Natalia Gherman
Natalia Gherman | |
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Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration | |
Incumbent | |
Assumed office 30 May 2013 | |
Prime Minister | Iurie Leancă Chiril Gaburici |
Preceded by | Iurie Leancă |
Personal details | |
Born | Chișinău, Soviet Union (now Moldova) | 20 March 1969
Political party | Liberal Democratic Party |
Other political affiliations |
Alliance for European Integration (2009–2013) Pro-European Coalition (2013–present) |
Alma mater | Moldova State University King's College London |
Religion | Eastern Orthodoxy |
Natalia Snegur-Gherman (born 20 March 1969) is a Moldovan politician currently serving as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration.
Biography
Natalia Gherman is the daughter of the former president of Moldova Mircea Snegur. She was educated at State University of the Republic of Moldova and King's College London (MA War Studies, 1999).[1] She served as Ambassador to Austria, Permanent Representative to the OSCE and other International Organisations in Vienna (2002–2006) and Ambassador to Sweden, Norway, and Finland, with residence in Stockholm (2006–2009).
On June 29, 2009, she was appointed deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration on the proposal by Minister Andrei Stratan.[2] In November 2009, Natalia Gherman was designated as chief negotiator on behalf of Moldova in the talks over the new cooperation agreement with the European Union.[3]
External links
Media related to Natalia Gherman at Wikimedia Commons
References
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Preceded by Iurie Leancă |
Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration 2013–present |
Incumbent |
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