Mircea Buga

Mircea Buga (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈmirtʃe̯a ˈbuɡa]; born 11 September 1968) is a Moldovan physician and politician.

Mircea Buga
Buga in 2018
Minister of Labour, Social Protection and Family
In office 30 July 2015 – 20 January 2016
President	Nicolae Timofti
Prime Minister	Valeriu Streleț Gheorghe Brega (acting)
Preceded by	Ruxanda Glavan
Succeeded by	Stela Grigoraș
Minister of Health
In office 18 February 2015 – 30 July 2015
President	Nicolae Timofti
Prime Minister	Chiril Gaburici Natalia Gherman (acting)
Preceded by	Andrei Usatîi
Succeeded by	Ruxanda Glavan
Deputy Minister of Health
In office 20 July 2007 – 26 August 2009
President	Vladimir Voronin
Prime Minister	Vasile Tarlev Zinaida Greceanîi
Minister	Ion Ababii Larisa Catrinici
Personal details
Born	(1968-09-11) 11 September 1968 (age 56) Chișinău, Moldavian SSR, Soviet Union
Political party	European Social Democratic Party
Alma mater	Iuliu Hațieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy Moldova State University
Profession	Physician

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 ^[1] 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.