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Hildegard-Carola Puwak
PDSR Vice President
Minister for European Integration
Born Siencovski on September 16, 1949, in Resita
Nationality: German
Citizenship: Romanian
Religion: Romano-Catholic
Marital Status: married to Iosif Puwak, Executive
Director of Geroconstruct, Bucharest. Two children: Alina, student IV
year, Polytechnic University Bucharest, Mihai, final year, Institute of
Civil Engineering, Bucharest
Studies
- 1971 - graduate of the Faculty of Commerce, Academy of Economic Studies, Bucharest
- 1979 - PhD in Economics at the Academy of Economic Studies,
Bucharest
- 1992 - Fellow of Council for International Programs, USA
- Scholarship at the Seminar for American Studies, Salzburg, Austria.
- 1998 - Post-doctoral accreditation in Applied Social Sciences at Case Western Reserve University, USA
Academic Career
- 1971-1992 - Scientific Researcher and scientific secretary at the Institute of National Economy and at the Institute of Life Quality Research
- 1974-1992 - associated professor at the Academy of Economic Studies
- 1992-1993 - Scientific Secretary of the National Institute of Economic Researches
- Presently - Lecturer at the Polytechnic University Bucharest, teaching Economic Policy
(in German) and Strategic Management (in English)
- Visiting professor at universities in USA (Los Angeles, Cleveland and Chicago)
and Germany (Darmstadt)
Political Career
- 1993-1996 - Secretary of State, Department of Economic Reform, Government
of Romania
- Since 1995 - Vice President of PDSR Central Executive Bureau
- 1996-2000 - Member of the Chamber of Deputies, Timis Ward
- Vice President of the Commission for European Integration, Parliament
of Romania
- Member of the Joint Parliamentarian Committee Romania-European Union
- Member of the Commission on Economic Policy, Reform and Privatization
of the Chamber of Deputies
- 15 legislative initiatives (author or co-author) in the field of
economic reform and social domain, among them:
1. Legislative Proposal 375/1997 regarding the formation and utilization of the National Development Fund.
2. Legislative Proposal 262/1998 regarding the modification and completion of some provisions of the Law nr.31/1996 concerning the regime of the state monopoly
3. Legislative Proposal 386/1998 regarding the modification and completion of some provisions of the Urgency Ordinance nr.92/1997 concerning the stimulation of direct investments.
4. Legislative Proposal 43/1999 regarding the judicial regime applicable to the holding-type commercial societies
5. Legislative Proposal 342/1999 regarding the application of the fiscal regime of the social protection units to pensioners' mutual assistance houses
6. Legislative Proposal 456/1999 regarding the administration of the open commercial societies
- Since November 2000 - Member of The Chamber of Deputies, Timis Ward
- Since December 29, 2000 - Minister for European Integration
Affiliations and International Activities
- Member of the Association on National Accounting - National Institute of
Statistics and Economic Studies - Paris
- Member of UNIDO Committee for the promotion of women's creativity and
initiative in the economic development, Vienna
- Romania's Representative to the Regional Conference regarding woman's
condition, under the auspices of UN Economic Commission for Europe; Vice-President
of the Regional Conference (1994)
- Vice-President of the World Conference regarding Woman's Condition, Beijing, 1995
- Expert UNDP, Department on policies of durable economic development,
UNDP-UNO, 1996
- Economic Consultancy for Broke Foundation and Holt International
Publishing Activity
- 22 books in economy and social economy as author or co-author, among them:
- "Incetinirea ireversibilitatii - eseu-cercetare despre varsta a treia"
(Slowing Down the Irreversibility - Essay-Research about the Third
Age"), Expert Publishing House, Bucharest, 1995
- 40 scientific reports at national or international congresses and conferences
- 92 scientific papers
- Over 200 articles published in Romania and abroad
- Numerous television and radio broadcastings
Prizes and Awards
- Nominated for 2000 in " Who's Who of Professional Business Women"
- "Woman of the year 2000"
Foreign Languages
Hobbies
- Music, Piano (plays piano)
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