Viorel Riceard Badea (born 21 June 1968, Craiova) is a Romanian politician, member of the Senate of Romania.

[4] In the legislature 2008–2012, Badea was a member of the Friendship Parliamentary Groups with Italy, Iraq, Serbia, Albania and Spain.

In the legislature 2012–2016, Badea was a member of the parliamentary friendship groups with Serbia, Egypt, Norway and Iraq.

In the 2016-2020 legislature, he is a member of the parliamentary friendship groups with Lebanon, Oman and the United Arab Emirates.

In addition to his role in parliament, Badean has been serving as a member of the Romanian delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe since 2009.