
Leonardo Badea
Leonardo Badea, born 23 February 1975 in Târgoviște, is a Romanian economist and former Social Democratic Party (PSD) politician.
- Born
- 1975 (51 years), Târgoviște
- Party
- Social Democratic Party
- Office
- Vicegovernor of the National Bank of Romania 2019–
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Ideology: social democracy
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He was a senator and deputy for Dâmbovița, president of the Financial Supervisory Authority from 2017 to 2019, and has been vice-governor of the National Bank of Romania since 2019. He is named among the possible contenders for Prime Minister of Romania in 2026.
Career
Badea studied at the Faculty of Finance, Insurance, Banks and Securities of the Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies and, according to press reports, took a doctorate in accounting in 2005. For the PSD he was senator for Dâmbovița from 2012 to 2016 and deputy for the county from 2016, resigning the seat in 2017. He was president of the Financial Supervisory Authority (ASF) from June 2017 to October 2019. On 11 October 2019 he became vice-governor of the National Bank of Romania, the post he holds today.
- Vicegovernor of the National Bank of Romania 2019–
- Member of the Chamber of Deputies of Romania 2016–2017
- Member of the Senate of Romania 2012–2016
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Prime Minister of Romania?
| Outcome | Left – Right | Age | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luca Niculescu | 55 | 61% | |
| Sorin Grindeanu | Centre-left | 52 | 11% |
| Alexandru Nazare | 46 | 10% | |
| Eugen Tomac | Centre-right | 45 | 2% |
| George Simion | Far right | 40 | 2% |
| Ilie Bolojan | Centre-right | 57 | 2% |
| Alexandru Rogobete | Centre-left | 35 | 2% |
| Dan Motreanu | Centre-right | 56 | 2% |
| Șerban Matei | 1% | ||
| Victor Ponta | 54 | 1% | |
| Leonardo Badea | Centre-left | 51 | 1% |
| Radu Burnete | 1% |