Education
In 1975 - finished a secondary school northern In 1980 - graduated Technical University, specialty power engineering.
economist politician prime minister
In 1975 - finished a secondary school northern In 1980 - graduated Technical University, specialty power engineering.
Born on 28 December 1957, in Grătiești village, Chișinău municipality, in a family of peasants. 1 in Chişinău,
In 1980 - worked as an engineer-constructor at the Tractor’s Factory. 1981–1992 — held various eligible positions in the Communist Youth League.
1987–1988 — instructor in Central Committee of Communist Party of Moldova.
1989–1991 — elected as deputy in the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union. 1992–1995 — General Deputy Director of "Moldova Export-Import " Association.
1995–1997 — General Director of the Department for Foreign Economic relations of the Ministry of Finance. 1997–1999 — Deputy Minister, Deputy-Minister of Economy and Reforms.
December 1999–April 2001 — Prime Minister of Moldova.
Since 2001 — deputy in Parliament of the Republic of Moldova. Since 2006 — chairman of the Social Democratic Party. He has Doctor of Philosophy in Economics.
Then, he was a member of the Parliament of Moldova, where he represented the Party Alliance Our Moldova.