Adrian DragoÃÂ Benea (born December 18, 1975) is a Romanian politician currently serving as a Member of the European Parliament for the Social Democratic Party.
He was born in BacÃÂu and holds a degree in Marketing and Commerce from the University of BacÃÂu. From 2000 to 2004 he served as Deputy Mayor of BacÃÂu and from 2004 to 2016 he was President of the BacÃÂu County Council. At the 2016 Romanian parliamentary election he was elected to the Senate of Romania, where he served until 2019.