Iurie Roșca
Iurie Roșca | |
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.jpg) Roșca in 2009 | |
| Deputy Prime Minister of Moldova | |
| In office 16 June 2009 – 25 September 2009 | |
| President | Vladimir Voronin Mihai Ghimpu (acting) |
| Prime Minister | Zinaida Greceanîi Vitalie Pîrlog (acting) |
| Vice President of the Moldovan Parliament | |
| In office 24 March 2005 – 22 April 2009 Serving with Maria Postoico | |
| President | Vladimir Voronin |
| Prime Minister | Vasile Tarlev Zinaida Greceanîi |
| Preceded by | Mihai Camerzan |
| Succeeded by | Grigore Petrenco |
| In office 23 April 1998 – 25 February 2001 | |
| President | Petru Lucinschi |
| Prime Minister | Ion Ciubuc Ion Sturza Dumitru Braghiș |
| Preceded by | Dumitru Diacov |
| Succeeded by | Vladimir Ciobanu |
| Member of the Moldovan Parliament | |
| In office 3 September 1990 – 22 April 2009 | |
| Parliamentary group | Popular Front Christian-Democratic People's Party |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 31 October 1961 Telenești, Moldavian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Political party | Christian-Democratic People's Party (1994–present) |
| Other political affiliations | Popular Front of Moldova (1989–1994) |
| Spouse | Larisa Roșca |
| Children | Ștefan, Alexandra, and Oana |
| Alma mater | Moldova State University |
| Profession | Journalist |
Iurie Roșca (born 31 October 1961) is a Moldovan politician who has served as president of the Christian-Democratic People's Party (PPCD) since 1994.[1]
Biography
Iurie Roșca graduated in 1984 from the journalism faculty of Moldova State University. He then worked as a correspondent for the newspaper Tinerimea Moldovei (The Youth of Moldova), a reporter for the National Television of Moldova, and an upper-level curator at the Dimitrie Cantemir Literature Museum in Chișinău.[2]
Political career
In 1989, Roșca became one of the founders of the Popular Front of Moldova (of which the PPCD is a successor). He was executive president of the organization from 1989 to 1994. Between 1990 and 2009, he was a deputy in the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova.
In 2005, his party voted for the re-election of the Communist president Vladimir Voronin,[3] and he became the Parliament's vice-president (a post he also held from 1998 to 2001).
In June 2009, he was sworn in as Deputy Prime Minister of the Moldovan Government[4] However, he only held that position until September of that year.
In summer 2024 Roșca was convicted of influence peddling over the construction of a building and sentenced to six years in prison.[5]
Notes
- ^ Iurie Rosca- the old and new leader of Christian-Democrats, Journal Moldova, Politics, 21 February 2010, Retrieved 15 September 2010. Archived 22 June 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Freedom, Commerce, and Peace: A Regional Agenda, CATO Institute, Speaker Biographies:, Iurie Roșca, Retrieved 15 September 2010. Archived 8 June 2006 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Presidential elections / Elections 2005 / E-democracy.md". Archived from the original on 21 March 2007. Retrieved 22 November 2008.
- ^ http://www.azi.md/en/story/3745, Moldova Azi, Politics, Iurie Roşca takes oath as Deputy Prime Minister, 17 June 2009, Retrieved 15 September 2010.
- ^ "Șase ani de închisoare pentru Iurie Roșca".