Daniel Funeriu
| Daniel Funeriu | |
|---|---|
| Funeriu in 2024 | |
| Head of Education and Research department at Romanian President Presidential Advisor, Minister Rank | |
| In office 12 February 2012 – 1 February 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Cristian Preda | 
| Minister of Education, Research and Innovation | |
| In office 23 December 2009 – 8 February 2012 | |
| Prime Minister | Emil Boc | 
| Preceded by | Emil Boc | 
| Succeeded by | Cătălin Baba | 
| Member of the European Parliament for Romania | |
| In office 22 December 2008 – 13 July 2009 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Daniel Petru Funeriu 11 April 1971 Arad, Romania | 
| Citizenship | Romania France | 
| Political party | Liberal Democratic Party (2006–2007) Democratic Liberal Party (2007–2014) People's Movement Party (2014) European People's Party | 
| Alma mater | École européenne de chimie, polymères et matériaux Louis Pasteur University | 
| Profession | Chemist | 
Daniel Petru Funeriu (born 11 April 1971) is a Romanian politician.
Born in Arad, he was a high school student when he fled Communist Romania for France in 1988. There, he studied chemistry at the University of Strasbourg, graduating in 1994 and obtaining a doctorate from the same institution in 1999.