Mihnea Motoc
Mihnea Motoc (born 11 November 1966, in Bucharest) is the Deputy Head, European political Strategy Centre, European Commission. He was the Ministry of National Defense of Romania from 2015-2017.[1]
H.E. Ambasador Mihnea Motoc | |
|---|---|
| Permanent Representative of Romania to the European Union | |
| Assumed office April 5, 2008 | |
| President | Traian Băsescu |
| Preceded by | Lazar Comanescu |
| Permanent Representative of Romania to the United Nations | |
| In office 2003 – April 1, 2008 | |
| Succeeded by | Simona Miculescu |
| State Secretary of Integrity | |
| In office 2001–2003 | |
| President | Ion Iliescu |
| Ambasador of Romania in the Netherlands | |
| In office 1999–2001 | |
| President | Ion Iliescu |
| Ministry of National Defense of Romania | |
| In office November 17, 2015 – Present | |
| President | Klaus Iohannis |
| Preceded by | Mircea Dușa |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 11, 1966 Bucharest, Romania |
| Spouse(s) | Iulia Motoc |
| Children | Luca-Mihnea Motoc |
Career
Motoc has been a Romanian diplomat since 1990. Since then most of the time he spent in post around the world. In 2003, he joined the United Nations as a permanent representative of Romania. In 2008 he went to Brussels to be a permanent representative of Romania to the European Union.
In 2013 he has been awarded the "Nicolae Titulescu" prize at "Gala Premiilor Marii Loji Naţionale din Romania" for his diplomatic activity.[2]
Personal life
He is married to Constitutional Court of Romania judge Iulia Motoc and they have one child.[3]