Sorin-Gabriel Ionescu, PSD’s proposal for the post of delegated minister for pre-university education, is a history professor and has been leading the Bănățean National College in Timisoara since 2014. The high school is one of the city’s well-known educational institutions.
Ionescu has been a member of the Social Democratic Party since 2000 and was a local councilor in Timisoara in the 2016-2020 mandate. He also held the position of deputy general school inspector of the Timiş County School Inspectorate, according to News.ro.
In January 2022, he was appointed sub-prefect of Timiș County, at the PSD proposal. During the exercise of this position, he suspended his teaching activity and managerial mandate at the Banăţean National College, the position of director being reserved for him.
He resigned from the position of sub-prefect in April 2024, after approximately 27 months, to run for the Timişoara Local Council on the PSD list. Later, he returned to the management of the college.
Sorin Ionescu’s name also appeared in PSD’s internal discussions regarding the candidacy for the Timişoara City Hall, before the local elections in 2024. In the end, the social democrats supported the candidacy of Nicolae Robu, within the electoral alliance with the PNL.
