Daniel Funeriu

Daniel Petru Funeriu (born April 11, 1971) is a Romanian politician.

Daniel Funeriu
Personal details
Born (1971-04-11) April 11, 1971
Arad, Romania

Born in Arad,[1] he was a gifted high school student in chemistry who in 1988 fled Communist Romania for France.[2] There, he studied chemistry at the University of Strasbourg, graduating in 1994 and obtaining a doctorate from the same institution in 1999.[3]

From December 2008 to July 2009, Funeriu represented Romania in the European Parliament, sitting for the Democratic Liberal Party.[1] From December 2009 until February 2012, he was Education Minister under Emil Boc. Shortly thereafter, he became an advisor to President Traian Băsescu.[2]

Notes
  1. (in Romanian) Daniel Petru Funeriu at the European Parliament site
  2. (in Romanian) "Daniel Funeriu, numit consilier prezidenţial", Mediafax, February 10, 2012
  3. (in Romanian) Curriculum Vitae, hotnews.ro
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