Adina-Ioana Vălean

Adina-Ioana Vălean
Official portrait, 2024
Member of the European Parliament
for Romania
Assumed office
16 July 2024
European Commissioner for Transport
In office
1 December 2019  15 June 2024
PresidentUrsula von der Leyen
Preceded byVioleta Bulc
Succeeded byApostolos Tzitzikostas
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 partyPNL (since 1999)
Spouse
(m. 2009)
Children1
EducationUniversity of Bucharest
OccupationMathematicianPolitician
AwardsOrder of Merit of Ukraine (2022)
WebsiteOfficial website

Adina-Ioana Vălean (born 16 February 1968) is a Romanian politician who served as European Commissioner for Transport under the leadership of President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen from 2019 until June 2024. She served as a Member of the European Parliament from 2007 until 2019, where she chaired the European Parliament Committee on Industry, Research and Energy in 2019. In the 2024 European elections she was again elected and became a member of the European Parliament.