Vlad Plahotniuc | |
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![]() Plahotniuc in 2011 | |
Member of the Moldovan Parliament | |
In office 9 March 2019 – 30 July 2019 | |
Succeeded by | Ghenadie Verdeș |
Parliamentary group | Democratic Party |
Constituency | Nisporeni |
Majority | 20,926 (72.4%) |
In office 9 December 2014 – 30 July 2015 | |
Succeeded by | Corneliu Dudnic |
Parliamentary group | Democratic Party |
In office 28 November 2010 – 28 October 2013 | |
Succeeded by | Ion Stratulat |
Parliamentary group | Democratic Party |
President of the Democratic Party | |
In office 24 December 2016 – 24 June 2019 | |
Preceded by | Marian Lupu |
Succeeded by | Pavel Filip |
First Vice President of the Moldovan Parliament | |
In office 30 December 2010 – 15 February 2013 | |
President | Marian Lupu (acting) Nicolae Timofti |
Prime Minister | Vlad Filat |
Preceded by | Serafim Urechean |
Personal details | |
Born | Vladimir Plahotniuc 1 January 1966 Pitușca, Moldavian SSR, Soviet Union (now Moldova) |
Citizenship | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Political party | Democratic Party of Moldova |
Alma mater | Technical University of Moldova University of European Studies of Moldova |
Occupation | Politician, businessman |
Profession | Engineer, lawyer |
Website | http://www.plahotniuc.md |
Vladimir Plahotniuc (born 1 January 1966), commonly referred to as Vlad Plahotniuc, is a Moldovan politician and oligarch and the vice president of the parliament of Moldova in 2010-2013. [4] He was the chairman of the Democratic Party of Moldova (24 December 2016 – 24 June 2019) and previously was a member of the Parliament of Moldova for three terms (December 2010 – October 2013, December 2014 – July 2015, February 2019 – July 2019), and served as First Vice President of the Parliament of Moldova (December 2010 – February 2013). Until leaving the territory of the Republic of Moldova in 2019,[5][6] he was considered to be the powerhouse of Moldovan politics in matters of influence,[7] controlling Moldova's government and parliamentary majority.[8][9][10] Since fleeing Moldova in June 2019, Plahotniuc has resided in Turkey.[11]
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