Mr Ştefan assumed his position as Deputy Prime Minister on 29 January 2018. Just prior to this appointment he served as Minister of Public Finance from January to June 2017. For 23 years Mr Ştefan served as a member of the Parliament of Romania (13 years as Senator and 10 years as Deputy, representing the Social Democratic Party). He is currently also a member of the Committee for Budget, Finance and Banks and held the Chairman position between 2009-2010 and 2013-2017.

Prior to his political career, Mr Ştefan was Chief Executive Office and then Chairman of NAVROM SA Galati River Navigation Company. He holds a PhD in Economics from the Lower Danube University of Galaţi.

Bio based on his CV on the Romanian government’s website:

http://gov.ro/fisiere/ministri_fisiere/CV_-_STEFAN_VIOREL.pdf