Serafim Urechean

Serafim Urechean
Chairman of Court of Accounts of Moldova
Assumed office
21 April 2011
Preceded by Ala Popescu
Prime Minister of Moldova
Acting
In office
5 February 1999  17 February 1999
President Petru Lucinschi
Preceded by Ion Ciubuc
Succeeded by Ion Sturza
Mayor of Chișinău
In office
9 August 1994  9 August 2005
Preceded by Nicolae Costin
Succeeded by Vasile Ursu
Member of the Moldovan Parliament
In office
24 March 2005  29 September 2010
In office
3 September 1990  4 February 1994
Personal details
Born (1950-02-02) 2 February 1950
Larga, Moldova
Political party Party Alliance Our Moldova (2003–2011)
Alliance for European Integration (2009–2010)
Liberal Democratic Party of Moldova (2011-present)
Other political
affiliations
Communist Party (Before 1991)
Alliance for Democracy and Reforms (1998–2001)
Independents' Alliance (2001–2003)
Spouse(s) Tatiana Marcenco
Profession Construction engineer

Serafim Urechean (born 2 February 1950) is a Moldovan politician.

Education and career

Urechean was born at Larga, Briceni, in the Moldovan SSR. In 1974, he graduated from the Polytechnic Institute in Chișinău. He carried out the compulsory military service in the Soviet army, at Tolyatti (1974–1976). In 1985, he graduated from the Higher Party School of Leningrad, Russia.

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).

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). 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 is married to Tatiana Marcenco and has two children.

He was the interim prime minister between February 5–17, 1999.

In 2001, he founded the Independents' Alliance of Moldova.

Alliance For European Integration

After the July 2009 parliamentary election, alongside Vlad Filat, Mihai Ghimpu, and Marian Lupu, Serafim Urechean singned the Alliance For European Integration in a press conference on August 8, 2009.[1]

References

  1. "Moldova: A Corner of Potential in Europe". BusinessWeek. Retrieved 21 February 2010.
Political offices
Preceded by
Ion Ciubuc
Prime Minister of Moldova
Acting

1999
Succeeded by
Ion Sturza
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