Vlad Cubreacov

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Vlad Cubreacov (b. 24 September 1965, Crihana Veche, Raionul Cahul) is a Moldovan politician. In 1989 he graduated from the journalism faculty of the State University of Moldova. He worked as a scientific consultant at the Dimitrie Cantemir Literature Museum in Chişinău (1989-1991), then becoming head of the Department of Religious Affairs in the Ministry of Culture and Religious Affairs (1991-1994). Since 1994 he has been a deputy in the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova, and since 1996 he has been a member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (Committee on Culture, Science and Education). He represents the Metropolitan Church of Bessarabia at the European Court of Human Rights. Since 1999 he has served as vice-president of the Christian-Democratic People's Party (PPCD), and since April 2005 he has also been the leader of the Christian-democrat parliamentary group in the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova. He has been decorated with the Cross of the Patriarchate of Romania for laymen, the Cross of the Brotherhood of the Holy Grave of the Russian Federation, and the Distinction of merit of the Metropolitanate of Moldova and Bucovina.

On March 21, 2002, Cubreacov was abducted by unknown assailants as he approached his home in Chişinău. He was freed unharmed on a highway on the night of May 25/26 that year, but the case remains unsolved.

Cubreacov is married.