Elena Udrea

Elena Gabriela Udrea ( born December 26, 1973 in Buzău ) is a Romanian politician of the party Partidul Democrat Liberal. She was from November 2008 to February 2012 Romania's Minister of Tourism and regional development. With the resignation of Prime Minister Emil Boc also their term ended as Minister.

Life

After finishing school Udrea studied at the Cantemir Christian University in Bucharest Dmitrie Law and graduated in 1996 from. She then worked as a lawyer. In 2005 she began a degree in National Security and Defense at the National Defense University Carol I, from which she graduated with a Master in 2007. She is working on her doctorate in this subject since 2007, she also teaches at the Christian University Dmitrie Cantemir. She was co- author of several scientific publications right.

She began her political career in 2002 as a legal advisor to the Democratic Party. From 2004 to 2005 she was a consultant in the Municipality of Bucharest and President of the Commission for the Administration. End of 2005, she was head of the State and one year later CEO of the Democratic Party. As a candidate in the parliamentary elections in Romania in 2008, she won in November 2008, the majority of the votes in her district and was Member of Parliament in the House of Representatives. Shortly after, she was appointed Minister of Tourism and Regional Development.

Udrea is married to the Romanian entrepreneurs Dorin Cocos. In connection with her ​​appointment as Minister for Regional Development corruption allegations were known.