Serafim Urechean

Serafim Urechean
Prime Minister of Moldova
Acting
In office
5 February 1999 – 17 February 1999
President Petru Lucinschi
Preceded by Ion Ciubuc
Succeeded by Ion Sturza
Mayor of Chişinău
In office
9 August 1994 – 9 August 2005
Preceded by Nicolae Costin
Succeeded by Vasile Ursu
Member of the Moldovan Parliament
Incumbent
Assumed office
24 March 2005
In office
3 September 1990 – 4 February 1993
Personal details
Born 2 February 1950 (1950-02-02) (age 62)
Larga, Soviet Union (now Moldova)
Political party Party Alliance Our Moldova (2003–2011)
Alliance for European Integration (2009–2010)
Liberal Democratic Party of Moldova (2011-present)
Other political
affiliations
Communist Party (Before 1991)
Alliance for Democracy and Reforms (1998–2001)
Independents' Alliance (2001–2003)
Spouse(s) Tatiana Marcenco
Profession Construction engineer

Serafim Urechean (born 2 February 1950, Larga) is a Moldovan politician.

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Education and career

Urechean was born on February 2, 1950, in Larga, Briceni. In 1974, he graduated from the Polytechnic Institute in Chişinău. He carried out the compulsory military service in the Soviet army, at Tolyatti (1974–1976). In 1985, he graduated from the High Party School of Leningrad, Russia.

He worked as an engineer at the Constructions Enterprise Briceni (1976–1978); Head of Department for Industrial and Constructions Development, Second Secretary of the District Committee of the Communist Party of Moldova in Briceni (1978–1983); Chairman of the District Executive Committee in Anenii Noi (1985–1987).

He was Chairman of the Federation of Independent Trade Unions of the Republic of Moldova (1987–1994) and a Member of the Moldovan Parliament (1990–1993). Since 9 August 1994 he has been the General Mayor of Chişinău Municipality. He is Chairman of the Federation of Local and Regional Authorities of the Republic of Moldova, and Chairman of the Federation of Check of Moldova. He is married to Tatiana Marcenco and has two children.

He was the interim prim minister between February 5–17, 1999.

In 2001, he founded the Independents' Alliance of Moldova.

Alliance For European Integration

After the July 2009 parliamentary election, alongside Vlad Filat, Mihai Ghimpu, and Marian Lupu, Serafim Urechean singned the Alliance For European Integration in a press conference on August 8, 2009.[1]

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Political offices
Preceded by
Ion Ciubuc
Prime Minister of Moldova
Acting

1999
Succeeded by
Ion Sturza