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

Daniel Funeriu
Minister of Education, Research and Innovation
In office
23 December 2009 – 8 February 2012
Prime MinisterEmil Boc
Preceded byEmil Boc
Succeeded byCătălin Baba
Member of the European Parliament for Romania
In office
22 December 2008 – 13 July 2009
Personal details
Born
Daniel Petru Funeriu

(1971-04-11) 11 April 1971 (age 53)
Arad, Arad County, Romania
Citizenship Romania
 France
Political partyLiberal Democratic Party (2006–2007)
Democratic Liberal Party (2007–2014)
People's Movement Party (2014)
European People's Party
Alma materÉcole européenne de chimie, polymères et matériaux
Louis Pasteur University
ProfessionChemist

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

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