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About
Moldovan politician, economist, and reform advocate known for being the President of the Republic of Moldova and for becoming the first woman elected president of Moldova through a direct popular vote. She is also known for being a former Minister of Education and former Prime Minister of Moldova.
Before Fame
She pursued higher education with a strong focus on economics and public policy. She earned a degree from the Academy of Economic Studies of Moldova in 1994. She continued her studies in Romania at the Academy of Public Administration in Bucharest. She earned a Master of Public Administration from Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government in 2010. She worked at the World Bank as an advisor in Washington, D.C. before entering Moldovan politics. She was appointed Minister of Education of Moldova in 2012. She became Prime Minister of Moldova in June 2019. She won the presidency in 2020.
Trivia
She is the founder and long-time leader of the Party of Action and Solidarity which won a parliamentary majority in 2021.
Family Life
She was born in Risipiți, a village in the Fălești District of what was then the Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic.
Associated With
She has met with Volodymyr Zelenskyy on multiple occasions as allies.
