Ana Birchall

In the Victor Ponta and Sorin Grindeanu Cabinets, Birchall served as the Prime Minister's representative for European affairs and the partnership with the United States.

[1] After the resignation of Florin Iordache following anti-corruption protests, Birchall served as Minister of Justice, first on an interim basis and later permanently in the Cabinet of Viorica Dăncilă.

After her doctorate studies, Birchall worked as a lawyer on Wall Street in New York for legal firm White & Case, Her clients included ENRON, MCI-Worldcom, United Airlines, US Airways and UPC.

[4] In January 2018, Birchall was appointed Deputy Prime Minister[5] with responsibility of Strategic Partnerships and successfully advanced relations with several countries.

Afterwards, in May 2019, she assumed the responsibility of Minister of Justice and advanced judicial reform in the face of concerted attempts by multiple vested groups to disrupt progress.

Birchall accused political opponents of trying to discredit her ahead of local and parliamentary elections, as her name was being circulated as a future minister of education.

Iosif Buble of Antena 1 released a 34-second video on the internet which purported to show a woman similar to Birchall in intimate poses with an unknown man.