Ion Sturza

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Not to be confused with Ioan Sturdza, the 19th century Prince of Moldavia.

Ion Sturza
Prime Minister of Moldova
In office February 19, 1999 – November 9, 1999
President	Petru Lucinschi
Preceded by	Serafim Urechean
Succeeded by	Dumitru Braghiș
Personal details
Born	(1960-05-09) 9 May 1960 Pîrjolteni, Călărași, Moldova
Religion	Eastern Orthodox Church

Ion Sturza (born 9 May 1960, Pîrjolteni, Călărași district) is a Moldovan politician and businessman who served as Prime Minister of Moldova between 19 February 1999 and 9 November 1999.

Education and early career

Born to the Sturdza family of Moldavian boyars, Ion Sturza graduated his studies in economics at the Moldova State University.^[1]

Sturza worked as a bank president and a business in distribution of juices and canned food in Moldova. Since 2002, he has been working for Rompetrol, the second biggest Romanian oil company, currently being its vice-president. In 2007, he initiated the biggest transaction in Romania, as KazMunaiGaz bought 75% of the shares of the company for $2.7 billion.^[1]

The Prime Minister of Moldova

He served as Prime Minister of Moldova between February 19, 1999 and November 9, 1999. His government had the support of the Alliance for Democracy and Reforms.

International Position

As Former Prime minister of Moldova he signed in 2011 the Soros open letter calling for more Europe in the single currency turmoil.^[2]

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 Omul care l-a făcut miliardar pe Patriciu, in Evenimentul Zilei, July 1, 2008
↑ As concerned Europeans we urge eurozone leaders to unite. in Financial Times Oct, 12, 2011. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7d85abd2-f353-11e0-b11b-00144feab49a.html#axzz2V9igldQZ

v t e Prime Ministers of Moldova

Moldavian DR	Pantelimon Erhan Daniel Ciugureanu Petru Cazacu

Moldavian SSR	Tihon Konstantinov Nicolae Coval Gherasim Rudi Alexandru Diordiță Petru Pascari Semion Grossu Ion Ustian Ivan Călin Petru Pascari Mircea Druc

Republic of Moldova	Valeriu Muravschi Andrei Sangheli Ion Ciubuc Serafim Urechean* Ion Sturza Dumitru Braghiș Vasile Tarlev Zinaida Greceanîi Vitalie Pîrlog* Vlad Filat Iurie Leancă

* denotes acting.

Persondata
Name	Sturza, Ion
Alternative names
Short description	Prime Minister of Moldova
Date of birth	9 May 1960
Place of birth	Pîrjolteni, Călăraşi district
Date of death
Place of death

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