Valeriu Turcan (born May 22, 1976) is a Romanian political consultant and journalist. From 2007 to 2012, he served as press secretary to President Traian Băsescu, as well as being an adviser of his in the Presidency's Communications Department. He has been married to Raluca Turcan, a member of the Chamber of Deputies, since 2004. The couple have a son, Eric, born in 2007.[1]