Diana Buzoianu | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Environment, Water and Forests | |
| Assumed office 23 June 2025 | |
| Prime Minister | Ilie Bolojan |
| Preceded by | Mircea Fechet |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office December 2020 –June 2025 | |
| Constituency | Bucharest |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Diana Anda Buzoianu 16 May 1994 Brașov,Romania |
| Political party | USR (since 2021) PLUS (until 2021) |
| Alma mater | University of Bucharest |
Diana Anda Buzoianu (born 16 May 1994) is a Romanian politician and lawyer who is serving as the Minister of Environment since 2025. [1] Before assuming office,she was a member of the Chamber of Deputies from December 2020.
A member of the Save Romania Union (USR),she represents Bucharest and is focused on environmental protection,digitalisation,and legislative transparency. Prior to joining USR in 2021,Buzoianu was the leader of the Freedom,Unity and Solidarity Party (PLUS) in Sector 1 of Bucharest. [2]
Born in Brașov,Romania,Buzoianu grew up in Slobozia,where she attended the Mihai Viteazu National College. She graduated from the Faculty of Law at the University of Bucharest in 2017,and became a member of the Bucharest Bar the same year.
In 2018,Buzoianu earned the Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/E) certification from the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP). From 2017 to 2019,she completed courses at the National Institute for the Training and Improvement of Lawyers (INPPA).
Before entering politics,Buzoianu worked as a lawyer at Reff &Associates (Deloitte Romania) from 2017 to 2020,specialising in data protection,commercial law,and real estate law. In 2018,she published a legal article on physical security in the context of GDPR in the Romanian Journal of Business Law.
Buzoianu also served as a speaker at data protection conferences organized by Wolters Kluwer in 2018 and 2019. During her university years,she founded a Romanian chapter of NILS (The Network for International Law Students),focusing on human rights.
Elected to the Chamber of Deputies in 2020 [3] and re-elected in 2024,Buzoianu has been an active advocate for environmental and digital reforms. She served as the President of the Environment and Ecological Balance Committee and was a member of the Information Technology and Communications Committee. She initiated several legislative projects,including:
Buzoianu has been vocal about environmental issues,notably criticising the lack of maintenance for air quality monitoring stations and advocating for the restructuring of Romsilva,Romania’s state forestry agency. She also initiated a lawsuit against RA-APPS to disclose beneficiaries of state-owned properties,emphasizing transparency.
On 21 June 2025,Buzoianu was voted by USR as their proposal for the Minister of Environment in the upcoming Ilie Bolojan cabinet. [4] Following the formal hearings,she was officially sworn in by president Nicușor Dan two days later. [1]