Oana Țoiu
Oana Țoiu | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 21 December 2020 – 21 December 2024 | |
| Constituency | Bucharest |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 July 1985 Călărași, Călărași, România |
| Political party | USR (since 2021) PLUS (until 2021) |
Oana-Silvia Țoiu (born 9 July 1985, Călărași, Călărași, Romania) is Vice President of the Chamber of Deputies,[1][2] a member of the Committee for Labor and Social Protection[3] in the Chamber of Deputies, and was elected as a deputy in 2020 for constituency 42, Bucharest, representing PLUS within the USR PLUS electoral alliance. In 2021, she was proposed as minister of labor in the rejected cabinet of Dacian Cioloș.[4] She graduated from the Faculty of Journalism and Communication Sciences at the University of Bucharest.[5]
Studies
[edit]Țoiu completed her high school studies in 2004 at Constantin Carabella National College in Târgoviște, specializing in mathematics and computer science. She was a student at the Faculty of Journalism and Communication Sciences, University of Bucharest, until 2009. She began a Master's in Anthropology at the Department of Political Science, National University of Political Studies and Public Administration (SNSPA) in Bucharest, but interrupted the program at the start of her mandate as State Secretary.[5]
In 2014, Țoiu won a German Marshall Fund Fellowship, the Marshall Memorial Fellowship, in the United States.[6]
In 2021, Oana Țoiu completed an executive education course at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government, focusing on Public Policy Implementation. This program is designed for leaders and professionals in the public sector, equipping them with the skills to effectively design, implement, and evaluate public policies. The course emphasizes practical strategies for addressing complex policy challenges, allowing participants to learn from global experts and case studies.[7]
Political activity
[edit]Oana Țoiu is currently the Vice President of the Chamber of Deputies and a member of the Youth and Sports Committee,[8] as well as the Labor and Social Protection Committee.[9] Previously, she was the President of the Youth and Sports Committee from March 2022 to February 2024[10] and the President of the Labor and Social Protection Committee from December 2020 to November 2021.[9] In addition, Țoiu is a member of the Joint Special Committee of the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate for Combating Human Trafficking.
Between 2018 and 2021, Oana Țoiu was the Regional Coordinator for the Bucharest-Ilfov Region for PLUS, coordinator in the Labor and Social Protection Commission, the National Public Policy Commission of PLUS, and also coordinated the Governance Program and the electoral program of the USR PLUS Alliance.[11] From 2019 to 2021, she was a member of the PLUS National Bureau, and later, a member of the USR PLUS National Bureau from October 2021 to October 2023. Currently, Țoiu is Vicepresident of the National Bureau of USR.[12]
In the 2020 elections, she ran in constituency 42, Bucharest, leading the list on behalf of PLUS and ranking 3rd in the USR PLUS electoral alliance, winning a seat as a deputy.[5] In October 2021, she was nominated for the position of Minister of Labor and Social Protection.[4]
In August 2016, Țoiu held the position of State Secretary within the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection (Romania), coordinating the area of social assistance, poverty reduction, and social inclusion, including for Roma citizens, a position she held until January 2017.[13] In 2019, she was a candidate for the European Parliament.[14]
References
[edit]- ^ "Lista completă cu senatorii și deputații. Vezi cine reprezintă judeţul tău în noul Parlament (Hartă interactivă)". Spotmedia.ro (in Romanian). 18 December 2020.
- ^ "Vicepreședinții, secretarii și chestorii Camerei Deputaților". Juridice (in Romanian). 3 September 2024.
- ^ "VIDEO Camera Deputaţilor: PSD deţine şefia a 8 comisii, PNL - 6, USR PLUS - 4, UDMR - 2, AUR - 2, minorităţi - 2". Agerpres (in Romanian). 22 December 2020.
- ^ a b "Oana-Silvia Ţoiu, propusă ministru al Muncii şi Protecţiei Sociale (fişă biografică)". Agerpres (in Romanian). 17 October 2024.
- ^ a b c "Toiu Oana-Silvia". www.cdep.ro. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
- ^ "World Economic Forum promovează o româncă printre şase tineri care schimbă lumea". adevarul.ro (in Romanian). 15 August 2018. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
- ^ "» Oana Ţoiu: Șii…… tocmai a venit diploma de la Harvard". Ora Noua (in Romanian). Retrieved 17 September 2024.
- ^ "Comisii parlamentare Camerei Deputaţilor". www.cdep.ro. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
- ^ a b "Comisiile Camerei Deputaţilor". www.cdep.ro. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
- ^ "Comisii parlamentare Camerei Deputaţilor". www.cdep.ro. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
- ^ Epoch Times - România (29 October 2020). USR PLUS își lansează programul de guvernare. Retrieved 10 September 2024 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Biroul Național USR". Uniunea Salvați România (in Romanian). Retrieved 10 September 2024.
- ^ "Oana Ţoiu, secretar de stat în Guvernul Cioloş, vine miercuri la Constanţa". Ziua de Constanța (in Romanian). 7 May 2019.
- ^ "Alegeri europarlamentare 2019 | Ce partide cadidează şi cine sunt candidaţii". Mediafax.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 17 September 2024.
External References
[edit]- Parliamentary Activity
- Curriculum Vitae - Oana-Silvia Țoiu (Chamber of Deputies)
- World Economic Forum
- 6 young leaders who are improving the state of the world
- Press Releases
- Harvard Article Archived on 17 October 2021, in the Wayback Machine.
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