Viorel Riceard Badea (born 21 June 1968,

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) is a

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n politician, member of the

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Early life and career

Badea graduated from the

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. He worked as the head of The Department for Romanians Abroad (1999–2000) and as an adviser for the

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(2000–2006).

Political career

Badea has been a member of the

since the 2008 elections. In March 2010, he opened a Parliamentary Bureau in Chişinău. In 2015 he switched from the Democratic Liberal Party to the National Liberal Party. In the legislature 2008–2012, Badea was a member of the Friendship Parliamentary Groups with

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and

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. In his parliamentary activity, he was a member of the commission for foreign policy – Deputy Chairperson (until March 2011), Romanians Everywhere Committee - Chairperson and also, at the Committee for privatization and administration of state assets (Mar. - Sep. 2011). He also initiated 41 legislative proposals, out of which 7 laws were promulgated. In the legislature 2012–2016, Badea was a member of the parliamentary friendship groups with

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and

. He was a member of the Committee for foreign policy and the Committee for Romanians everywhere. In the 2016-2020 legislature, he is a member of the parliamentary friendship groups with

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Oman Oman ( ; ar, عُمَان ' ), officially the Sultanate of Oman ( ar, سلْطنةُ عُمان ), is an Arabian country located in southwestern Asia. It is situated on the southeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula, and spans the mouth of t ...

and the

United Arab Emirates The United Arab Emirates (UAE; ar, اَلْإِمَارَات الْعَرَبِيَة الْمُتَحِدَة ), or simply the Emirates ( ar, الِْإمَارَات ), is a country in Western Asia (The Middle East). It is located at th ...

. In addition to his role in parliament, Badean has been serving as a member of the Romanian delegation to the

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since 2009. In the Assembly, he has been a member of the Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development (since 2021); the Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination (since 2021); the Committee on the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by

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(since 2020); the Sub-Committee on the

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(since 2018); the Sub-Committee on Children (since 2017); the Sub-Committee on the Rights of Minorities (since 2017); the Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy (2012–2013); and the Committee on Culture, Science, Education and Media (2012–2013). For the 2018 Azerbaijani presidential election, he led the Assembly's monitoring mission. In 2021, he served as the Assembly's

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on the impact of labour migration on left-behind children.Leaving millions of labour migrants’ children without parental care is a violation of human rights

, press release of March 19, 2021.

References

External links

Romanian Senator Viorel Badea Welcomes New Authorities in Moldova

Viorel Badea, senator in colegiul Europa- Asia

Senatorul Viorel Badea cere infiintarea “Zilei limbii romane” la Bucuresti
{{DEFAULTSORT:Badea, Viorel 1968 births Living people People from Craiova University of Bucharest alumni Democratic Liberal Party (Romania) politicians National Liberal Party (Romania) politicians Members of the Senate of Romania