Radu Ţîrle (born 17 May 1967 in

Criștioru de Jos Criștioru de Jos ( hu, Alsóbiharkristyór) is a commune in Bihor County, Crișana, Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, ...

Bihor County Bihor County () is a county ( județ) in western Romania. With a total area of , Bihor is Romania's 6th largest county geographically and the main county in the historical region of Crișana. Its capital city is Oradea. Toponymy The origin of ...

) is a

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n politician. He served in the European Parliament from 2005 to 2007, first as an Observer (before Romania joined the EU) and then as a

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on behalf of the

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(

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). He later served as President of the County Council of Bihor, from 2008-2012. From 2004-2008, he served in the Romanian Parliament as a

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1967 births Living people Democratic Liberal Party (Romania) politicians Councillors in Romania People from Bihor County Democratic Liberal Party (Romania) MEPs MEPs for Romania 2007 National Liberal Party (Romania) politicians {{Romania-MEP-stub