Șerban Dimitrie Sturdza (born 30 March 1967) is a Romanian politician who was elected

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. He is the great-great-great-grandson of

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. He was born in

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, the son of Ion Mihail Sturdza, and studied art at the Nicolae Tonitza High School in his native city. From 1987 he lived in exile in

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, where he was active in exiled opposition circles, including the World Union of Free Romanians organization of

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. In 1992 he moved to

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, and in 1998 he returned to Romania. Sturdza brought lawsuits for the return of real estate confiscated from his family by the communist authorities, and became the owner of the Chérica Hotel in

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. At the time, he was the

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in Constanța. He is married to Dana Andreea Sturdza, and has two children.

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1967 births Living people Politicians from Bucharest Alliance for the Union of Romanians politicians MEPs for Romania 2024–2029 Sturdza family Romanian expatriates in France Romanian expatriates in Canada Romanian businesspeople {{Romania-MEP-stub