Eduard Hellvig | |
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| Director of the Romanian Intelligence Service | |
| In office 2 March 2015 – 3 July 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Florian Coldea (interim) |
| Member of the European Parliament for Romania | |
| In office 4 September 2013 – 1 March 2015 | |
| In office 1 January 2007 – 25 November 2007 | |
| Minister of Regional Development and Tourism | |
| In office 7 May 2012 – 19 December 2012 | |
| Prime Minister | Victor Ponta |
| Preceded by | Cristian Predescu |
| Succeeded by | Liviu Dragnea |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 27, 1974 Zalău, Sălaj County, Socialist Republic of Romania |
| Political party | Conservative Party (2003–2008) National Liberal Party (2008–2015) |
| Other political affiliations | Social Liberal Union (USL) |
| Spouse | Andreea Hellvig |
| Children | 1 |
| Alma mater | Babeș-Bolyai University (B.A.) National University of Political Studies and Public Administration (Ph.D.) |
| Awards | Order of the Star of Romania, Officer rank |
Eduard Raul Hellvig (born 27 October 1974) is a Romanian political scientist, journalist and politician who served as director of the Romanian Intelligence Service (SRI) from 2015 to 2023. A former member of the National Liberal Party (PNL) and previously of the Conservative Party (PC), he represented Bihor County in the Romanian Chamber of Deputies from 2004 to 2008, and sat for Ilfov County from 2012 to 2013. In the Victor Ponta cabinet, he was Minister of Regional Development and Tourism in 2012. In 2007, he was a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for Romania, a position he once again took up in 2013, and which he left upon becoming SRI director.