Mr loan-Viorel Cerbu is currently the Chief Prosecutor of the National Anticorruption Directorate, Romania within the Prosecutor's Office.
 

Professional experience

• 15.04.2026 – present: Chief Prosecutor of the National Anticorruption Directorate (DNA)

• 31.03.2025 – 14.04.2026: Deputy Chief Prosecutor Delegate of the DNA

• 19.02.2025 – 30.03.2025: Chief Prosecutor of the Technical Service within the DNA

• 27.06.2024 – 18.02.2025: Delegate Chief Prosecutor of the Technical Service within the DNA

• 24.07.2023 – 30.01.2024 and 06.02.2024 – 26.06.2024: Advisor to the Chief Prosecutor of the DNA

• 31.01.2024 – present: Prosecutor at the DNA, Central Structure

• 24.07.2023 – 30.01.2024: Prosecutor at the Prosecutor's Office attached to the Bucharest Court of Appeal, Criminal Investigation Section

• 01.07.2022 – 30.06.2023: Delegated Chief Prosecutor of the Drug Trafficking Section within the Directorate for the Investigation of Organized Crime and Terrorism Offences (DIICOT)

• 01.07.2022 – 23.07.2023: Prosecutor at DIICOT, Central Structure

• 15.07.2019 – 30.06.2022: Prosecutor General of the Prosecutor's Office attached to the Bucharest Court of Appeal

• 19.11.2018 – 30.06.2022: Prosecutor at the Prosecutor's Office attached to the Bucharest Court of Appeal, Criminal Investigation Section

• 03.01.2017 – 18.11.2018: Delegated Chief Prosecutor of the Drug Trafficking Section within DIICOT

• 26.08.2014 – 25.08.2017: Chief Prosecutor of the Service for the Prevention and Combating of Illicit Drug Trafficking within DIICOT

• 02.12.2013 – 25.08.2014: Delegated Chief Prosecutor of the Service of preventing and combating illicit drug trafficking within DIICOT

• 01.12.2013 – 18.11.2018: Prosecutor at DIICOT, Central Structure

• 02.10. – 10.10.2013: Deputy Chief Prosecutor Delegate of the Anti-Corruption Section (Section I) within DNA

• 27.06.2011 – 26.06.2012: Deputy Chief Prosecutor Delegate of the Anti-Corruption Section within DNA

• 27.06.2008 – 26.06.2011: Deputy Chief Prosecutor of the Anti-Corruption Section within DNA

• 09.10.2007 – 26.06.2008: Deputy Chief Prosecutor Delegate of the Anti-Corruption Section within the DNA

  • – 31.03.2006: Chief Prosecutor Delegate of the Bureau for Combating Corruption Crimes in Public Administration, Anti-Corruption Section within the DNA

• 05.07.2004 – 30.11.2013: Prosecutor at the National Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office, which became the National Anti-Corruption Department and, then, the National Anti-Corruption Directorate, Anti-Corruption Section

• 15.10.2002 – 04.07.2004: Prosecutor at the Prosecutor's Office attached to the Bucharest Court of Appeal, Criminal Investigation Section

• 01.07.2001 – 14.10.2002: Prosecutor at the Prosecutor's Office attached to the Bucharest Tribunal, Bureau for Combating Corruption and Organized Crime

• November 2000 – 30.06.2001: Prosecutor at Prosecutor's Office attached to the High Court of Cassation and Justice (PÎCCJ), Section for Combating Corruption and Organized Crime

• May – October 2000: Prosecutor at the PÎCCJ, Criminal Investigation and Forensic Section

• May 1999 – April 2000: Prosecutor at the PÎCCJ, Judicial Section

• 09.12.1996 – April 1999: Prosecutor at the Prosecutor's Office attached to the Bucharest 3rd District Court

• August 1989 – November 1996: Active military officer within the Ministry of National Defense, military aviation branch

Education and training

• 1991 – 1996: Faculty of Law, University of Bucharest

• February 2006 – February 2007: Postgraduate course on the topic “International Relations. European and Euro-Atlantic Studies”, Romanian Diplomatic Institute, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

• September 2005 – July 2006: Postgraduate course on the topic “Management of Public Institutions”, Academy of Economic Studies in Bucharest

• April – June 2007: Computer training course, organized by the Bucharest Computer Training Center

• Participated in several seminars on corruption, organized crime and money laundering as well as training of trainers.

• September 1986 – August 1989: “Traian Vuia” Military Aviation School, Mediaş

• 1982 – 1986: Aviation Industrial High School no. 1 Bacău

Teaching and publishing activity

• May 2006 – present: Trainer at the National Institute of Magistracy, Criminal Law and Criminal Procedural Law

• 2008: Co-author of the work “Manual of good practices in investigating corruption crimes”