Date of birth:

January 3, 1973

EDUCATION:

2017 — Training course on Promotion of Crime Prevention, conducted by the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Federal Republic of Germany

2010 — Training Course on Combating Human Trafficking, Warsaw, Poland

2007 — Training Course on Combating International Terrorism, International Law Enforcement Academy (ILEA) in Budapest, Hungary

2003 — International Training Course on Fighting Terrorism, conducted by EUROPOL, Belgrade, Serbia

2000 — Training Course on Combating Illicit Drug Trafficking, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova

1992-1997 — “Ştefan cel Mare” Police Academy of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova

1988-1992 — Odessa Maritime College, Ukraine

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

March 16, 2020 — appointed as Minister of Defense

2016-2020 — Head of General Police Inspectorate

2015-2016 — Head of the Department of Penitentiary Institutions

2014-2015 — Head of the Security Unit of the S.E. Special Telecommunications Center

2010-2014 — Deputy Head of Criminal Police, Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA)

2008-2009 — Head of Directorate for Combating Organized Crime, Deputy Chief of Operations Services Department of MIA

2006-2007 — Head of the Section for Combating Organized Crime, MIA

2005 — Head of unit, Directorate for Combating Organized Crime, MIA

2003-2005 — deputy head of unit, Directorate for Combating Organized Crime, MIA

2002-2003 — Head of “Cobra” unit, Directorate for Combating Organized Crime, MIA

2001-2002 — Senior inspector, Directorate for Combating Organized Crime, MIA

2000-2001 — acting head of Criminal Police of Tighina County Police Inspectorate

1999-2000 — Inspector, Directorate for Combating Illicit Drug Trafficking, Police Inspectorate District, Causeni County

1997-1998 — Inspector, Judicial Police of Buiucani Police Inspectorate, Chisinau

Foreign languages:

English, Russian

Marital Status:

Married, three children