Alexei Buzu

Alexei Buzu (born 19 December 1983) is a Moldovan economist and public policy expert with extensive experience in social protection, gender equality, and international development. Since 2023, he is serving as the Minister of Labour and Social Protection in the Recean Cabinet of the Republic of Moldova.

Alexei Buzu
Buzu in 2024
Minister of Labour and Social Protection
Incumbent
Assumed office 9 January 2023
President	Maia Sandu
Prime Minister	Natalia Gavrilița Dorin Recean
Preceded by	Marcel Spatari
Personal details
Born	Ratuș, Moldavian SSR, Soviet Union
Alma mater	Academy of Economic Studies of Moldova

Education

Buzu earned a Bachelor's Degree in economics and finance from the Academy of Economic Studies of Moldova in 2005.^[1][2] He is a native Romanian speaker and speaks English and Russian fluently.^[1]

Career

From 2012 to 2023, Buzu was the Director of the Development Partnership Center, a prominent Moldovan non-governmental organization focused on governance, social inclusion, and capacity building.^[3] During this period, he also worked as a consultant for numerous international organizations, including the Crisis Management Initiative in Finland, the World Bank, the United Nations, the Council of Europe, and the European Union.^[1][2]

Between 2021 and 2022, Buzu led and contributed to several high-level gender equality assessments and strategy evaluations in countries such as Liberia, Zambia, North Macedonia, Armenia, South Africa, Thailand, and across the Asia–Pacific region.^[4] He worked with the Global Gender Help Desk, UN Women, and the Council of Europe to advance gender mainstreaming and policy development both in Moldova and internationally.^[1][2]

Buzu has frequently collaborated with UNDP Moldova, providing expertise on inclusive growth, local governance, and gender-responsive budgeting. He also supported the Moldovan government in drafting the Voluntary National Review for the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.^[1]

Throughout his career, Buzu has provided consultancy for organizations such as UNICEF, UNFPA, GIZ, the Swedish Police Authority, and the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, contributing to projects on youth policy, demographic security, gender analysis, and public sector reform.^[1][5]

Buzu's earlier work includes strategic consulting for USAID/Internews, Terre des hommes, and Soros Foundation Moldova, focusing on media development, child protection, and good governance.^[1]

In January 2023, Buzu was sworn into office as Minister of Labour and Social Protection, in the presence of Prime Minister Natalia Gavrilița and President Maia Sandu.^[6]