Marius-Constantin Budăi (born 1 May 1972) 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 Botoșani () is the capital city of Botoșani County, in the northern part of Moldavia, Romania. Today, it is best known as the birthplace of many celebrated Romanians, including Mihai Eminescu, Nicolae Iorga and Grigore Antipa. Origin of the ...

. He then obtained a BA in Finance and Banking (2008) and an MA in Public Finance Management (2010) from Universitatea Spiru Haret in

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. 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. He joined the

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, and in 2016 he was elected to the

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on its behalf. In November 2018, he was appointed Minister of Labor and Social Justice in the government of Viorica Dăncilă. He left office with the entire government in November 2019. In the 2020 elections, he successfully ran for parliamentary re-election. In November 2021, he became the Minister of Labor and Social Protection, joining the then-appointed cabinet of Nicolae Ciucă.

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{{commons category Social Democratic Party (Romania) politicians Romanian Ministers of Labor Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Romania) Romanian civil servants 1972 births Living people People from Botoșani County