Date of birth

March 12, 1968

Place of birth

Ungheni

Nationality

MDA

Education

1990 — Higher Military Engineering School, Kaliningrad, Russian Federation
2001 — Academy of Higher Military Studies, Bucharest, Romania
2005 — War College, Bucharest, Romania

Professional Experience

1990 — 1992 — Engineer Platoon Commander, Russian Federation
1992 — 1994 — Engineer Company Commander, ’’Stefan cel Mare’’ Motorized Infantry Brigade
1995 — 1997 — Senior Lecturer, Chief of Engineering & NBC Service, ’’Alexandru cel Bun’’ Military College
1997 — 2002 — senior staff officer, Engineering support and NBC Protection Section, General Staff of the Moldovan National Army
2002 — 2005 — Chief of Engineering support and NBC Protection Section, General Staff of the Moldovan National Army
2005 — 2006 — Deputy Chief of J3 Operations Directorate, Chief of Operations Planning Section, General Staff of the Moldovan National Army
2006 — Commander of the Moldovan military contingent, Multinational Forces — Iraq
2006 — 2008 — Chief of J3 Operations Directorate
2008 — 2009 — Commander Land Forces Command
2009 — Commander Joint Forces Command
2010 — Commander Land Forces Command
2012 — Deputy Chief of the General Staff, Director of the General staff
2016 — Chief of National Army General Staff, Commander of the National Army
August – December 2021 – Chief of the Minister of Defense Cabinet
December 15, 2021 – appointed as Secretary General of the Ministry of Defense

Foreign languages

English, Russian

Marital Status

Married, has two children