Mircea Buga
{{Short description|Moldovan physician and politician}}
{{Infobox Politician
| name = Mircea Buga
| image = Mircea Buga.jpg
| caption = Buga in 2018
| office = Minister of Labour, Social Protection and Family
| primeminister = Valeriu Streleț
Gheorghe Brega (acting)
| term_start = 30 July 2015
| term_end = 20 January 2016
| predecessor = Ruxanda Glavan
| successor = Stela Grigoraș
| office1 = Minister of Health
| primeminister1 = Chiril Gaburici
Natalia Gherman (acting)
| term_start1 = 18 February 2015
| term_end1 = 30 July 2015
| predecessor1 = Andrei Usatîi
| successor1 = Ruxanda Glavan
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1968|9|11|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Chișinău, Moldavian SSR, Soviet Union
| profession = Physician
| alma_mater = Iuliu Hațieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy
Moldova State University
| president1 = Nicolae Timofti
| vicepresident1 =
| president = Nicolae Timofti
| office2 = Deputy Minister of Health
| termstart2 = 20 July 2007
| termend2 = 26 August 2009
| president2 = Vladimir Voronin
| primeminister2 = Vasile Tarlev
Zinaida Greceanîi
| minister3 = Ion Ababii
Larisa Catrinici
| deputy2 =
| party = European Social Democratic Party
}}
Mircea Buga ({{IPA|ro|ˈmirtʃe̯a ˈbuɡa}}; born 11 September 1968) is a Moldovan physician and politician.
Biography
He has a medical background and is a politician who was the Minister of Labour, Social Protection and Family of the Republic of Moldova from 30 July 2015 to 20 January 2016. Before, in the period 18 February [http://www.ms.gov.md/?q=stiri/mircea-buga-este-noul-ministru-al-sanatatii Mircea Buga este noul ministru al Sănătății] 2015 to 30 July 2015 he was the Minister of Health of the Republic of Moldova, succeeding Andrei Usatîi (2011-2015). In the Strelets Government, he switched his place with Ruxanda Glavan, taking over the Ministry of Labour, Social Protection and Family and ceding the Ministry of Health.
Mircea Buga has also been the General Director of the National Health Insurance Company (since 2009), and by that time, he was Deputy Minister of Health (2007-2009).
Since 20 November 2022 he is the First Vice President of the European Social Democratic Party.
Personal life
Mircea Buga is married and has two children.
Note
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External links
- [http://www.gov.md/ro/content/mircea-buga Mircea Buga – official CV on gov.md]{{in lang|ro}}
- [http://www.ms.gov.md/?q=profil/buga-mircea Mircea Buga – official CV on Minister of Health website]{{in lang|ro}}
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Category:Politicians from Chișinău
Category:Ministers of health of Moldova
Category:Physicians from Chișinău
Category:Government ministers of Moldova
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