Rareș Bogdan

Ioan-Rareș Bogdan MEP (born 17 September 1974 in Ocna Mureș, Alba County, Romania)^[1] is a conservative^[2][3] Romanian politician who has been a PNL member of the European Parliament for Romania since 2019. He was the leader of the National Liberal Party's electoral list for the 2019 elections. He sits with the European People's Party group (EPP for short).

Rareș Bogdan
Member of the European Parliament for Romania
Incumbent
Assumed office 2 July 2019
Personal details
Born	(1974-09-17) 17 September 1974 (age 50) Ocna Mureș, Alba County, Romania
Political party	National Liberal Party (PNL) European People's Party (EPP)
Alma mater	Babeș-Bolyai University (UBB)

He self-identifies as a Christian-conservative^[4] and nationalist.^[5]

Personal life

Rareș Bogdan's father, Ioan Bogdan, was a local councillor in Ocna Mureș between 1996 and 2000 and a member of the Social Democracy Party of Romania (PDSR).^[6][7]

References

1. "European Parliament, Romanian MEPs". European Parliament (official website). Retrieved 2 May 2021.
2. "Rares Bogdan s-a referit si la recomandarea de a nu mai fi folosite cuvintele "mama" si "tata"". Ziare.com (in Romanian). Retrieved 2024-10-10.
3. "Rareș Bogdan, puseu populist în fața tinerilor liberali. „Să nu opriţi apa când vă spălaţi pe dinţi, să nu mâncaţi făină de gândaci şi nici să nu staţi la 19 grade"". Ziare.com (in Romanian). Retrieved 2024-10-10.
4. "Rareş Bogdan, prim-vicepreşedintele PNL:". replicaonline.ro (in Romanian). 2022-10-19. Retrieved 2024-10-10.
5. "Rareș Bogdan, despre fermieri: Zic o chestie care va naște valuri. Sunt naționalist, dar aș fi vrut să văd un singur steguleț UE pe tractoare!". DCNews (in Romanian). 2024-01-15. Retrieved 2024-10-10.
6. Spânu, Ion (2019-05-13). "R. Bogdan parcă n-ar şti că tatăl său a falimentat Combinatul Ocna Mureş". Cotidianul RO (in Romanian). Retrieved 2024-10-10.
7. "400.0000 € încasați de Benea, „urmașul lui Buzatu" din 2 rezoluții și 6 întrebări puse la Bruxelles". 60m.ro (in Romanian). 2023-09-30. Retrieved 2024-10-10.