Maia Sandu: President of Moldova since 2020
Maia Grigoryevna Sandu (born 24 May 1972) is a Moldovan politician.
Sandu is the President of Moldova since 24 December 2020. She is the leader of the Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS). She was the Prime Minister of Moldova from 8 June 2019 until 14 November 2019.
Maia Sandu | |
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 Sandu in March 2024 | |
| 6th President of Moldova | |
| Assumed office 24 December 2020 | |
| Prime Minister | Ion Chicu Aureliu Ciocoi (acting) Natalia Gavrilița Dorin Recean |
| Preceded by | Igor Dodon |
| 13th Prime Minister of Moldova | |
| In office 8 June 2019 – 14 November 2019 | |
| President | Igor Dodon |
| Preceded by | Pavel Filip |
| Succeeded by | Ion Chicu |
| Member of the Moldovan Parliament | |
| In office 24 February 2019 – 8 July 2019 | |
| Succeeded by | Galina Sajin |
| In office 30 November 2014 – 18 February 2015 | |
| Succeeded by | Petru Știrbate |
| President of Party of Action and Solidarity | |
| In office 15 May 2016 – 9 December 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Igor Grosu (acting) |
| Minister of Education | |
| In office 24 July 2012 – 30 July 2015 | |
| President | Nicolae Timofti |
| Prime Minister | Vladimir Filat Iurie Leancă Chiril Gaburici Natalia Gherman (acting) |
| Preceded by | Mihail Șleahtițchi |
| Succeeded by | Corina Fusu |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Maia Grigoryevna Sandu 24 May 1972 Risipeni, Fălești District, Moldavian SSR, Soviet Union (now Moldova) |
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| Political party | Independent |
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| Education | Academy of Economic Studies of Moldova Academy of Public Administration Harvard University |
Early life
Sandu was born on 24 May 1972 in the commune of Risipeni, located in the Fălești District in the Moldavian SSR. From 1989 to 1994, she majored in management at the Academy of Economic Studies of Moldavia/Moldova (ASEM).
In 2010, she graduated from Harvard University. From 2010 to 2012, Sandu worked as an Adviser to the Executive Director at the World Bank in Washington, D.C..
Presidency
In June 2019, she became Prime Minister of Moldova. Five months later, on 12 November 2019, Sandu's government fell after the vote of the censure motion. She defeated incumbent president Igor Dodon in the 2020 presidential election. Sandu is the country's first female president. During her presidency, she has been seen as a strong ally of the European Union and Ukraine during the Russian invasion of the country.
Sandu has made anti-corruption, economic reform and liberalisation a main part of her political platform.
In February 2023, she accused Russia of trying to create a coup of the Moldovan government.
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