Iosif Matula

He was born in Tămaşda, Bihor County, Romania and following secondary studies at the Theoretical High School in Chişineu-Criş from 1973 to 1977, from that year until 1980 he was a worker, receiver and distributor at the Dacia service station in Arad.

From 1985 to 1991 he worked as such at the Salonta division of an Oradea wood preparation company, in the laboratory and production sections.

Meanwhile, Matula continued his education, in particular studying Chemistry and Physics at Babeş-Bolyai from 1997 to 2001 and earning a license to teach those subjects; and earning a master's degree in Economics, with the specialty of management and finance in public administration, from the Aurel Vlaicu University of Arad in 2007.

[1] Matula joined the Democratic Party (PD; evolved into PDL in 2007) in 1999, becoming vice president of its Arad County chapter in 2006.

At the election that June, this time placed at sixth position, he won a full five-year term in the European Parliament, as did Elena Băsescu.