Vlad Voiculescu

Vlad Vasile Voiculescu (born 6 September 1983, Brănești, Dâmbovița, România) is an economist and an ex-minister of health for the Cioloș Cabinet.[1] He is currently serving as Minister for Health in the Cîțu Cabinet.

Vlad Vasile Voiculescu
Minister of Health
Assumed office
23 December 2020
PresidentKlaus Iohannis
Prime MinisterFlorin Cîțu
Preceded byNelu Tătaru
Minister of Health
In office
20 May 2016 – 4 January 2017
PresidentKlaus Iohannis
Prime MinisterDacian Cioloș
Preceded byPatriciu Achimaș-Cadariu
Succeeded byFlorian-Dorel Bodog
Personal details
Born6 September 1983
Brănești, Dâmbovița County, Romania
NationalityRomanian
Political partyFreedom, Unity and Solidarity Party, Independent politician

Career

Vlad is known as one of the founders of Magicamp, along with the journalist Melania Medeleanu.[2] Magicamp started as a campaign for kids sick of cancer and offers free services for booking the patients and their families.[3] The donations consisted of materials whose value is over 3 millions of euro.[4]

Vlad Voiculescu is known that he sorted the „Rețeaua Citostaticelor” (Cytostatics Network),[5] an unofficial mechanism (but legal) of supplying meds for patients of cancer in Romania through parallel proceedings with official methods that are bureaucratic.[6] Those organizations has been the subject in the Rețeaua (Network) document, by Claudiu Mitcu.[7]

Politics

In 2018, Vlad Voiculescu is the co-founder of Mișcarea România Împreună (Move Romania Together) organization, political move founded by the ex-premier Dacian Cioloș. Vlad Voiculescu announced his candidateship to the following elections of the 2020 for the city hall of Bucharest.[8]

In December 2018, he became a member of Freedom, Unity and Solidarity Party (PLUS). On 1 August 2019 is designated by PLUS candidate at the Bucharest City Hall.[9] On 28 February 2020 he withdrew his candidacy.[10]

In December 2020, he was nominated to be part of the Cîțu Government, as the Minister of Health.

References
  1. "Founder of "cytostatic network" becomes Romania's Health Minister". Romania Insider. Retrieved 2020-03-08.
  2. "Organizatori » MagiCAMP". MagiCAMP (in Romanian). Retrieved 2020-03-08.
  3. "MagiCAMP - Împreună facem magie!". MagiCAMP (in Romanian). Retrieved 2020-03-08.
  4. Recorder.ro. "Am vrut să aflăm ce se întâmplă cu banii strânși în urma celei mai ample campanii de donații din România". Retrieved 30 November 2018.
  5. Vlad Mixich. "Cum am devenit membru in Reteaua Citostaticelor". Retrieved 2018-12-10.
  6. "Anonimul care a creat "Reţeaua citostaticelor" a devenit ministrul Sănătăţii. Totul despre Vlad Voiculescu". adevarul.ro. 20 May 2016. Retrieved 2020-03-08.
  7. "Reteaua, documentarul bazat pe o investigatie HotNews.ro, a fost difuzat joi de HBO. Primul instinct al autoritatilor a fost sa manipuleze si sa decredibilizeze - Esential - HotNews.ro". www.hotnews.ro (in Romanian). 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2020-03-08.
  8. Maria Tufan. "Vlad Voiculescu a anunțat că va candida la Primăria Capitalei în 2020. Cioloș a lansat azi și noul partid". Retrieved 2018-12-10.
  9. C.D. (August 2019). "Vlad Voiculescu, desemnat de PLUS candidat la Primăria București". Retrieved 2020-02-28.
  10. "Vlad Voiculescu a anunțat că își retrage candidatura pentru Primăria Capitalei, după ce PNL a anunțat că îl susține pe Nicușor Dan pentru funcția de primar general. El a adăugat însă că va candida pe lista consilierilor generali". Retrieved 2020-02-28.
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