Monica Luisa Macovei (Romanian pronunciation: [mo'nika lu'isa mako'vej]; born 4 February 1959) is a Romanian politician, lawyer and former prosecutor, currently a Member of the European Parliament from the European Conservatives and Reformists and formerly a member of the Romanian Democratic Liberal Party.
She was the Minister of Justice of Romania in the first cabinet of Prime Minister Calin Popescu-Tariceanu.
In this position she was credited with implementing the justice reforms required for Romania to become a member state of the European Union.
Macovei was also an independent candidate in Romania's 2014 presidential elections.