Daniel Barbu
Daniel Barbu | |
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Barbu in 2014 | |
| Minister of Culture | |
| In office 21 December 2012 – 12 December 2013 | |
| President | Traian Băsescu |
| Prime Minister | Victor Ponta |
| Preceded by | Puiu Hașotti |
| Succeeded by | Gigel Știrbu |
| Member of the Senate of Romania | |
| In office 19 December 2012 – December 2016 | |
| Constituency | 42-Bucharest, Electoral district no. 5 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 May 1957 Bucharest, Romanian People's Republic |
| Died | 18 March 2024 (aged 66) |
| Resting place | Bellu Cemetery, Bucharest |
| Political party | Alliance of Liberals and Democrats (ALDE) |
| Alma mater | Bucharest National University of Arts Babeș-Bolyai University University of Bucharest |
| Profession | Political scientist, publisher, essayist, journalist and professor |
| Website | danielbarbu |
Daniel-Constantin Barbu (21 May 1957 – 18 March 2024) was a Romanian political scientist, publisher, essayist, journalist, and professor of political science at the University of Bucharest. He served as dean of the Faculty of Political Science and director of the Institute for Political Research at the University of Bucharest. He was the author as of June 2007 of eight books and many more articles on political science, and a contributor to the magazine Sfera Politicii.
He was also a member of the Romanian Senate from Bucharest (2012–2016) and from December 2012 to December 2013 Romania's Minister of Culture in Victor Ponta's second cabinet. From 2017 to 2019 he served as President of Romania's Permanent Electoral Authority.