistry who in 1988 fled

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for France."Daniel Funeriu, numit consilier prezidenţial"
Mediafax, February 10, 2012 There, he studied chemistry at the

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, graduating in 1994 and obtaining a doctorate from the same institution in 1999.Curriculum Vitae
hotnews.ro From December 2008 to July 2009, Funeriu represented

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in the

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, sitting for the Democratic Liberal Party. From December 2009 until February 2012, he was Education Minister under

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. Shortly thereafter, he became an advisor to

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Funeriu, Daniel People from Arad, Romania Romanian emigrants to France Romanian presidential advisors MEPs for Romania 2007–2009 Democratic Liberal Party (Romania) MEPs Romanian Ministers of Education 1971 births Living people