Born in Bucharest, he studied at the
National University of Political Studies and Public Administration and then obtained an M.A. in political science from the
London School of Economics. Before entering politics, Ghinea was founder and director of organization CRPE. In November 2015 he was appointed councillor for European business in the
Cioloș Cabinet. Ghinea was elected to the
Chamber of Deputies in the
2016 Romanian legislative election. From 27 April to 26 October 2016 he served as Minister of European Funds in the
Romanian government of technocrats, under
Prime Minister Dacian Cioloș. Since October 2017, he has been the vice president of the party
Save Romania Union. From 2019 until 2020, Ghinea was a
Member of the European Parliament. In parliament, he served on the
Committee on Regional Development. ==References==