16 Notable alumni of National School of Political Studies and Public Administration
Updated: June 01, 2026 EliteDegrees
National School of Political Studies and Public Administration is ranked #3,725 in the world and #22 in Romania by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 16 notable alumni from National School of Political Studies and Public Administration sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with National School of Political Studies and Public Administration won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Anca Dragu
1972-. (aged 54)
economist
civil servant
politician
Anca Dana Paliu Dragu is a Romanian economist and politician. She was Minister of Public Finance of Romania, as well as President of the Senate of Romania from 21 December 2020 to 23 November 2021. Dragu was the first woman in the history of the Senate to hold this position. In December 2023, she obtained Moldovan citizenship and was appointed...
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2. Ovidiu Raețchi
1979-. (aged 47)
political scientist
writer
politician
Ovidiu Alexandru Raețchi has been accredited as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Romania in Japan.
3. Ion Jinga
1961-. (aged 65)
diplomat
Ion Jinga is a Romanian diplomat working in the Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs since 1992. Between 9 April 2003 and 7 March 2008 he served as the Romanian Ambassador to the Kingdom of Belgium and between 7 March 2008 and 4 August 2015 he held the position of Ambassador of Romania to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and...
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4. Nicolae Păun
1964-. (aged 62)
politician
Nicolae Păun is a Romani-Romanian politician. He is the president of the Party of the Roma, and has held the one reserved seat for Romani people in the Romanian Chamber of Deputies since 2000. Since 2000, he has also been the president of the Committee for Human Rights, Religious Affairs and National Minorities in the Chamber of Deputies.
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5. Dan Tanasă
1981-. (aged 45)
blogger
politician
journalist
Dan Tanasă is a Romanian politician of the Alliance for the Union of Romanians who was elected member of the Chamber of Deputies in 2020. He serves as spokesperson and vice president of the party, and was its candidate for mayor of Brașov in the 2024 local elections.
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6. Ludovic Orban
1963-. (aged 63)
engineer
politician
Ludovic Orban is a Romanian engineer and politician who was the prime minister of Romania from November 2019 to December 2020. He was president of the National Liberal Party (PNL) between 2017 and 2021, which expelled him shortly after he lost a bid for another term as its leader. He was also minister of transport from April 2007 to December...
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7. Eugen Teodorovici
1971-. (aged 55)
politician
Eugen Orlando Teodorovici is a Romanian politician of the Social Democratic Party. He served as minister of finance in 2015 and from 2018 to 2019. From 2012 to 2015, he served as minister of EU funds. He was a member of the Senate from 2012 to 2020.
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8. Codrin Ștefănescu
1968-. (aged 58)
politician
Codrin Ștefănescu is a Romanian politician, former deputy between 2000 and 2004, and the founder of the Alliance for the Homeland (ApP).
9. Alexandru Nazare
1980-. (aged 46)
politician
Alexandru Nazare is a Romanian politician who currently serves as the Minister of Finance of Romania since June 2025, in the Bolojan cabinet. He previously served as Minister of Finance between December 2020 and July 2021. He was elected as a senator in the 2020 parliamentary elections and the special representative of the Romanian Government for Romania's candidacy for hosting...
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10. Cristian Ghinea
1977-. (aged 49)
journalist
opinion journalist
political scientist
politician
Cristian Ghinea is a Romanian publisher and activist who has been serving as a Minister of Investments and European Projects in the cabinet of Prime Minister Florin Cîțu since 2021.
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11. Alina Gorghiu
1978-. (aged 48)
lawyer
politician
Alina-Ștefania Gorghiu is a Romanian lawyer and politician who served as president of the National Liberal Party (PNL) from December 2014 until December 2016. She was a member of the Romanian Chamber of Deputies for Bucharest from December 2008 to December 2016. Since the latter date, she has represented Timiș County in the Romanian Senate.
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12. Carmen Avram
1966-. (aged 60)
politician
engineer
journalist
Carmen Gabriela Avram is a Romanian journalist and politician. As a journalist, she has worked for the leading Romanian broadcasters ProTV and Antena 3. In May 2019 she was elected a Member of the European Parliament on behalf of the Social Democratic Party (PSD), a full member of the Party of European Socialists (PES). As an MEP, Carmen Avram is...
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13. Viorica Dăncilă
1963-. (aged 63)
politician
engineer
secondary school teacher
Vasilica Viorica Dăncilă is a Romanian politician, former leader of the Social Democratic Party (PSD), and was Prime Minister of Romania from 29 January 2018 to 4 November 2019. She is the first woman in Romanian history to hold both the office of Prime Minister(current only woman) and that of president of the PSD. In 2014, she was elected to...
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14. Marcel Ciolacu
1967-. (aged 59)
jurist
politician
Ion Marcel Ciolacu is a Romanian politician who served as the prime minister of Romania from 2023 to 2025. Ciolacu entered national politics in 2012, when he was first elected for a deputy seat in the Parliament of Romania. In 2015, he was elected Social Democratic Party (PSD) president for Buzău County. Ciolacu came into national prominence in 2018, when...
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15. Eugen Carpov
1966-. (aged 60)
diplomat
politician
Eugen Carpov is a diplomat and politician from Moldova. He was the Deputy Prime Minister for Reintegration of the Republic of Moldova from 14 January 2011 to 10 December 2014 (Second Vlad Filat Cabinet).
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16. Aureliu Ciocoi
1968-. (aged 58)
diplomat
politician
Aureliu Ciocoi is a Moldovan diplomat and politician who served as Acting Prime Minister of Moldova from December 2020 to August 2021. He is currently the country's ambassador to Germany. Prior positions that Ciocoi held include being the country's Minister of Foreign Affairs and former ambassador to the United States, China and Vietnam.
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