| Professional Background: |
1981 – 1990, Various offices: engineer, trading director at “HIPERION”
Mechanics Enterprise, Stei, Bihor County; |
| 1991 – 1993, Prefect of Bihor; |
| 1993 – 1996, General Director, Oradea Customs’ Regional Directorate; |
| 2000 – 2004, Parliamentary Expert; |
| December 21 – 29th 2004, Presidential Adviser on defense and national
security issues; Head of the National Security Department of Presidential
Administration; |
| 2005 – 2007, Minister of Administration and Interior; |
| 2008 – December 22nd 2009 – Minister of Housing and Regional Developement; |
| October 1st 2009 – December 22nd 2009 - Interim Vice-Prime-minister and Minister of Administration and Interior; |
| As of December 23rd 2009 – Minister of Administration and Interior |
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Political Background:
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1990 – 1992, Member of the Chamber of Deputies, Bihor Constituency, from FSN (National Salvation Front); |
| 1990, President of CFSN (Council of the National Salvation Front) Stei and Vice President of CFSN Bihor; |
| 1991, Founding Member of the Democratic Party (PD);President of the PD Bihor County Organization (1991 – 1997); |
| 1996 – 2000, Senator in Bihor Constituency from PD; |
| 1997 – 2001, Secretary General of PD; |
| 2001, Vice President in charge of PD organizational issues; |
| As of 2004, Senator in Bucharest Constituency from PD; |
| 2004, Head of the Traian Basescu’s presidential campaign; |
| As of 2007, Secretary General of PD-L. |
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Foreign Language Skills: |
French |
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