Moldovan politician Maia Sandu, who was part of the Liberal Democratic Party before forming the Party of Action and Solidarity, has also served her country as its prime minister and is now its president. She has previously also been the advisor to the World Bank executive director.
Elena Ceauşescu was a Romanian communist politician who served as the first Deputy Prime Minister of Romania from 29 March 1980 to 22 December 1989. She was also the First Lady of Romania from 28 March 1974 to 22 December 1989, during which her husband Nicolae Ceaușescu served as the first President of Romania.
Seasoned Romanian politician Vasilica Viorica Dăncilă became the first woman in the history of Romanian politics to hold office as Prime Minister of Romania as also President of the Social Democratic Party (PSD). She also served as Member of the European Parliament for Romania and is the present President of the newly founded Romanian political party called Nation People Together.
Romanian lawyer and right-wing politician Diana Iovanovici Sosoaca is known for her controversial views. She supports the withdrawal of Romania from the European Union and has also emerged as a major anti-vaccine supporter in the aftermath of COVID-19. She was also accused of detaining an Italian journalist for asking her uncomfortable questions.
Former runner Gabriela Szabo is not just an Olympic gold medalist but also a 3-time World Champion. The Romanian-Hungarian sportsperson also has 4 World Indoor Championship gold medals in her kitty. She made headlines after she collided with Ghanaian long-jumper Kofi Amoah Prah in Stuttgart, while she was leaving the track.
Romanian politician and former Social Democratic Party member Corina Crețu is now a member of the social liberal party PRO Romania. Initially an economist and journalist, she later switched to politics. She has also been the VP of the European Parliament and the European Commissioner for Cohesion and Reforms.
Gabriela Firea is a Romanian politician and journalist. She is the current Minister of Family, Youth and Equality of Opportunity. Firea is perhaps best known for her service as the General Mayor of Bucharest from 23 June 2016 to 29 October 2020. She was the first female politician to serve as the mayor of Bucharest.
Ana Pauker was a Romanian communist leader. In 1947, she became the world's first female foreign minister and served in that position until 1952. After the Second World War, Ana Pauker led the Romanian Communist Party unofficially. Her life and career inspired a 2016 feature-length documentary by film director Radu Gabrea.
Romanian politician and former minister of tourism Elena Udrea has been a member of several parties, including the People's Movement Party and Democratic Liberal Party. She made headlines after being sentenced to 6 years in prison for bribery and abuse of power in what is now known as the Bute Gala case.
French-born Romanian politician Clotilde Armand is a member of the Save Romania Union party and has been a member of the European Parliament. She now serves as the mayor of Sector 1 of Bucharest and is part of the pro-Europe political group Renew Europe. She had previously co-founded the party Save Bucharest Union.
Raluca Turcan is a Romanian politician who served as the Deputy Prime Minister of Romania from 4 November 2019 to 23 December 2020. She also served as the Minister of Labor and Social Protection from 23 December 2020 to 25 November 2021.
Born in Romania, swimmer Roxana Mărăcineanu later moved to France with her parents. Though trained in gymnastics in her early days, she later became France’s first swimming world champion and an Olympic silver medalist. The Legion of Honour recipient has also been France’s minister of sports.