László BORBÉLY

State Counselor
Coordinator of Department for Sustainable Development

László BORBÉLY is an ethnic Hungarian politician, who has contributed significantly to the democratic development of the Romanian society, both as one of the most famous leaders of the Hungarian Democratic Union in Romania, as well as through the various high-ranking positions held in the Romanian Parliament and the Government of Romania, in areas such as: International Affairs, Environment and Sustainable Development, Regional Development and Infrastructure.

László BORBÉLY served as minister of environment and forests, was minister of development, public works and housing, state secretary at the Ministry of Public Works and Spatial Planning, minister delegate to the Ministry of Transport, as well as chairman of the Commission for Foreign Policy at the Chamber of Deputies. At the international level, László BORBÉLY served as Chairman of the United Nations (UN) Commission for Sustainable Development.

PR EXPERTISE

• 2017 - present: State Counselor to the Prime Minister of Romania on sustainable development
• 2014 - 2016: Vice-President of the Steering Committee of the Romanian delegation to the Interparliamentary Union
• 2008 - 2009 / 2012-2016: President of the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the Chamber of Deputies of the Romanian Parliament
• February-April 2012: Vice-President of the Governing Council of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
• May 2011 - April 2012: Co-Chair of the European Ministerial Council for environment and health
• November 2010 - April 2012: Member of the European Ministerial Council for the Environment and Health
• May 2010 - May 2011: Chair of CSD 19 (United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development)
• January 2010 - April 2012: Minister, Ministry of Environment and Forests
• April 2007 – December 2008: Minister, Ministry of Development, Public Works and Housing
• December 2004 - April 2007: Minister-Delegate, Ministry of Transport, Construction and Tourism
• 1990 - 1996/2000-2016: Member of the Romanian Parliament, Chamber of Deputies
• 1996 – 2000: Secretary of State, Ministry of Public Works and Spatial Planning

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

• 2011: PhD in Economics awarded by "Babeş Bolyai University", Cluj-Napoca for the thesis "Regional Development Models in Romania and the European Union"
• 1983–1984: Postgraduate studies - Academy of Economic Studies, Bucharest
• 1973–1977: Institute of Economic Sciences, University of Timisoara

TEACHING ACTIVITY:

• 2003-2007: Associate professor at sapientia university, Târgu Mureş
• 2017-2019: Associate professor at Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca
• 2020 – present: Associate professor at the Academy of Economic Sciences Bucharest