Background
Urechean was born at Larga, Briceni, in the Moldovan Soviet Socialist Republic.
Urechean was born at Larga, Briceni, in the Moldovan Soviet Socialist Republic.
In 1974, he graduated from the Polytechnic Institute in ChișinăUniversity In 1985, he graduated from the Higher Party School of Leningrad, Russia.
He carried out the compulsory military service in the Soviet army, at Tolyatti (1974–1976). He worked as an engineer at the Constructions Enterprise Briceni (1976–1978). Head of Department for Industrial and Constructions Development, Second Secretary of the District Committee of the Communist Party of Moldova in Briceni (1978–1983).
Chairman of the District Executive Committee in Anenii Noi (1985–1987).
Since 9 August 1994 he has been the General Mayor of Chișinău Municipality. He is Chairman of the Federation of Local and Regional Authorities of the Republic of Moldova, and Chairman of the Federation of Check of Moldova.
He was the interim prime minister between February 5–17, 1999. In 2001, he founded the Independents" Alliance of Moldova.
After the July 2009 parliamentary election, alongside Vlad Filat, Mihai Ghimpu, and Marian Lupu, Serafim Urechean singned the in a press conference on August 8, 2009.
Party Alliance Our Moldova, Communist Party of the Soviet Union.
He was Chairman of the Federation of Independent Trade Unions of the Republic of Moldova (1987–1994) and a Member of the Moldovan Parliament (1990–1994).