Ion-Marcel Vela (born 2 June 1963) is a Romanian politician who has served as Vice President of the Senate of Romania since 2023.
He previously served as Minister of Internal Affairs from 2019 to 2020, where he played a prominent role in the response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Romania.
[4] On 21 March, Vela announced that there would be a curfew in order to slow the spread of the virus, as the country had recorded 367 infections up until that date.
[7] Vela was not appointed to the Cîțu cabinet and was replaced by Lucian Bode, who thanked him for his handling of the ministry during the pandemic.
[8] Vela was elected as Vice President of the Senate following the appointment of Alina Gorghiu as Minister for Justice on 26 June 2023.