Dan Vîlceanu (born February 5, 1979) is a

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, elected in 2016. On 25 November 2021, he was sworn in as Minister of Investments and European Projects in the

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. Between 2006 and 2009 Dan Vîlceanu was the leader of the Gorj branch of Social Democratic Youth, the youth organisation of the

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(PSD) of

. Vîlceanu then joined the Democratic Liberal Party (PDL) to serve as General Secretary (2011–2012), first deputy chairman (2012–2013), and chairman of the Gorj branch of the party (2013–2015). After the PDL

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with the National Liberal Party (PNL), he had been serving as co-chairman/chairman of the latter's Gorj branch respectively since 2015, and as Secretary-General of the latter party since 26 September 2021. Furthermore, he also served as

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in the PNL-led Cîțu cabinet, between 18 August and 25 November 2021. Additionally, between 7 September and 25 November 2021, he served as acting Minister of Transport in the same cabinet. On 2 April 2022, Vîlceanu resigned as both Minister of European Funds and PNL secretary-general. On the 21st of May 2024 while in the Parliament's building, Dan Vilceanu attacked one of his colleagues, an MP from the National Liberal Party and bit his nose.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Vilceanu, Dan 1979 births Living people West University of Timișoara alumni National Liberal Party (Romania) politicians Ministers of finance of Romania 21st-century Romanian politicians Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Romania) People from Gorj County Social Democratic Party (Romania) politicians Members of the Romanian Cabinet