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Delia Velculescu

Delia Velculescu

Delia Velculescu, born 1975, is a Romanian-born economist who has worked at the International Monetary Fund since 2002, including as its mission chief for Greece during the debt crisis.

Born
1975, Sibiu
Education
Wilson College

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She holds a Johns Hopkins MSc and PhD and has no party affiliation stated. In June 2025 and May 2026 she was reported as a possible prime minister; she is named among the possible contenders in 2026.

Career

Born Delia Moraru, she studied economics at Wilson College in Pennsylvania on a scholarship from 1992, then took an MSc and PhD at Johns Hopkins University. She joined the IMF staff in 2002, supervised programmes for Slovenia and Cyprus, and was IMF mission chief for Greece during its government debt crisis, until 2018. Wikipedia reports that during Romania's political crisis President Nicușor Dan was reported to consider her a possible frontrunner for prime minister, in June 2025 and again in May 2026.

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Prime Minister of Romania?

OutcomeLeft – RightAgeProbability
Luca Niculescu5561%
Sorin GrindeanuCentre-left5211%
Alexandru Nazare4610%
Eugen TomacCentre-right452%
Alexandru RogobeteCentre-left352%
George SimionFar right402%
Ilie BolojanCentre-right572%
Dan MotreanuCentre-right562%
Șerban Matei1%
Leonardo BadeaCentre-left511%
Victor Ponta541%
Delia Velculescu<1%

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