Sebastian Burduja

Sebastian Burduja
Sebastian Burduja
Minister of Energy
In office
June 5, 2023 – June 23, 2025
Preceded byVirgil Popescu
Succeeded byBogdan Ivan
Minister of Research, Innovation and Digitalization
In office
May 3, 2022 – June 5, 2023
Preceded byMarcel Boloș
Member of the
Chamber of Deputies
from Bucharest
Assumed office
December 21, 2020
Personal details
BornSebastian Ioan Burduja
(1985-06-18) June 18, 1985
CitizenshipRomania
PartyNational Liberal Party (PNL)
Children4
Alma mater
ProfessionEconomist
NicknameTianu

Sebastian Ioan Burduja (Romanian pronunciation: [seˈbastjan burˈduʒa]; born June 18, 1985) is a Romanian economist, politician, and author, who served as Minister of Energy from June 2023 to June 2025. He previously held the position of Minister of Research, Innovation, and Digitalization from May 2022 to June 2023.

He is the President of the National Liberal Party in Bucharest since December 2024. He represents Bucharest as a member of the Parliament of Romania since December 2020, having won reelection in December 2024. In August 2025, he was appointed honorary advisor to Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan.

Before entering national politics, Burduja founded and led a new party called the Youth Civic Action Platform (PACT) and served as its president until August 2019, when PACT merged with the National Liberal Party, and Burduja became PNL's Vicepresident. Burduja founded in 2009 the League of Romanian Students Abroad (LSRS), the largest diaspora network for Romanian students and young professionals, and in 2012 the CAESAR Foundation think tank (Center for Access to the Expertise of Romanian Students and Graduates).