Marius-Constantin Budăi

Marius-Constantin Budăi
Budăi in 2020
Minister of Labor and Social Protection
In office 25 November 2021[1] – 13 July 2023
Preceded by	Raluca Turcan
Succeeded by	Marian Neacșu (ad interim)
In office 20 November 2018 – 4 November 2019
Preceded by	Lia Olguța Vasilescu
Succeeded by	Violeta Alexandru
Member of the Romanian Chamber of Deputies
Incumbent
Assumed office 20 December 2016
Constituency	Botoșani County
Personal details
Born	(1972-05-01) 1 May 1972 (age 52) Curtești, Botoșani, Romania
Political party	Social Democratic Party

Marius-Constantin Budăi (born 1 May 1972)[2] is a Romanian deputy, elected in 2016 and 2020.

In November 2021, he became Minister of Labor and Social Protection in the Government of Nicolae Ciucă. He was also the Minister of Labor and Social Protection in the Government of Viorica Dăncilă.

Curriculum vitae

In 1990, he graduated from high school in Botoșani. He then obtained a BA in Finance and Banking (2008) and an MA in Public Finance Management (2010) from Universitatea Spiru Haret in Bucharest. He also studied project management, accounting and public management. For several years he worked as a clerk and inspector in the local social welfare in Botosani, in 2009 he got to a managerial position. Also employed as a coordinator in a courier company and an advisor in the parliament. From 2013 to 2016, he was the executive director of the local branch of the social insurance fund Casa Naţională de Pensii Publice.[2]

He joined the Social Democratic Party, and in 2016 he was elected to the Chamber of Deputies on its behalf. In November 2018, he was appointed Minister of Labor and Social Justice in the government of Viorica Dăncilă.[3] He left office with the entire government in November 2019. In the 2020 elections, he successfully ran for parliamentary re-election.[4] In November 2021, he became the Minister of Labor and Social Protection, joining the then-appointed cabinet of Nicolae Ciucă.[5]

References

1. "Ministers of the Romanian Government". Gov.ro. Retrieved 2021-12-08.
2. "Budai Marius-Constantin". Cdep.ro. Retrieved 2021-12-08.
3. "Noul ministru al Muncii a făcut facultatea la 36 de ani. Marius Budăi e adeptul teoriilor conspirației". G4Media. Retrieved 2021-12-08.
4. "Rezultate finale alegeri parlamentare 2020. Cine sunt senatorii și deputații din fiecare județ | Digi24". Digi24.ro. 2020-12-10. Retrieved 2021-12-08.
5. "Decret semnat de Președintele României, Klaus Iohannis, pentru numirea Guvernului României". Presidency.ro. Retrieved 2021-12-08.