Sebastian Burduja
Sebastian Burduja | |
|---|---|
Sebastian Burduja | |
| Minister of Energy | |
| In office June 5, 2023 – June 23, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Virgil Popescu |
| Succeeded by | Bogdan Ivan |
| Minister of Research, Innovation and Digitalization | |
| In office May 3, 2022 – June 5, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Marcel Boloș |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies from Bucharest | |
| Assumed office December 21, 2020 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Sebastian Ioan Burduja June 18, 1985 |
| Citizenship | Romania |
| Party | National Liberal Party (PNL) |
| Children | 4 |
| Alma mater | |
| Profession | Economist |
| Nickname | Tianu |
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).