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
PresidentNicolae Timofti
Prime MinisterValeriu Streleț
Gheorghe Brega (acting)
Preceded byRuxanda Glavan
Succeeded byStela Grigoraș
Minister of Health
In office
18 February 2015 – 30 July 2015
PresidentNicolae Timofti
Prime MinisterChiril Gaburici
Natalia Gherman (acting)
Preceded byAndrei Usatîi
Succeeded byRuxanda Glavan
Deputy Minister of Health
In office
20 July 2007 – 26 August 2009
PresidentVladimir Voronin
Prime MinisterVasile Tarlev
Zinaida Greceanîi
MinisterIon Ababii
Larisa Catrinici
Personal details
Born (1968-09-11) 11 September 1968 (age 56)
Chișinău, Moldavian SSR, Soviet Union
Political partyEuropean Social Democratic Party
Alma materIuliu Hațieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy
Moldova State University
ProfessionPhysician

Biography

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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

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Mircea Buga is married and has two children.

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