Nicolae Timofti

Nicolae Timofti (b. 22 December 1948) is a Moldovan politician and jurist who was the head of the Supreme Magistrate Council. He was elected president by parliament on March 16, 2012.

Personal Life

Nicolae Timofti was born to Elena (b. 1927) and Vasile Timofti in Ciutulești, Moldavian SSR, Soviet Union, and has four siblings.[citation needed] At the beginning of 1949, his family moved to Florești. On July 6, 1949, his paternal grandfather Tudor Timofti was deported by Soviet authorities to the Amur region, where his grandfather died in 1953.

Timofti is married to the lawyer Margareta Timofti and they have three sons: Alexei (b. 1977) works as a lawyer for the World Bank in Washington, Nicu (b. 1980) is a sports journalist in Chişinău, and Ștefan (b. 1989) studies economics in Chişinău.

Early activity

Timofti graduated from the law school of Moldova State University in 1972 and spent two years in the Soviet Army before beginning his career as a judge in 1976. "He is a person who was with us when we started reforms in the 1990s," Mihai Ghimpu said. In 2005, Timofti was appointed to the Higher Judicial Chamber and, in 2011, he was named chairman of the Supreme Council of Magistrates.

President of Moldova

"The European orientation of Moldova must be a priority. This has been the policy of Moldova in recent years and this is the policy that must continue" said at his his election by parliament. "I am convinced that Moldova has no other future than a European future," Timofti said. "He is a progressive man, and this means a lot for the Republic of Moldova." Mihai Ghimpu said.

His election by parliament on March 16, 2012 is going to be validated by the Constitutional Court of Moldova. According to Article 80 of the constitution: "The President of Moldova takes office on the oath-taking day and his term has a duration of 4 years."

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Vlad Filat

Vladimir Filat (born May 6, 1969) is a Moldovan politician, the Prime Minister of Moldova since 25 September 2009.

Education and Early Career

Vlad is the second child of Maria and Vasile Filat and was born on May 6, 1969, in Lăpuşna, a commune in the Moldavian SSR. Alongside his two sisters (Ala and Valentina) and brother Ion, Vlad grew up in a part of Lăpuşna called "Talcioc". In 1986, he graduated from high school in his hometown. Between 1986 and 1987, he worked at the school radio station until he was called up for military service. He carried out his compulsory military service in the Soviet army (May 8, 1987 – August 15, 1989), in Simferopol and Sevastopol.

From 1989 to 1990, he studied at the Cooperation College (Kooperativny technikum) of Chişinău, going on to study law at the University of Iaşi (1990-1994). As a student, he was the leader of the "League of students from Bessarabia in Romania", an organization formed by Moldovan students in Romania. In Iaşi, among his classmates was Alexandru Tănase. While he was a student in Iaşi, he met his wife Sanda in the autumn of 1991; they dated for only three months before they got married.

Between 1994-1998, Vlad Filat initiated and conducted more business in Romania. He was general director of "RoMold Trading SRL" in Iaşi (1994-1997) and the president of the Administrative Council of "Dosoftei" company in Iaşi (1997-1998).

Family

Filat is married to Sanda Filat (legal name: Nadejda Filat), psychologist, and they have two children: Luca (b. 1995) and Iustina (nickname Tina, b. 1999).

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