Ion Chicu Aureliu Ciocoi (acting) Natalia Gavrilița Dorin Recean
Preceded by
Igor Dodon
Leader of the Party of Action and Solidarity
In office 15 May 2016 – 10 December 2020
Succeeded by
Igor Grosu
13th Prime Minister of Moldova
In office 8 June 2019 – 14 November 2019
President
Igor Dodon
Deputy
Andrei Năstase Vasilii Șova
Preceded by
Pavel Filip
Succeeded by
Ion Chicu
Member of the Moldovan Parliament
In office 9 March 2019 – 8 July 2019
Succeeded by
Galina Sajin
Parliamentary group
Party of Action and Solidarity
Constituency
West of Moldova
Majority
49,955 (80.8%)
In office 9 December 2014 – 20 February 2015
Succeeded by
Petru Știrbate
Parliamentary group
Liberal Democratic Party
Minister of Education
In office 24 July 2012 – 30 July 2015
President
Nicolae Timofti
Prime Minister
Vladimir Filat Iurie Leancă Chiril Gaburici Natalia Gherman (acting)
Preceded by
Mihail Șleahtițchi
Succeeded by
Corina Fusu
Personal details
Born
(1972-05-24) 24 May 1972 (age 51) Risipeni, Moldavian SSR, Soviet Union (now Moldova)
Citizenship
Moldova Romania[1]
Political party
Independent (2020–present)[2]
Other political affiliations
Liberal Democratic Party (2014–2015) Party of Action and Solidarity (2016–2020)
Alma mater
Academy of Economic Studies of Moldova (BBM) Academy of Public Administration of Moldova (MIR) Harvard University (MPP)
Awards
Order of Work Glory First Class Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise Order of Vytautas the Great with the Golden Chain
Maia Sandu (pronounced[ˈmajaˈsandu]; born 24 May 1972) is a Moldovan politician who has been the President of Moldova since 24 December 2020. She is the founder and former leader of the Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS) and former Prime Minister of Moldova from 8 June 2019 until 14 November 2019, when the government collapsed after a vote of no-confidence.[3][4][5] Sandu was Minister of Education from 2012 to 2015 and member of the Parliament of Moldova from 2014 to 2015, and again in 2019.[6][7][8]
Sandu was elected President of Moldova in a landslide victory during the 2020 Moldovan presidential election.[9][10] The first female president of Moldova, Sandu is a strong supporter of the accession of Moldova to the European Union, overseeing Moldova's granting of candidate status, and is considered 'pro-Western'.[11][12] She has criticised and opposed Russia's invasion of Ukraine and supported subsequent steps to reduce Moldova's economic dependence on Russia, frequently expressing sympathy and support for Ukraine in the conflict.[13][14][15] Sandu has made anti-corruption, economic reform and liberalisation a central part of her political platform, as well as closer integration with Europe.[16][17][18] In February 2023, she accused Russia of seeking to stage a coup of the Moldovan government and has continued to seek to reduce Russia's influence over the country.[19][20][21]
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circumstances justifying a dissolution of the parliament were met. President MaiaSandu signed the decree dissolving the Parliament on 28 April and snap parliamentary...
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alleged by Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Moldovan president MaiaSandu subsequently revealed details of the plan. Moldovan, U.S., and European...
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transforme Moldova în "viitoarea Ucraină", iar MaiaSandu este "nerăbdătoare să intre în NATO"". "Lavrov: "MaiaSandu are cetăţenie română şi este pregătită să...
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sanctioned, Tauber made a statement accusing the President of Moldova MaiaSandu of committing genocide against the Jews of Moldova with the support of...
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cetățenilor" (in Romanian). tv8.md. Retrieved 2024-04-04. Valeria Viţu. "Sondaj: MaiaSandu conduce detașat în topul încrederii populației R.Moldova (FOTO)" (in Romanian)...
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