Andi Cristea

Andi-Lucian Cristea (born 5 January 1982) is a Romanian politician of the Social Democratic Party. Since 2020, he has been a member of the Chamber of Deputies.^[1] He was the executive director of the Social Democratic Youth from 2010 to 2013, and the director general of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 2012 to 2014.^[2]

Andi Cristea
Cristea in 2020
Member of the European Parliament
Incumbent
Assumed office 2 December 2024
Constituency	Romania
In office 1 July 2014 – 1 July 2019
Constituency	Romania
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office 21 December 2020 – 1 December 2024
Constituency	Buzău
Personal details
Born	(1982-01-05) 5 January 1982 (age 43)
Political party	Social Democratic Party
Other political affiliations	Party of European Socialists

He previously served as a member of the European Parliament from 2014 to 2019.^[3] He was not directly elected in 2024, but replaced Roxana Mînzatu after her nomination as a European Commissioner in December 2024.^[4]

Cristea with finance minister Octavian Armașu (centre) and NBM governor Sergiu Cioclea in Brussels on 28 June 2018