Aureliu Ciocoi

Aureliu Ciocoi (born 5 June 1968 in Chișinău) is a Moldovan diplomat who has served as Acting Prime Minister of Moldova since 31 December 2020 and as Minister of Foreign Affairs since 9 November 2020. He also served as foreign minister in 2019 and, prior to that, as the ambassador to Germany, Denmark, China, and the United States.[1][2][3][4][5]

Aureliu Ciocoi
Acting Prime Minister of Moldova
Assumed office
31 December 2020
PresidentMaia Sandu
Preceded byIon Chicu
Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration
Assumed office
9 November 2020
PresidentIgor Dodon
Maia Sandu
Prime MinisterIon Chicu
Himself (acting)
Preceded byOleg Țulea
In office
14 November 2019 – 16 March 2020
PresidentIgor Dodon
Prime MinisterIon Chicu
Preceded byNicu Popescu
Succeeded byOleg Țulea
Foreign Policy Adviser to the President
In office
26 April 2018 – 14 November 2019
PresidentIgor Dodon
Preceded byAndrei Neguța
Succeeded byEugen Caras
Moldovan Ambassador to the United States
In office
July 2017 – November 2017
PresidentIgor Dodon
Preceded byIgor Munteanu
Succeeded byCristina Balan
Moldovan Ambassador to China and Vietnam
In office
June 2015 – June 2017
PresidentNicolae Timofti
Igor Dodon
Preceded byAnatolie Urecheanu
Succeeded byDenis Jelimalai
Moldovan Ambassador to Germany and Denmark
In office
July 2010 – July 2015
PresidentMihai Ghimpu (Acting)
Vladimir Filat (Acting)
Marian Lupu (Acting)
Nicolae Timofti
Preceded byIgor Corman
Succeeded byOleg Serebrian
Personal details
Born (1968-06-05) 5 June 1968
Chișinău, Moldavian SSR, Soviet Union
Children1
ProfessionDiplomat

Ciocoi was named acting prime minister on 31 December 2020 after Ion Chicu, who submitted his resignation a week earlier, refused to stay on in an acting capacity until a new government was formed.[6][7][8]

Biography

He was born 5 June 1968 in Chișinău. He graduated from the Primary, Secondary and High School No. 11 (today the Lyceum "Ion Creangă").[9] From 1986 to 1988, he was a soldier in the Soviet Border Troops of the KGB. Between 1985−1992, he studied at the Faculty of Journalism and Communication Sciences of the Moldova State University. From 1992−1994, he studied at the Faculty of International Relations of the National University of Political Studies and Public Administration in Bucharest, Romania. While studying at the university, he worked at the Central Publishing House in Chișinău. After the fall of the Soviet Union, he became a journalist for several daily newspapers.[10] He worked as ambassador to Germany and Denmark from 2010–2015, as well as to China and Vietnam from 2015–2017. He also briefly served as ambassador to the United States in 2017.[10] From 2018 to 2019, he was an adviser to President Igor Dodon on foreign policy issues. After resignating from the cabinet on 9 November, he was appointed as foreign minister once again.[10] On 31 December 2020, President Maia Sandu appointed him as interim prime minister after Prime Minister Ion Chicu resigned on 23 December.[10]

Awards

Personal life

He is married and has one child. He speaks fluent Romanian, Russian, English, German and French. He was a sportsman in the 1980s, being a Master of Sport of the USSR and a member of the Moldovan national junior team in shooting. His hobbies include philosophy, literature, and theater.[10]

References
  1. "Moldovan acting president signs decrees appointing new ambassadors". Archived from the original on 2012-03-08. Retrieved 2010-08-19.
  2. Government approves ten candidates for ambassador Archived 2012-03-08 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Four more Moldovan ambassadors accepted
  4. Timpul de dimineață, Cine ne sunt ambasadorii? (FOTO)
  5. http://president.md/rus/presa/igor-dodon-a-prezentat-efectivelor-ministerelor-trei-noi-ministri
  6. Maia Sandu l-a numit premier interimar pe Aureliu Ciocoi
  7. Președintele Republicii Moldova, Maia Sandu, a semnat decretul de numire în calitate de premier interimar a domnului Aureliu Ciocoi
  8. Moldova president appoints acting prime minister
  9. "| Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration of the Republic of Moldova". mfa.gov.md. Retrieved 2021-02-06.
  10. "Aureliu Ciocoi - [node:field-job-position:i18n-name] | Government of Republic of Moldova". gov.md. Retrieved 2021-02-06.
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