Date of birth:

September 12, 1972

EDUCATION

2011 — 2012 — Master of Science in National Security Strategy, National War College, National Defense University, Washington, USA

2004-2005 — Command and General Staff Officers Course, Command and General Staff College (CGSC)

June — December 1999 — The United States Army Engineer School (USAES), Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, SUA

January — June 1999 — Defense Language Institute, San Antonio, Texas, SUA

1992-1994 — Odessa Combined Arms Institute, Odessa, Ukraine

1990 — 1992 — Higher Combined Arms Command School, Kiev, Ukraine

1987 — 1990 — Republican boarding school with in-depth study of the Russian language and enhanced military physical training “M. V. Frunze”, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

August 6, 2021 — appointed as Minister of Defense

2018-2020, 2012-2014 — Head of J3 Operations Directorate;

2010 −2011 — Head of J5 Strategic Planning Directorate, General Staff of the Moldovan National Army;

January 2009 — June 2010 — Chief of Staff — Deputy Commander Joint Forces Command, National Army General Staff;

2009 — Chief of Staff — Deputy Commander Land Forces Command, National Army General Staff;

April 2008 — January 2009 — Chief of Staff — Deputy Commander, “Stefan cel Mare” Motorized Infantry Brigade

July 2005 — April 2008 — Chief of Staff — Deputy Commander, Rapid Reaction Forces Command;

2005 — Senior Desk Officer Operations Section, Operations Directorate, National Army General Staff;

October 2002 — June 2004 — Commander of the 22nd Peacekeeping Battalion;

October 2000 — October 2002 — Commander of Training Battalion, “Alexandru cel Bun” Military Institute of the Armed Forces, Chisinau;

1994-2000 — various commanding positions within “Alexandru cel Bun” Military College, Chisinau.

INTERNATIONAL MISSIONS

December 2014 — May 2018 — Military Affairs Officer, UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) in New York, USA;

2007 — 5^th National Army contingent, Post-Conflict Reconstruction and Relief Operation, Iraq;

2003-2004 — Commander of the first National Army contingent within the Post-Conflict Reconstruction and Relief Operation, Iraq.

Foreign languages:

English, French, Russian

Marital Status:

Married, has a child