Adina-Ioana Vălean

Adina-Ioana Vălean (born 16 February 1968) is a Romanian politician who has been serving as European Commissioner for Transport under the leadership of President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen since 2019. She previously served as a Member of the European Parliament from 2007 until 2019, where she chaired of the European Parliament Committee on Industry, Research and Energy in 2019.

Adina-Ioana Vălean
Vălean in 2019
European Commissioner for Transport
Assumed office
1 December 2019
PresidentUrsula von der Leyen
Preceded byVioleta Bulc
Chair of the European Parliament Committee on Industry, Research and Energy
In office
10 July 2019  1 December 2019
DeputyZdzisław Krasnodębski
Preceded byJerzy Buzek
Succeeded byCristian Bușoi
Sixth Vice President of the European Parliament
In office
1 July 2014  18 January 2017
PresidentMartin Schulz
Antonio Tajani
Preceded byRoberta Angelilli
Succeeded byRyszard Czarnecki
Member of the European Parliament
for Romania
In office
1 January 2007  1 December 2019
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
for Călărași County
In office
28 November 2004  1 January 2007
Personal details
Born (1968-02-16) 16 February 1968
Băicoi, Prahova County, Romania
Political partyNational Liberal Party
Other political
affiliations
Alliance of Liberals and
Democrats for Europe

(Before 2014)
European People's Party
(2014–present)
SpouseCrin Antonescu
Children1
EducationUniversity of Bucharest
WebsiteOfficial website
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