Gabriel Ciprian Ene, assistant magistrate at the High Court of Cassation and Justice and the husband of a PSD deputy, is the favorite to head the General Secretariat of the Government

Gabriel Ciprian Ene, chief assistant magistrate at the High Court of Cassation and Justice and the husband of PSD deputy Corina Gabriela Ene, is the favorite for the position of Secretary-General of the Government, according to Social Democratic sources. The appointment is to be decided by the prime minister.

He is the chief assistant magistrate of the Administrative and Tax Litigation Section of the HCCJ. He graduated from the Faculty of Orthodox Theology and the Faculty of Law of Titu Maiorescu University in Bucharest, where he also completed a master’s degree, according to his public CV.

Originally from Buzău, Gabriel Ciprian Ene began his career as a lawyer. Between 2012 and 2013, he was president of the Buzău municipal organization of the PDL, and after the party’s merger with the PNL, he became first vice president of the liberal municipal organization. Subsequently, he became an assistant magistrate at the supreme court.

The Secretary-General of the Government has ministerial rank and coordinates the activity of the SGG, supported by deputy secretaries-general and state secretaries. Under the institution’s authority or subordination are the National Commission for Strategy and Forecasting, the National Agency for Public Procurement, the State Reserve, RAAPPS, as well as the energy companies Transelectrica and Transgaz.