Iurie Roșca (born 31 October 1961) is a Moldovan politician who has served as president of the Christian-Democratic People's Party (PPCD) since 1994.[1]
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Biography edit
Iurie Roșca graduated in 1984 from the journalism faculty of Moldova State University. He then worked as a correspondent for the newspaper Tinerimea Moldovei (The Youth of Moldova), a reporter for the National Television of Moldova, and an upper-level curator at the Dimitrie Cantemir Literature Museum in Chișinău.[2]
Political career edit
In 1989, Roșca became one of the founders of the Popular Front of Moldova (of which the PPCD is a successor). He was executive president of the organization from 1989 to 1994. Between 1990 and 2009, he was a deputy in the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova.
In 2005, his party voted for the reelection of the Communist president Vladimir Voronin,[3] and he became the Parliament's vice-president (a post he also held from 1998 to 2001). In June 2009, he was sworn in as Deputy Prime Minister of the Moldovan Government[4] However, he only held that position until September of that year.
Notes edit
- ^ Iurie Rosca- the old and new leader of Christian-Democrats, Journal Moldova, Politics, 21 Feb 2010, Retrieved September 15, 2010. Archived 2010-06-22 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Freedom, Commerce, and Peace: A Regional Agenda, CATO Institute, Speaker Biographies:, Iurie Roșca, Retrieved September 15, 2010. Archived 2006-06-08 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Presidential elections / Elections 2005 / E-democracy.md". Archived from the original on 2007-03-21. Retrieved 2008-11-22.
- ^ http://www.azi.md/en/story/3745, Moldova Azi, Politics, Iurie Roşca takes oath as Deputy Prime Minister, 17 June 2009, Retrieved September 15, 2010.