Rovana PLUMB Curriculum Vitae

Biography: ● Date and birthplace: June 22nd 1960, ; ● Marital status: Married, two children.

Education and Training ● 1984: Engineer, Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Engineering, Polytechnic University of Bucharest; ● 2004: PhD in industrial systems management; ● 1987 - 2003: training courses in and abroad in the field of management, consumer protection, environmental impact, economics and international relations.

Professional activity ● 1984 - 1995: Engineer - Cosmetics Company, Bucharest ● 1995 - 2000: President-General Manager, Gerovital Cosmetics SA Bucharest ● 2001 - 2004: Secretary of State, President of the National Authority for Consumer Protection ● 2005 - 2007: Member of the Chamber of Deputies, ● 2007 - May 2012: Member of the ● May 2012 - March 2014: Minister of Environment and fight against Climate Change ● December 2012 - June 2019: Member of the Chamber of Deputies, Parliament of Romania ● March 2014 - November 2015: Minister of Labor, Family, Social Protection and the Elderly ● February 2017 - October 2017: Minister-delegate for European Funds ● October 2017 - January 2018: Chairperson of the European Affairs Committee; Chamber of Deputies, Romanian Parliament ● January 2018 - April 2019: Minister of European Funds ● October 2018 - November 2018: Minister of Education a.i. ● January 2019 - February 2019: Minister of Transport a.i. ● Present – Member of the European Parliament

Positions and activity in a political party

● 1994 - ongoing: Social-Democrat Party (PSD) member ● 2003 - 2005: Secretary General, Women's Organization of PSD ● 2004 - 2007: Head of the Department of Environmental Protection of PSD ● 2005 - 2015: Chairperson of the Social Democratic Women Organization ● 2010 - 2015: Vice-President of PES Women ● 2015 - 2016: Chairperson of the PSD National Council ● 2015 - ongoing: Member of the PES Presidency ● 2016 - March 2018: PSD Vice-president ● 2018 - ongoing: PSD Vice-president and President of the PSD Women's Organization ● November 2018 - ongoing: President of Dâmboviţa Social Democrat Party County Organization

Positions, previous parliamentary activities

● 2010 - May 2012: Vice-President of the S&D Political Group of the European Parliament ● 2017 October - 2018 January: President of the European Affairs Committee, Chamber of Deputies, Romanian Parliament ● 2019 July: Vice-President of the S&D Political Group of the European Parliament

Scientific activity in academic fora

● Interviews, articles and views in the field of consumer and environmental protection in magazines and specialized publications.

Honorary awards

● The National Order "Faithful Service" in the rank of Knight.