Nelu Tătaru (born September 30, 1972) is a

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politician. He was born in

Vaslui Vaslui (), a city in eastern Romania, is the seat of Vaslui County, in the historical region of Western Moldavia. The city administers five villages: Bahnari, Brodoc, Moara Grecilor, Rediu, and Viișoara. History Archaeological surveys indicate ...

and studied medicine at the

Grigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy Grigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy ( ro, Universitatea de Medicină și Farmacie „Grigore T. Popa”, or UMF Iași) is a public university-level medical school located in Iași, Romania. Named in honor of the scientist Grigore ...

Iași Iași ( , , ; also known by other alternative names), also referred to mostly historically as Jassy ( , ), is the second largest city in Romania and the seat of Iași County. Located in the historical region of Moldavia, it has traditionally ...

. A member of the National Liberal Party (PNL), he was elected to the

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in 2012 and served a 4-year term. He served as the

Health Minister A health minister is the member of a country's government typically responsible for protecting and promoting public health and providing welfare and other social security services. Some governments have separate ministers for mental health. Count ...

in the Orban Cabinet.

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* Romanian Ministers of Health Living people 1972 births People from Vaslui Members of the Senate of Romania National Liberal Party (Romania) politicians Grigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy alumni Romanian surgeons Romanian hospital administrators {{Romania-politician-stub