Ioana Mihăilă

Ioana Mihăilă
Ioana Mihăilă
Minister of Health
	In office; 21 April 2021 – 6 September 2021
Prime Minister	Florin Cîțu
Preceded by	Florin Cîțu (acting)
State secretary in the Ministry of Health
	In office; 1 February 2021 – 21 April 2021
Personal details
Born	20 November 1980; Lăzăreni, Bihor County, Romania
Political party	PNL (2013–2018); PLUS (2018–2021); USR PLUS[note 1] (2021–2022); USR (2022); REPER (2022–present)
Alma mater	Iuliu Hațieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy (1999–2005)

Ioana Mihăilă (born 20 November 1980) is a Romanian politician and endocrinologist from USR PLUS, who has been the Minister of Health of Romania since 21 April 2021. Being specialized in endocrinology since 2010, she is a member of the Romanian Endocrinology Society (Romanian: Societatea Română de Endocrinologie).

She spent her childhood in a small village from Lăzăreni, Bihor County; moved to Cluj-Napoca in 1999 and studied at the Iuliu Hațieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy between 1999 and 2005.

She has been a member of USR PLUS since 26 October 2018 and was appointed as secretary of state in the Ministry of Health by incumbent Prime Minister Florin Cîțu, being proposed by USR PLUS for the position of Minister of Health on 21 April 2021. On the same day, the President of Romania, Klaus Iohannis, appointed her to become the Minister of Health of Romania.

Biography

Ioana Mihăilă was born on 20 November 1980,[4][5] spending her childhood in a small village from Lăzăreni, Bihor County.[6][7] She moved to Cluj-Napoca in 1999.[6][7] She studied at the Mihai Eminescu National College of Oradea. Between 1999 and 2005, she studied at the Iuliu Hațieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Cluj-Napoca, being licensed in general medicine. In 2008, she got her certificate in endocrine sonography at the Grigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Iași, and she became specialized in endocrinology after preparing in residency at the Endocrinology Clinic of the County Emergency Hospital of Cluj-Napoca (Romanian: Clinica de Endocrinologie a Spitalului Clinic Județean din Cluj-Napoca) between 2006 and 2010.[4]

Mihăilă is a member of the Romanian Endocrinology Society (Romanian: Societatea Română de Endocrinologie) and speaks English and French.[4] She also is an endocrinologist, is married and has two children with her husband.[8] She joined the Freedom, Unity and Solidarity Party (PLUS) when it got founded on 26 October 2018 and was elected president of PLUS Bihor. In 2020, she ran for the city hall of Oradea on behalf of the USR-PLUS Alliance.[4] As of 2021, she owns three houses in Oradea, three urban patches of land in Oradea, an apartment in Cluj-Napoca, a commercial property in Oradea, a car, and over 400,000 lei in her bank accounts. In 2020, she gave the Save Romania Union (USR) a loan worth of 20,000 lei for an election campaign.[8]

On 1 February 2021, Prime Minister of Romania Florin Cîțu appointed her to be a state secretary in the Ministry of Health.[4][6][9] Two months later, on 14 April 2021, Cîțu fires Minister of Health Vlad Voiculescu.[10] On 21 April 2021, USR PLUS proposes her to become Minister of Health, to replace Vlad Voiculescu, with President Klaus Iohannis appointing her on the same day.[11] In her first press conference as minister of health,[12] she said her term will have three priorities along handling the COVID-19 pandemic: attracting European funds in the health sector, making basic medical services more accessible and reforming the management of hospitals and health services.[12][13]

Notes

The Bucharest Court of Appeal (Romanian: Curtea de Apel București) approved the merger through absorption between USR and PLUS on 16 April 2021 definitively,[1] that was submitted on 30 October 2020.[2] The two parties held a joint congress where the merger was approved with 84.65% favorable votes.[2][3]

References

Rotaru, Andreea; Manolache, Eusebi (16 April 2021). Stănescu, Claudia; Lăzăroiu, Andreea (eds.). "USR și PLUS au fuzionat; decizia Curții de Apel București – definitivă" [USR and PLUS have merged; the decision of the Bucharest Court of Appeal – definitive]. Agerpres (in Romanian). Archived from the original on 21 April 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
Plugaru, Horia (2021). Anghelache, Cristian (ed.). "DOCUMENTAR: Curtea de Apel București a aprobat definitiv fuziunea dintre USR și PLUS" [DOCUMENTARY: The Bucharest Court of Appeal has definitively approved the merger between USR and PLUS]. Agerpres (in Romanian). Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
"Fuziunea USR și PLUS, aprobată cu votul a peste 84% dintre membrii forurilor de conducere celor două formațiuni" [USR and PLUS merger, approved by the vote of over 84% of the two parties' board members]. News.ro (in Romanian). 15 August 2020. Archived from the original on 31 October 2020. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
Plugaru, Horia (21 April 2021). Gavril, Ionela; Dădârlat, Adrian (eds.). "Ioana Mihăilă, propunerea USR PLUS pentru funcția de ministru al Sănătății (fișă biografică)" [Ioana Mihăilă, the USR PLUS proposition for the function of minister of Health (biographical file)]. Agerpres (in Romanian). Archived from the original on 21 April 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
"CV Ioana Mihăilă anonimizat" [Anonymized Ioana Mihăilă CV] (PDF). Ministry of Health of Romania (in Romanian). Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 April 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
Câmpean, Ioana (1 February 2021). "Noi secretari de stat la Sănătăte: Ioana Mihăilă de la USRPLUS și Vass Levente de la UDMR" [New state secretaries at Health: Ioana Mihăilă from USRPLUS and Vass Levente from UDMR]. G4Media (in Romanian). Archived from the original on 1 February 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
Andreescu, Larisa (21 April 2021). "Cine este Ioana Mihăilă, propunerea USR PLUS pentru Ministerul Sănătății" [Who is Ioana Mihăilă, the USR PLUS proposition for the Ministry of Health]. Observator (in Romanian). Archived from the original on 21 April 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
Neagu, Alina (21 April 2021). "Cine este Ioana Mihăilă, propunerea USR-PLUS pentru funcția de ministru al Sănătății" [Who is Ioana Mihăilă, the USR-PLUS proposition for the minister of Health function]. HotNews.ro (in Romanian). Archived from the original on 21 April 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
"DECIZIE nr. 93 din 1 februarie 2021 pentru numirea doamnei Ioana Mihăilă în funcția de secretar de stat la Ministerul Sănătății" [DECISION No. 93 of 1 February 2021 for appointing miss Ioana Mihăilă in the function of state secretary at the Ministry of Health]. Article 1, decision No. 93 of 1 February 2021 (in Romanian). Prime Minister of Romania.
Pora, Andreea (14 April 2021). "Premierul Cîțu l-a demis pe ministrul Voiculescu. Orban: Nu există altă soluție decât actuala coaliție" [Prime Minister Cîțu has fired minister Voiculescu. Orban: There is no other solution than the current coalition]. Radio Free Europe Romania (in Romanian). Archived from the original on 21 April 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
Kiss, Robert, ed. (21 April 2021). "Ioana Mihăilă a depus jurământul ca ministru al sănătății. Klaus Iohannis, către membrii Guvernului: Să o sprijiniți pe noua colegă" [Ioana Mihăilă has taken her oath as minister of health. Klaus Iohannis, to the members of the Government: Support your new colleague]. Digi24 (in Romanian). Archived from the original on 21 April 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
Dinu, Florentina (21 April 2021). "VIDEO – Prima conferință de presă a noului ministru al Sănătății: "Avem o șansă istorică de a remedia o parte din probleme". Care sunt prioritățile Ioanei Mihăilă" [VIDEO – The first press conference of the new minister of Health: "We have a historical chance to remedy a part of the problems". What are the priorities of Ioana Mihăilă]. Gândul (in Romanian). Archived from the original on 21 April 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
Tecuceanu, Paul (21 April 2021). "Prioritățile pe care Ioana Mihăilă le are la conducerea Ministerului Sănătății" [The priorities that Ioana Mihăilă has at the head of the Ministry of Health]. Știrile ProTV (in Romanian). Archived from the original on 21 April 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2021.

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[4] The Bucharest Court of Appeal (Romanian: Curtea de Apel București) approved the merger through absorption between USR and PLUS on 16 April 2021 definitively,[1] that was submitted on 30 October 2020.[2] The two parties held a joint congress where the merger was approved with 84.65% favorable votes.[2][3]

[1] Rotaru, Andreea; Manolache, Eusebi (16 April 2021). Stănescu, Claudia; Lăzăroiu, Andreea (eds.). "USR și PLUS au fuzionat; decizia Curții de Apel București – definitivă" [USR and PLUS have merged; the decision of the Bucharest Court of Appeal – definitive]. Agerpres (in Romanian). Archived from the original on 21 April 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2021.

[merger-2] Plugaru, Horia (2021). Anghelache, Cristian (ed.). "DOCUMENTAR: Curtea de Apel București a aprobat definitiv fuziunea dintre USR și PLUS" [DOCUMENTARY: The Bucharest Court of Appeal has definitively approved the merger between USR and PLUS]. Agerpres (in Romanian). Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2021.

[3] "Fuziunea USR și PLUS, aprobată cu votul a peste 84% dintre membrii forurilor de conducere celor două formațiuni" [USR and PLUS merger, approved by the vote of over 84% of the two parties' board members]. News.ro (in Romanian). 15 August 2020. Archived from the original on 31 October 2020. Retrieved 21 April 2020.

[biography-5] Plugaru, Horia (21 April 2021). Gavril, Ionela; Dădârlat, Adrian (eds.). "Ioana Mihăilă, propunerea USR PLUS pentru funcția de ministru al Sănătății (fișă biografică)" [Ioana Mihăilă, the USR PLUS proposition for the function of minister of Health (biographical file)]. Agerpres (in Romanian). Archived from the original on 21 April 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2021.

[PDF_biography-6] "CV Ioana Mihăilă anonimizat" [Anonymized Ioana Mihăilă CV] (PDF). Ministry of Health of Romania (in Romanian). Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 April 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2021.

[g4_secretaries-7] Câmpean, Ioana (1 February 2021). "Noi secretari de stat la Sănătăte: Ioana Mihăilă de la USRPLUS și Vass Levente de la UDMR" [New state secretaries at Health: Ioana Mihăilă from USRPLUS and Vass Levente from UDMR]. G4Media (in Romanian). Archived from the original on 1 February 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2021.

[observator-8] Andreescu, Larisa (21 April 2021). "Cine este Ioana Mihăilă, propunerea USR PLUS pentru Ministerul Sănătății" [Who is Ioana Mihăilă, the USR PLUS proposition for the Ministry of Health]. Observator (in Romanian). Archived from the original on 21 April 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2021.

[hotnews-9] Neagu, Alina (21 April 2021). "Cine este Ioana Mihăilă, propunerea USR-PLUS pentru funcția de ministru al Sănătății" [Who is Ioana Mihăilă, the USR-PLUS proposition for the minister of Health function]. HotNews.ro (in Romanian). Archived from the original on 21 April 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2021.

[10] "DECIZIE nr. 93 din 1 februarie 2021 pentru numirea doamnei Ioana Mihăilă în funcția de secretar de stat la Ministerul Sănătății" [DECISION No. 93 of 1 February 2021 for appointing miss Ioana Mihăilă in the function of state secretary at the Ministry of Health]. Article 1, decision No. 93 of 1 February 2021 (in Romanian). Prime Minister of Romania.

[11] Pora, Andreea (14 April 2021). "Premierul Cîțu l-a demis pe ministrul Voiculescu. Orban: Nu există altă soluție decât actuala coaliție" [Prime Minister Cîțu has fired minister Voiculescu. Orban: There is no other solution than the current coalition]. Radio Free Europe Romania (in Romanian). Archived from the original on 21 April 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2021.

[12] Kiss, Robert, ed. (21 April 2021). "Ioana Mihăilă a depus jurământul ca ministru al sănătății. Klaus Iohannis, către membrii Guvernului: Să o sprijiniți pe noua colegă" [Ioana Mihăilă has taken her oath as minister of health. Klaus Iohannis, to the members of the Government: Support your new colleague]. Digi24 (in Romanian). Archived from the original on 21 April 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2021.

[gandul-13] Dinu, Florentina (21 April 2021). "VIDEO – Prima conferință de presă a noului ministru al Sănătății: "Avem o șansă istorică de a remedia o parte din probleme". Care sunt prioritățile Ioanei Mihăilă" [VIDEO – The first press conference of the new minister of Health: "We have a historical chance to remedy a part of the problems". What are the priorities of Ioana Mihăilă]. Gândul (in Romanian). Archived from the original on 21 April 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2021.

[14] Tecuceanu, Paul (21 April 2021). "Prioritățile pe care Ioana Mihăilă le are la conducerea Ministerului Sănătății" [The priorities that Ioana Mihăilă has at the head of the Ministry of Health]. Știrile ProTV (in Romanian). Archived from the original on 21 April 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2021.