ian ▁Chamber ▁of ▁Deput ies ▁for ▁Buch ar est ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁Additionally , ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁Emil ▁B oc ▁cabinet ▁( Dec ember ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁to ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 9 ) ▁he ▁was ▁Minister ▁of ▁Culture , ▁Relig ious ▁Affairs ▁and ▁Cultural ▁Heritage . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁The ▁son ▁of ▁Olimp ia ▁and ▁Alexand ru ▁Pale olog u , ▁he ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Buch ar est ▁and ▁completed ▁secondary ▁studies ▁at ▁the ▁city ' s ▁German ▁High ▁School . ▁He ▁then ▁attended ▁University ▁of ▁Paris ▁ 1 ▁P ant he on - S or bon ne ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁where ▁he ▁obtained ▁under grad uate ▁and ▁master ' s ▁degrees ▁in ▁philosophy . ▁He ▁also ▁attended ▁the ▁É cole ▁norm ale ▁sup érieure ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁and ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁worked ▁on ▁a ▁doctor ate ▁in ▁political ▁sciences ▁at ▁the ▁School ▁for ▁Advanced ▁Studies ▁in ▁the ▁Social ▁Sciences ▁and ▁the ▁Ludwig ▁Maxim ilian ▁University ▁of ▁Mun ich . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁lect urer ▁at ▁Boston ▁College ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁a ▁visit ing ▁professor ▁at ▁Deep ▁Spr ings ▁College ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁and ▁a ▁research ▁fellow ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Notre ▁D ame ▁(