Speaker of the Moldovan Parliament, Acting President of the Republic of Moldova

Born on 19 November 1951, in Coloniţa community, Chişinău

Educational Background:

   Department of Law, the Chişinău State University

Professional Experience:

   1978-1990 – counsel, head of the Legal Affairs Department at various state enterprises in Chişinău

   1984-1985 – judge, Râşcani District Court, Chişinău

   1990-1994 – Member of Moldovan Parliament, Deputy Chair of Legal Affairs Committee

   1994-1998 – Member of Moldovan Parliament, member of the Human Rights Committee

   1998-2009 – lawyer, head of the Credo Associated Law Office

   2007-2009 – Member of the Chişinău Municipality Council, Chairman of the Liberal Party group in the Chişinău Municipality Council

   2007-2008 – Chairman of the Chişinău Municipality Council

   April 2009-present – Member of Moldovan Parliament

   28 August 2009-present – Speaker of the Moldovan Parliament

   11 September 2009-present – Acting President of the Republic of Moldova  

Socio-Political Activities:

  1988 – Founder of the democratic movement – the Moldovan People’s Front (MPF), Chair of the MPF Executive Committee

   1993 – Founder of the Congress of Intellectuals, Deputy Chair and Executive Secretary of the Congress of Intellectuals (further became the Party of Democratic Forces)

   1998-present – Chairman of the Liberal Party

Marital Status: married

Spoken Languages: Romanian, Russian, French

Honours: Medal of Civic Merit (“Meritul civic”)