Education
Born in Bucharest, Dan studied Finance and Accounting at the Academy of Economic Studies, graduating in 1971.
Born in Bucharest, Dan studied Finance and Accounting at the Academy of Economic Studies, graduating in 1971.
In the Nicolae Văcăroiu cabinet, he was Tourism Minister from 1992 to 1996, and again held that office in the Adrian Năstase cabinet from December 2000 to June 2003, when responsibility for Tourism was assigned to Miron Mitrea. Before the 1989 Revolution, he was economic director at the Institute for Research and Technological Engineering, Planning and Production of Non-ferrous and Rare Metals in Bucharest. In 1991-1992 he served as sub-secretary of state, dealing with government relations with trade unions and management.
During his first stint as Tourism Minister (1992-1996), Dan was also vice president of the World Tourism Organization"s general assembly.
He also worked on promoting skiing in the Carpathians, Danube cruises, the Romanian wine country, countryside vacations and Bukovina. In January 2009, Dan suspended himself from the Social Democratic Party in order to become secretary general and president of the Employer Confederation of Romanian Industry.
After the fall of Communism, he was one of the founders of the PDSR (Social Democratic Party from 2001), as well as a member of its National Council.
A member of the Social Democratic Party (Social Democratic Party), he was a member of the Romanian Chamber of Deputies for Bacău County from 1992 to 2004. He was a member of the Chamber"s Foreign Policy Committee, and active in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation.