Vladimir Cebotari

Vladimir Cebotari (born November 7, 1980, Sadaclia, Basarabeasca) is a Moldovan expert in jurist and politician, who since July 30, 2015, is the Minister of Justice of the Republic of Moldova in the Streleț Cabinet.[1] Previously, he was Deputy Ministry of Economy and Infrastructure (Moldova) from June 2013 to April 2015, and then, general director of the State Enterprise "Calea Ferată din Moldova" in April–July 2015.[2]

Vladimir Cebotari
Member of the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova for the 10th term
Incumbent
Assumed office 24 February 2019
Minister of Justice
In office 30 July 2015 – 21 December 2017
President	Nicolae Timofti Igor Dodon
Prime Minister	Valeriu Streleț Pavel Filip
Preceded by	Vladimir Grosu
Succeeded by	Alexandru Tănase
Ministry of Economy and Infrastructure
In office June 2013 – 9 April 2015
President	Nicolae Timofti
Prime Minister	Iurie Leancă Chiril Gaburici
Personal details
Born	November 7, 1980
Nationality	Moldova
Political party	Pro Moldova
Children	2
Profession	Jurist

Biography

Vladimir Cebotari was born on November 7, 1980 in the Sadaclia village, Basarabeasca rayon, of the Moldavian SSR, USSR.

Education

In 1987-1996 he attended the general public in Chiperceni commune of the Orhei rayon, and in 1996-1998 he attended the general public no. 2 of Orhei. In 1998 he passed the Baccalaureate exams at "Gheorghe Asachi" High School in Chisinau and was admitted as a student at the Faculty of Law, Specialty of Economic Law of the Free International University of Moldova, which graduated from in 2003.

Training Courses:

• 2004 - Customer defense techniques in the court disputes, by William Hunt and Gillian More (Lecturers at the National Institute for Trial Advocacy of United States of America) with American Bar Association support – Central European and Euroasian Law Initiative.
• 2006 - English Law for International Lawyers, Euromoney Legal Training, Praga, Cehia
• 2011 - Executive Master of Business Administration, Newport University, S.U.A. (lessons held in Chisinau, Republic of Moldova, Republica Moldova)
• 2012 - MSc Air Transport Management, London City University,[3] London, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (not finished)

Career

Professional activity

In 2003-2005 he worked as a legal advisor (for civil and commercial cases) at the Solomon Associate Lawyers’ Office in Chisinau. In August 2005-November 2005 he was the senior consultant at the information-analytical department of the President of the Republic of Moldova. From 2006 to 2011 he was employed as the Secretary of the Administration Council of SCA"Air Moldova" and the director of the Legal Department (at the same company). In September 2008-September 2009, he was the adviser to the General Director of the Transport Agency for Transport and Air Transport Coordination of the National Transport Priority Projects. From 2008-2010 he was the chairman of the Board of Directors of S.A. "North Railway Station".[4]

From December 2011 to June 2013, Cebotari was the director of the Civil Aviation Authority of the Republic of Moldova.[5]

From January 2014 to July 2014, he was the chairman of the Management Board of the S.I. "MoldATSA".[6]

From April 2015-July 2015, he was General Manager of the State Enterprise "Moldovan Railways".[7]

Political career

From June 2013 by April 2015 he was the Deputy Minister of Transport and Road Infrastructure.

From July 30, 2015 by December 20, 2017[8] he was the Minister of Justice of the Republic of Moldova within the Strelet's Government.[1] He was proposed for this position by the Democratic Party of Moldova.[9]

In April 2017, he was elected as the deputy chairman of the Democratic Party of Moldova.[10]

At the Parliamentary elections on 24 February 2019, he was elected as the MP (at the national constituency level) in the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova.

On September 19, 2019, the Parliament voted to lift the parliamentary immunity of the MP Vladimir Cebotari, following the request of the interim general prosecutor, Dumitru Robu. The interim general prosecutor has stated that "in 2013, Vladimir Cebotari has acted in the interest of an organized criminal group, that contributed directly to the privatization of the Chișinău International Airport, by an organization affiliated to this criminal group".[11] The parliamentary immunity was lifted in the same day when Vladimir Cebotari entered the electoral race for the position of the Mayor of the Chișinău Municipality.[12] Vladimir Cebotari said that the Minister of Internal Affairs, Andrei Năstase, has coordinated the actions carried out by the Prosecutor Office against him, in order to decrease his chances to be elected as a mayor of the Chișinău Municipality.[13]

On February 19, 2020 Vladimir Cebotari, together with a group of MPs, left the faction of the Democrats and the Democratic party.[14][15] On 20 February 2020, they announced at the press conference about the establishment of the Pro Moldova parliamentary group.[16][17]

Private life

Vladimir Cebotari is married and has two children.

References

1. Prim-ministrul Valeriu Streleț și membrii Cabinetului de miniștri au depus astăzi jurământul
2. A fost desemnat noul director al ÎS „Calea Ferată a Moldovei”
3. "Air Transport Management MSc Course", City, University of London, retrieved July 14, 2019
4. "Vladimir Cebotari este candidatul PDM la funcția de primar general al municipiului Chișinău", Timpul - Ştiri din Moldova, retrieved April 12, 2020
5. "PDM a confirmat. Vladimir Cebotari este candidatul partidului la șefia Capitalei", realitatea.md, September 18, 2019, retrieved April 12, 2020
6. Vladimir Cebotari — Ministrul Justiției (CV)
7. "Încă un concurs pentru funcția de director general la Calea Ferată", AGORA, retrieved April 12, 2020
8. Iurii Botnarenco (December 20, 2017), "Vladimir Cebotari şi-a depus demisia din funcţia de ministru al Justiţiei", Adevărul, retrieved July 14, 2019
9. INFOGRAFIC. Componența finală a Guvernului Streleț
10. "Vladimir Cebotari, nr.8 pe lista PDM: afacerea Fly One, afilieri cu concesionarea Aeroportului Chișinău și contracte dubioase la Calea Ferată", Investigatii.md/ro/investigatii/integritate/vladimir-cebotari-nr8-pe-lista-pdm-afacerea-fly-one-afilieri-cu-concesionarea-aeroportului-chisinau-si-contracte-dubioase-la-calea-ferata, retrieved July 14, 2019
11. "Ultima oră: Vladimir Cebotari a rămas fără imunitate parlamentară", UNIMEDIA, retrieved September 19, 2019
12. "/VIDEO/ Candidatul PDM la șefia capitalei, Vladimir Cebotari, s-a înscris în cursa electorală", Tv8.md/2019/09/19/video-candidatul-pdm-la-sefia-capitalei-vladimir-cebotari-s-a-inscris-in-cursa-electorala/, retrieved September 19, 2019
13. "Primul deputat PDM, lăsat fără imunitate parlamentară. Vlaidimir Cebotari, cercetat în dosarul concesionării AIC", JurnalTV.md, retrieved September 19, 2019
14. "Candu a vorbit cu Plahotniuc înainte de a pleca din PDM. Ce sfat a primit de la fostul lider al partidului", Tv8.md/2020/02/19/candu-a-vorbit-cu-plahotniuc-inainte-de-a-pleca-din-pdm-ce-sfat-a-primit-de-la-fostul-lider-al-partidului/, retrieved March 12, 2020
15. "Candu, Sîrbu, Cebotari și alți democrați au părăsit PDM", Sputnik Moldavian, retrieved March 12, 2020
16. "Șase ex-democrați au constituit grupul parlamentar "Pro Moldova" - #diez", Diez.md/2020/02/20/sase-ex-democrati-au-constituit-grupul-parlamentar-pro-moldova/, retrieved March 12, 2020
17. "Constituirea Grupului parlamentar Pro Moldova", YouTube, retrieved March 12, 2020