Eduard Hellvig

Eduard Hellvig
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	(1974-10-27) October 27, 1974 (age 49) 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. During 2007, he was 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.