Oleg Ungureanu, the Consul General of Romania in Lyon, has been recalled from his post by a decision adopted Friday morning by the Government.
According to government sources cited by News.ro, the diplomat is expected to be appointed as the head of the Prime Minister’s Chancellery, a position with ministerial rank.
Ungureanu was appointed Consul General in Lyon in August 2023 and assumed his duties at the beginning of 2024. Before this mission, he worked in Paris, and later in Brussels, where he coordinated the consular section of the Romanian Embassy in Belgium.
If the appointment is confirmed, the diplomat will move from consular activities to leading the Prime Minister's Chancellery, a structure that supports the Prime Minister and coordinates governmental activities.
Oleg Ungureanu is set to be the second person from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to join Prime Minister Luca Niculescu's team, after Mihaela-Ilincuța Ștefan-Simion (a career diplomat with over 15 years of experience), who was appointed on Wednesday as the Prime Minister's Chief of Staff, with the rank of State Secretary.