Traian Ungureanu
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Traian Ungureanu | |
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| Member of the European Parliament for Romania | |
| In office 14 July 2009 – 1 July 2019 | |
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| Born | 1 March 1958 Bucharest, Romania |
| Party | Democratic Liberal Party (until 2015) National Liberal Party (from 2015) |
| Alma mater | University of Bucharest (MA) |
| Profession | Journalist |
Traian Radu Ungureanu[1] (born 1 March 1958) is a Romanian former journalist and politician, who was a Member of the European Parliament from 2009 to 2019.
Ungureanu was born in Bucharest[2] and graduated from the Faculty of Philology of the University of Bucharest.[3] He fled the Socialist Republic of Romania in 1988, settling in London.[2]
He became a journalist at BBC World until he was dismissed in 2003 after fourteen years of service.[4] While respected for his political analyses, he was also known for frequent criticism of the Romanian Social Democratic Party (PSD), which press colleagues believed to be linked to his dismissal.[4] Several reporters and an editor at BBC resigned in protest against his dismissal.[4]
He thereafter turned to politics, and was elected as a Member of the European Parliament from 2009 to 2019.[5] He represented the Democratic Liberal Party (PDL) until it was dissolved in 2015, and the National Liberal Party (PNL) from 2015, both members of the centre-right European People's Party.[5]
He has additionally written his own blog, and for Radio Free Europe.[6]
