Aleksandr Nikolayevich Rozenberg (; born 18 October 1967) is a

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n politician serving as the

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since 30 May 2022.

Biography

Aleksandr Rozenberg was born on 18 October 1967 in Ladyzhyn, present day Ukraine, but he grew up in

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. He is

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. He graduated from the Pridnestrovian Energy College in 1986 with a degree in electrical engineering and from the State Agrarian University of Moldova with a similar degree in 1994. He began his career working on a state farm in 1986, and then worked as the Minister of Justice. In March 2012, Rozenberg began to run a local bakery in the Transnistrian capital of

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. He later became the Transnistrian Minister of Agriculture and Natural Resources on 20 January 2022, and served until his appointment as

on 27 May 2022 by

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, following the resignation of Aleksandr Martynov. The appointment came into effect on 30 May. In March 2023, Romanian senator

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wrote a letter to the Ukrainian president

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, demanding the withdrawal of Ukrainian citizenship for several Transnistrian figures, including Rozenberg.

References

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