Traian Ungureanu

Traian Radu Ungureanu (born 1 March 1958) is a Romanian former journalist and politician, who was a Member of the European Parliament from 2009 to 2019.

Life and career Ungureanu was born in Bucharest He fled the Socialist Republic of Romania in 1988, settling in London.

He became a journalist at BBC World until he was dismissed in 2003 after fourteen years of service. 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. 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. and he participated in the international counter-jihad conference in Brussels in 2007. He is a supporter of Donald Trump.