PERSONAL INFORMATION
Date of birth: January 1, 1961
Place of birth: Fundulea, Calarasi County
Nationality: Romanian
Marital status: married, two children

EDUCATION
Ph. D. in Law
1997 - Postgraduate Course on National Security and Safety, National Defence College;
1990 - Legal expert, Faculty of Law, Bucharest University;
1983 - Sibiu Military School for Active Duty Officers;

PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND
As of December 2009 – Minister, Ministry of National Defence;
As of December 2008 –Member of the Chamber of Deputies, Romanian Parliament;
Member of the Deputies' Chamber's Defence, Public Order and National Security Committee;
2008 - January 2009 – Minister, Ministry of Administration and Interior;
December 2004 – 2008 –Member of the Chamber of Deputies, Romanian Parliament;
Joint Standing Committee of the Chamber of Deputies and Senate exercising parliamentary control over the activity of the Romanian Intelligence Service;
2003 – 2004 – Delegate Minister for Public Administration, Ministry of Administration and Interior;
2002 – 2003 – Prefect, Romanian Government, Bucharest Prefect’s Office;
2001 – 2002 –Secretary of State, President of National Administration of State Reserves, National Administration of State Reserves;
2000 - 2001 – Deputy Director, National Defence College;
2000 – Vice President, National Defence College Foundation;
1990 – Officer, Military Justice;
1983-1990 – Officer, Ministry of National Defence.

POLITICAL BACKGROUND
2006 – 2009 –President, the PSD Department of Defence, Public Order and National Security;
2004 – 2009 – President of Ilfov PSD County Organization;
2004 – 2005 – Member, PSD National Coordinator Office;
2003 – 2009 –Member of the Social Democrat Party (PSD);

TEACHING ACTIVITY
2001 – Professor, National Defence College;
2001 – Associate professor, National Defence College;
2002 – Manager of candidates for a doctor’s degree, “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” Police Academy;
2003 – 2005 – Member, Specialty Commissions of National Council of Attestation of Academic Titles, Diplomas and Certificates – Commission of Military Sciences, Public Order and National Security;
2008 – present – Professor, manager of candidates for a doctor’s degree, Intelligence National Academy.

 
PUBLISHED WORKS
“Elements of Romanian Strategic Art”, first author, National Defence College Foundation, Bucharest, 2001;
“Romania’s National Interests within the European Integration”, first author, National Defence College, Bucharest, 2001;
“Introduction in International Humanitarian Law”, co-author, Cartega Publishing House, Bucharest, 1999;
“O.S.C.E. the Organization for the 21st Century”, author, National Defence College Foundation, Bucharest, 2001;
“Studies on International Humanitarian Law”, first author, National Defence College Foundation, Bucharest, 2001;
“International Humanitarian Law, International Legal Tools”, co-author, Regia Autonoma “Monitorul Oficial”, Bucharest, 2003;
“Romania – Integration and Security”, first author, Balcanii si Europa Publishing House, Bucharest, 2005;
“The Preliminary Complaint”, Cartea Universitara Publishing House, Bucharest, 2008.

DISTINCTIONS AND DECORATIONS
2000 – “Steaua Romaniei” National Order in rank of Knight;
2001 – “Serviciul Credincios” National Order in rank of Knight.

FOREIGN LANGUAGE SKILLS
English
French