Daniel Funeriu

Daniel Funeriu
Funeriu in 2024
Head of Education and Research department at Romanian President Presidential Advisor, Minister Rank
In office
12 February 2012 – 1 February 2014
Preceded byCristian Preda
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
BornDaniel Petru Funeriu
(1971-04-11) 11 April 1971
Citizenship Romania
France
PartyLiberal Democratic Party (2006–2007)
Democratic Liberal Party (2007–2014)
People's Movement Party (2014)
European People's Party
SpouseSandra Funeriu
Children2
Alma materÉcole européenne de chimie, polymères et matériaux
Louis Pasteur University
ProfessionChemist
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Daniel Petru Funeriu (born 11 April 1971) is a Romanian politician.

Born in Arad, he was a high school student when he fled Communist Romania for France in 1988. There, he studied chemistry at the University of Strasbourg, graduating in 1994 and obtaining a doctorate from the same institution in 1999.