Sorin Grindeanu, the second proposal from PSD, was appointed by president Klaus Johannis as prime minister candidate, in order to ask for the vote of confidence of Parliament upon the program and the new Government.

Born on December 5 1973 in Caransebes, he graduated from the Faculty of Mathematics — Computer Science Section of the West University of Timisoara (1992-1997). After graduation, he attended several training courses: a post-graduate programme in DataBases, with the same faculty; Computer Science (1997-1998); the Tempus 3-month scholarship with the University of Bologna — Italy in Social Statistics (1999); specialisations in: Adult Education with the Institut fur Erwachsenenbildung of Frankfurt — Germany, Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal, Metropolitan Leeds University, Great Britain (2001), according to www.soringrindeanu.ro.

Grindeanu worked as a graduate assistant with the Timisoara West University, at the Faculty of Sociology and Psychology (Oct. 1998 — Oct. 2000); university assistant with the Timisoara West University, the same faculty (Oct. 2000 — Dec. 2001). Served as director with the Timis County Youth and Sports Department (Nov. 2001—Jan. 2004); Delpack Invest SRL deputy CEO (Jan. 2005 — March 2008); manager at SC Ahm Smartel SRL (March — June 2008).

He entered politics in November 1996, when he became a PDSR (Party of Social Democracy of Romania) member. Two years later, in October 1998 he became vice-chairman of the Youth Organisation of the PDSR Timis and in December 2001 — deputy chairman of the Timis Social Democratic Youth (TSD). On 30 August 2013, Sorin Grindeanu was elected deputy secretary general of PSD.

Over 2004-2008, he was a local councilor with the Timisoara Local Council. From June 2008 until January 2013, he was a deputy mayor of Timisoara City. Following the parliamentary elections of December 9 2012, Sorin Grindeanu was elected deputy of Timis.

He served as minister for the Information Society (17 December 2014 — 17 November 2015).

As of June 2016, Grindeanu is Timis County Council president on PSD’s behalf.

Of the books he published, the following are worth mentioning: “Introduction in social computer science” and “Desktop Publishing”, alongside “The Lebesgue-Radon integral in relation to a complex measure.”