Zinaida Greceanîi
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Zinaida Greceanîi is a Moldova
n politician. She is a member of the Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova and was the Prime Minister of Moldova
between 31 March 2008 and 14 September 2009. She is Moldova's first female Prime Minister and is the second female Communist
head of government in Europe, the first having been Premier Milka Planinc
of Yugoslavia.
of the Russian SFSR. Her parents, Marioara Ursu (1918–1993) and Petrea Bujor (1906–1996), were deported in 1951 from Cotiujeni
, during the Operation North
, because they were Jehovah's Witnesses
members. Her brother died during the deportation
. Zinaida Greceanîi and her parents come back in Cotiujeni
only in 1968. She was baptised as Orthodox by her grandmother on mother's side.
She graduated from the Financial and Economic College in Chişinău
and the State University of Moldova.
Greceanîi is married to Alexei Greceanîi and has two children.
appointed her as Interim Minister of Finances on February 8, 2002 and then appointed her as Minister of Finances on February 26, 2002. After serving as Finance Minister for more than three years, she was appointed by Voronin as First Deputy Prime Minister of Moldova
on October 10, 2005. In the summer, she arrived first in the 2005 Chişinău election, but they were declared invalid because of the low turnout.
on March 19, 2008, President Vladimir Voronin
nominated Greceanîi as Prime Minister. Cabinet of Zinaida Greceanîi was approved by Parliament on March 31; it received 56 votes in favor out of the 101 members of Parliament. According to Greceanîi, the immediate focus of her Cabinet
would on "media freedom, an active dialogue with civil society and the independence of justice".
Greceanii resigned on September 9, 2009, saying she was unable to simultaneously hold the posts of prime minister and member of parliament at the same time. On September 10, 2009, Moldova’s President Vladimir Voronin
signed a decree appointing Justice Minister Vitalie Pîrlog
as acting Prime Minister from September 14 until a new government is formed.
, on May 20 and June 3. In both rounds, alternative candidates were also nominated by the PCRM, and obtained 0 votes and Greceanîi all 60 Communist party votes.
After the July 2009 parliamentary election
, Greceanîi won again a seat in the Moldovan Parliament, but the Alliance For European Integration
agreed to create a governing coalition.
Moldova
Moldova , officially the Republic of Moldova is a landlocked state in Eastern Europe, located between Romania to the West and Ukraine to the North, East and South. It declared itself an independent state with the same boundaries as the preceding Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic in 1991, as part...
n politician. She is a member of the Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova and was the Prime Minister of Moldova
Prime Minister of Moldova
The Prime Minister of Moldova is Moldova's head of government. The prime minister is formally appointed by the President and exercises executive power along with the cabinet subject to parliamentary support.-Moldavian Democratic Republic :...
between 31 March 2008 and 14 September 2009. She is Moldova's first female Prime Minister and is the second female Communist
Communism
Communism is a social, political and economic ideology that aims at the establishment of a classless, moneyless, revolutionary and stateless socialist society structured upon common ownership of the means of production...
head of government in Europe, the first having been Premier Milka Planinc
Milka Planinc
Milka Planinc was an ethnic Croatian Yugoslav politician. She served as a Prime Minister of Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia from 1982 to 1986. She was the first female head of government in the history of real socialism...
of Yugoslavia.
Background
Greceanîi was born in Tomsk OblastTomsk Oblast
Tomsk Oblast is a federal subject of Russia . It lies in the southeastern West Siberian Plain, in the southwest of the Siberian Federal District. Its administrative center is the city of Tomsk. Population:...
of the Russian SFSR. Her parents, Marioara Ursu (1918–1993) and Petrea Bujor (1906–1996), were deported in 1951 from Cotiujeni
Cotiujeni
Cotiujeni is a commune in Briceni district, Moldova. It is composed of a single village, Cotiujeni....
, during the Operation North
Operation North
Operation North was the code name assigned by the USSR Ministry of State Security to massive deportation of the members of the Jehovah's Witnesses and their families to Siberia in the Soviet Union on 1–2 April 1951.-Background:...
, because they were Jehovah's Witnesses
Jehovah's Witnesses
Jehovah's Witnesses is a millenarian restorationist Christian denomination with nontrinitarian beliefs distinct from mainstream Christianity. The religion reports worldwide membership of over 7 million adherents involved in evangelism, convention attendance of over 12 million, and annual...
members. Her brother died during the deportation
Deportation
Deportation means the expulsion of a person or group of people from a place or country. Today it often refers to the expulsion of foreign nationals whereas the expulsion of nationals is called banishment, exile, or penal transportation...
. Zinaida Greceanîi and her parents come back in Cotiujeni
Cotiujeni
Cotiujeni is a commune in Briceni district, Moldova. It is composed of a single village, Cotiujeni....
only in 1968. She was baptised as Orthodox by her grandmother on mother's side.
She graduated from the Financial and Economic College in Chişinău
Chisinau
Chișinău is the capital and largest municipality of Moldova. It is also its main industrial and commercial centre and is located in the middle of the country, on the river Bîc...
and the State University of Moldova.
Greceanîi is married to Alexei Greceanîi and has two children.
Earlier career
She was Deputy Minister of Finances from 2000 to 2001 and First Deputy Minister of Finances from 2001 to 2002. President Vladimir VoroninVladimir Voronin
Vladimir Nicolaevici Voronin is a Moldovan politician. He was the third President of Moldova from 2001 until 2009 and has been the First Secretary of the Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova since 1994...
appointed her as Interim Minister of Finances on February 8, 2002 and then appointed her as Minister of Finances on February 26, 2002. After serving as Finance Minister for more than three years, she was appointed by Voronin as First Deputy Prime Minister of Moldova
Prime Minister of Moldova
The Prime Minister of Moldova is Moldova's head of government. The prime minister is formally appointed by the President and exercises executive power along with the cabinet subject to parliamentary support.-Moldavian Democratic Republic :...
on October 10, 2005. In the summer, she arrived first in the 2005 Chişinău election, but they were declared invalid because of the low turnout.
Prime minister
Following the resignation of Prime Minister Vasile TarlevVasile Tarlev
Vasile Petru Tarlev is a Moldovan politician, and was Prime Minister of Moldova from 2001 until 2008.- Biography :He studied engineering and became a member of assorted economic councils...
on March 19, 2008, President Vladimir Voronin
Vladimir Voronin
Vladimir Nicolaevici Voronin is a Moldovan politician. He was the third President of Moldova from 2001 until 2009 and has been the First Secretary of the Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova since 1994...
nominated Greceanîi as Prime Minister. Cabinet of Zinaida Greceanîi was approved by Parliament on March 31; it received 56 votes in favor out of the 101 members of Parliament. According to Greceanîi, the immediate focus of her Cabinet
Cabinet of Moldova
The role of Cabinet of Moldova is "to carry out the domestic and foreign policy of the State and to apply general control over the work of public administration," according to Constitution of Moldova .-The structure of the cabinet:...
would on "media freedom, an active dialogue with civil society and the independence of justice".
Greceanii resigned on September 9, 2009, saying she was unable to simultaneously hold the posts of prime minister and member of parliament at the same time. On September 10, 2009, Moldova’s President Vladimir Voronin
Vladimir Voronin
Vladimir Nicolaevici Voronin is a Moldovan politician. He was the third President of Moldova from 2001 until 2009 and has been the First Secretary of the Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova since 1994...
signed a decree appointing Justice Minister Vitalie Pîrlog
Vitalie Pîrlog
- Education and early career :Between 1992 and 1997, he studied at the Free International University of Moldova , receiving a Degree in International Law. Pîrlog began his career in 1993 as Legal Adviser within an international private company. From 1997 till 2001, he served as Senior Adviser in...
as acting Prime Minister from September 14 until a new government is formed.
Moldovan presidential election, May–June 2009
Her party won the April 2009 election with 49.48% of the vote and she won one of the 60 seats of the PCRM in the Moldovan Parliament. She was twice a unsuccessful candidate of the Communist Party for the post of the President of MoldovaPresident of Moldova
The President of the Republic of Moldova is the head of state of Moldova.-Description of the post:According to the Article 77 of the Constitution of Moldova , the President of Moldova is the head of the State and represents the State and is the guarantor of national sovereignty, independence, of...
, on May 20 and June 3. In both rounds, alternative candidates were also nominated by the PCRM, and obtained 0 votes and Greceanîi all 60 Communist party votes.
After the July 2009 parliamentary election
Moldovan parliamentary election, July 2009
- Pre-election developments :The country's parliament, elected months earlier, was dissolved by president Vladimir Voronin on 15 June 2009, after it had twice failed to elect a new president....
, Greceanîi won again a seat in the Moldovan Parliament, but the Alliance For European Integration
Alliance for European Integration
The Alliance for European Integration is the ruling coalition in Moldova since the July 2009 election.-Overall context :After April 2009 election and the civil unrest, the climate in Moldova became very polarised. The parliament failed to elect a new president. For this reason, the parliament was...
agreed to create a governing coalition.
See also
- Cabinet of Zinaida Greceanîi
- Politics of MoldovaPolitics of MoldovaThe politics of Moldova takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic republic, whereby the prime minister is the head of government and of a multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is vested in both the government and...