Vlad Voiculescu
{{Short description|Romanian politician}}
{{Expand Romanian|topic=bio|Vlad Voiculescu (economist)|date=January 2022}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Vlad Vasile Voiculescu
| image = 1718281726080 20240611 VASILE VOICULESCU Vlad RO 006.jpg
| caption = Voiculescu in 2024
| office = Minister of Health
| term_start = 23 December 2020
| term_end = 14 April 2021
| primeminister = Florin Cîțu
| predecessor = Nelu Tătaru
| successor = Florin Cîțu (acting)
| term_start2 = 20 May 2016
| term_end2 = 4 January 2017
| primeminister2 = Dacian Cioloș
| predecessor2 = {{interlanguage link|Patriciu Achimaș-Cadariu|ro}}
| successor2 = {{interlanguage link|Florian-Dorel Bodog|ro}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1983|9|6|df=y}}
| birth_place = Brănești, Dâmbovița County, Romania
| nationality = Romanian
| party = PLUS (2018–2021)
USR (2021–present)
}}
Vlad Vasile Voiculescu ({{IPA|ro|vlad vaˈsile vojkuˈlesku}}; born 6 September 1983) is a Romanian politician and former Romanian Minister of Health in the Cîțu Cabinet (affiliated with the Freedom, Unity and Solidarity Party, PLUS) whose term lasted from 23 December 2020 until he was revoked on 14 April 2021 by PNL Prime Minister Florin Cîțu.{{cite news|url=https://www.hotnews.ro/stiri-politic-24733107-surse-vlad-voiculescu-demis-ministerul-sanatatii.htm|title=Oficial: Vlad Voiculescu, demis de la Ministerul Sănătății. Pleacă și Andreea Moldovan / Interimar la Sănătate - Dan Barna. UPDATE|first=Clarice|last=Dinu|newspaper=HotNews|date=14 April 2021|language=ro}} He formerly served in the same position in the Cioloș Cabinet between May 2016 and January 2017.{{Cite web|url=https://www.romania-insider.com/vlad-voiculescu-cytostatics-minister-health|title=Founder of "cytostatic network" becomes Romania's Health Minister|website=Romania Insider|date=20 May 2016|language=en|access-date=2020-03-08}}
Career
He was born in Brănești, Dâmbovița County. Voiculescu is known as one of the founders of Magicamp, along with the journalist {{ill|Melania Medeleanu|ro}}.{{Cite web|url=https://magicamp.ro/organizatori/|title=Organizatori » MagiCAMP|website=MagiCAMP|language=ro-RO|access-date=2020-03-08}} Magicamp is a non-profit organisation that offers supportive therapies and financial aid to children diagnosed with cancer and their families.{{Cite web|url=https://www.romanianunitedfund.org/magicamp|title = MagiCAMP at RUF}} The donations consisted of materials whose value is over 3 million euros.{{Cite web|url=https://recorder.ro|title=Am vrut să aflăm ce se întâmplă cu banii strânși în urma celei mai ample campanii de donații din România|author=Recorder.ro|access-date=30 November 2018}}
Voiculescu started the "Rețeaua Citostaticelor" (Cytostatics Network),{{Cite web|url=https://www.hotnews.ro/stiri-esential-13549821-cum-devenit-membru-reteaua-citostaticelor-vrei-intri.htm|title=Cum am devenit membru in Reteaua Citostaticelor|author=Vlad Mixich|date=5 November 2012|access-date=2018-12-10}} an unofficial mechanism of supplying medications for patients diagnosed with cancer in Romania through parallel proceedings with official methods that are bureaucratic.{{Cite web|url=https://adevarul.ro/news/societate/anonimul-creat-reteaua-citostaticelor-devenit-ministrul-sanatatii-totul-despre-vlad-voiculescu-1_573ee9ea5ab6550cb820219b/index.html|title=Anonimul care a creat "Reţeaua citostaticelor" a devenit ministrul Sănătăţii. Totul despre Vlad Voiculescu|date=20 May 2016|website=adevarul.ro|language=en|access-date=2020-03-08}} Those organizations have been the subject of the Rețeaua (Network) documentary, by Claudiu Mitcu.{{Cite web|url=https://www.hotnews.ro/stiri-esential-20448678-primul-instinct-autoritatilor-fost-manipuleze-decredibilizeze-reteaua-documentarul-bazat-investigatie-hotnews-este-difuzat-hbo-astazi-ora-20.htm|title=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|date=2015-09-24|website=www.hotnews.ro|language=ro|access-date=2020-03-08}}
= Politics =
In 2018, Voiculescu co-founded the Mișcarea România Împreună ("Romania Together Movement") organization, a political movement founded by the ex-premier Dacian Cioloș. Vlad Voiculescu announced his candidacy in the subsequent 2020 elections for the city hall of Bucharest.{{Cite web|url=https://adevarul.ro/news/politica/vlad-voiculescu-anuntat-candida-primaria-capitalei-2020-1_5abe121edf52022f75351911/index.html|title=Vlad Voiculescu a anunțat că va candida la Primăria Capitalei în 2020. Cioloș a lansat azi și noul partid|author=Maria Tufan|date=30 March 2018 |access-date=2018-12-10}}
In December 2018, he became a member of the Freedom, Unity and Solidarity Party (PLUS). On 1 August 2019 he was designated by PLUS as a candidate for the Bucharest City Hall.{{Cite web|url=https://www.hotnews.ro/stiri-politic-23291872-vlad-voiculescu-desemnat-plus-candidat-primaria-bucuresti.htm|title=Vlad Voiculescu, desemnat de PLUS candidat la Primăria București|author=C.D.|access-date=2020-02-28|date=August 2019}} On 28 February 2020 he withdrew his candidacy.{{Cite web|url=https://www.digi24.ro/stiri/actualitate/politica/vlad-voiculescu-nu-voi-merge-mai-departe-cu-candidatura-la-primaria-capitalei-1267706|title=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.|date=28 February 2020 |access-date=2020-02-28}}
In December 2020, he was nominated to be part of the Cîțu Government as the Minister of Health.{{Cite web|date=2020-12-22|title=Va fi Vlad Voiculescu ministrul de care avem nevoie în pandemie? Ce a reușit în primul mandat omul de la care avem așteptări uriașe în 2021 - Sanatate - HotNews.ro|url=https://www.hotnews.ro/stiri-sanatate-24501024-vlad-voiculescu-ministrul-care-avem-nevoie-pandemie-reusit-primul-mandat-omul-care-avem-asteptari-uriase-2021.htm|access-date=2021-03-03|website=www.hotnews.ro|language=ro}} However, after a meeting between the Prime Minister of Romania Florin Cîțu and the Deputy Prime Minister of Romania Dan Barna, Voiculescu was removed from his position as Health Minister in 14 April 2021 due to all the scandals surrounding his mandate. Andreea Moldovan, the main Secretary of State of the Health Ministry, who often advised Voiculescu on measures was also removed. Voiculescu was shortly thereafter replaced by Florin Cîțu, the then-incumbent PM, as interim Health Minister.{{Cite news|url=https://www.tion.ro/romania/florin-citu-preia-interimatul-la-ministerul-sanatatii-klaus-iohannis-a-semnat-decretul-1418945/|title=Florin Cîțu preia interimatul la Ministerul Sănătății. Klaus Iohannis a semnat decretul|newspaper=Timiș Online|date=14 April 2021|language=ro}}
In popular culture
Voiculescu and his handling of the 2016 diluted disinfectants scandal are one of the main focuses of the 2019 documentary Collective.{{cite news |last1=Weissberg |first1=Jay |title=Venice Film Review: 'Collective' |url=https://variety.com/2019/film/reviews/collective-review-1203325599/ |access-date=2 March 2020 |work=Variety |date=6 September 2019}}
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Category:21st-century Romanian economists
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