BIO

He is a Romanian politician, who served as Minister of Energy from 2023 to 2025.

He previously held the position of Minister of Research, Innovation, and Digitalization from 2022 to 2023. A member of the National Liberal Party, he has represented Bucharest as a deputy in the Parliament of Romania since December 2020.

Before entering national politics, Burduja founded and led the Youth Civic Action Platform (PACT) and was president of the organization until August 2019. He also established the League of Romanian Students Abroad (LSRS) and the CAESAR Foundation (Center for Access to the Expertise of Romanian Students and Graduates).

He has published articles in specialized journals in the United States, focusing in particular on the topic of democracy in Romania and the need to strengthen it.

He graduated from Stanford University (BA) and Harvard University (MBA and MPP).