{{Short description|Moldovan economist}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Alexei Buzu | office = Secretary General of the Government of Moldova | term_start = 5 November 2025 | president = Maia Sandu | prime_minister = Alexandru Munteanu | predecessor = Artur Mija | image = Alexei Buzu, official portrait 2025.jpg | caption = Official portrait, 2025 | alma_mater = Academy of Economic Studies of Moldova | birth_place = Ratuș, Moldavian SSR, Soviet Union | birth_date = 19 December 1983 | office1 = Minister of Labour and Social Protection | president1 = Maia Sandu | prime_minister1 = Natalia Gavrilița<br/>Dorin Recean | term_start1 = 9 January 2023 | predecessor1 = Marcel Spatari | status = | term_end1 = 1 November 2025 | successor1 = Natalia Plugaru | deputy = }}
'''Alexei Buzu''' (born 19 December 1983) is a Moldovan economist and public policy expert with extensive experience in social protection, gender equality, and international development. Since 2025, he is serving as the Secretary General of the Moldovan Government in the Munteanu Cabinet.
==Education== Buzu earned a Bachelor's Degree in economics and finance from the Academy of Economic Studies of Moldova in 2005.<ref name="BuzuCV">{{cite web |title=CURRICULUM VITAE - Ministrul Muncii și Protecției Sociale - ALEXEI BUZU|trans-title=CURRICULUM VITAE - Minister of Labor and Social Protection - ALEXEI BUZU|lang=ro |url=https://social.gov.md/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/CURRICULUM-VITAE-Alexei-BUZU.pdf |publisher=Ministry of Labour and Social Protection|access-date=29 April 2025}}</ref><ref name="ICHROP">{{cite web|url=https://ageing.at/en/speaker/mr-alexei-buzu|title=Mr. Alexei Buzu|publisher=Human Rights of Older Persons|access-date=29 April 2025}}</ref> He is a native Romanian speaker and speaks English and Russian fluently.<ref name="BuzuCV"/>
==Career== From 2012 to 2023, Buzu was the Director of the Development Partnership Center, a prominent Moldovan non-governmental organization focused on governance, social inclusion, and capacity building.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.zdg.md/stiri/doc-cu-ce-avere-a-venit-in-functie-alexei-buzu-ultimul-ministru-din-guvernul-gavrilita/|title= Cu ce avere a venit în funcție Alexei Buzu, ultimul ministru din Guvernul Gavrilița|trans-title=How much wealth did Alexei Buzu, the last minister in the Gavrilita Government, bring to office?|lang=ro|newspaper=Ziarul de Gardă|date=13 February 2023}}</ref> During this period, he also worked as a consultant for numerous international organizations, including the Crisis Management Initiative in Finland, the World Bank, the United Nations, the Council of Europe, and the European Union.<ref name="BuzuCV"/><ref name="ICHROP"/>
Between 2021 and 2022, Buzu led and contributed to several high-level gender equality assessments and strategy evaluations in countries such as Liberia, Zambia, North Macedonia, Armenia, South Africa, Thailand, and across the Asia–Pacific region.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://financing.desa.un.org/sites/default/files/2023-03/2023DCF-%20Speaker%20Bios-13-Mar-rev.pdf|title=2023 Development Cooperation Forum (DCF) Speaker Bios|publisher=ECOSOC|access-date=29 April 2025}}</ref> He worked with the Global Gender Help Desk, UN Women, and the Council of Europe to advance gender mainstreaming and policy development both in Moldova and internationally.<ref name="BuzuCV"/><ref name="ICHROP"/>
Buzu has frequently collaborated with UNDP Moldova, providing expertise on inclusive growth, local governance, and gender-responsive budgeting. He also supported the Moldovan government in drafting the Voluntary National Review for the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.<ref name="BuzuCV"/>
Throughout his career, Buzu has provided consultancy for organizations such as UNICEF, UNFPA, GIZ, the Swedish Police Authority, and the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, contributing to projects on youth policy, demographic security, gender analysis, and public sector reform.<ref name="BuzuCV"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.unicef.org/moldova/en/press-releases/number-specialists-field-child-rights-protection-will-triple|title= Number of specialists in the field of child rights protection will triple |publisher=UNICEF|date=1 July 2024}}</ref>
Buzu's earlier work includes strategic consulting for USAID/Internews, Terre des hommes, and Soros Foundation Moldova, focusing on media development, child protection, and good governance.<ref name="BuzuCV"/>
In January 2023, Buzu was sworn into office as Minister of Labour and Social Protection, in the presence of Prime Minister Natalia Gavrilița and President Maia Sandu.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://gov.md/en/content/new-moldovas-labour-and-social-protection-minister-introduced-staff|title=New Moldova's Labour and Social Protection Minister introduced to staff|publisher=Government of Moldova|date=10 January 2023}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
{{Recean Cabinet}} {{Gavrilița Cabinet}}
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