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Serafim Urechean (born 2 February 1950) is a
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n politician. He held the position of general
mayor of Chișinău The Mayor of Chișinău, officially the General Mayor of the Municipality of Chișinău (), is the head of the executive branch of Chișinău's government and a member of the city's Municipal Council. History The first mayor of Chișinău ...
municipality (1994–2005) and interim prime minister of the Republic of Moldova (5 – 17 February 1999). He was the chairman of the party
Our Moldova Alliance The Our Moldova Alliance (, , AMN) was a social-liberal political party in Moldova led by Serafim Urechean, former mayor of Chișinău. It merged into the Liberal Democratic Party of Moldova (PLDM) during April 2011. History The Our Moldova Allia ...
(2003–2011), first deputy chairman of the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova (2009–2010) and president of the Court of Accounts of the Republic of Moldova (2011–2016).


Biography

Urechean was born on 2 February 1950 at
Larga, Briceni Larga is a commune in Briceni District, in north-western Moldova. It is composed of two villages, Larga and Pavlovca. History On 14 January 2023, during Russian strikes against Ukraine, Moldovan border police found missile debris in Larga. Mold ...
, in the
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, in a peasant's family.


Education and career

After graduation of the Middle School in his native village, he continued his education at the
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in
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, at the Faculty of Civil and Industrial Engineering (1969–1974), which he graduated from in 1974, obtaining the qualification of construction engineer. He was a member of the Communist Party of the
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. In the same year, the
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began in the
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, during which, for two years, he participated, directly, in the construction of the famous car plant in
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,
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(1974–1976). After demobilization, in 1976, he continued his professional activity in the native district – Briceni as an engineer within the Constructions Enterprise
Briceni Briceni () is a city in northern Moldova. It is the seat of Briceni District. Demographics At the 2004 census, the city had a population of 8,765. At the 1930 census, there were two localities: ''Briceni Târg'' (literally ''Briceni Fair''), a ...
(1976–1978). In this capacity, he works on the construction sites of the Briceni district. He led construction works on several social-economic sites. In 1978 he was co-opted within the political structures of Briceni district. He held the position of Head of Department for Industrial and Constructions Development, Second Secretary of the
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Committee of the
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in
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(1978–1983). In 1983–1985, he studied at the
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of
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,
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. Returning to the Republic of Moldova, he worked at the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Moldova. He holds, for a short time, the position of inspector and, in the same year, he was transferred as the second secretary at the district committee Anenii Noi of the CPM. In November 1985 he was elected as Chairman of the District Executive Committee of the Anenii Noi by the People's Deputies (1985–1987). He then worked for the Federation of Independent Trade Unions of the Republic of Moldova (1987–1994), first as vice president, then as first vice president and finally as president. In parallel, for a period, he was an MP at the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova (1991–1994). In parallel, for a period, he was an MP at the
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(1991–1994). He led the faction of independent MPs. On 9 August 1994, by decree of the President of the Republic of Moldova, he was appointed as General Mayor of
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Municipality. He was re-elected successively as mayor in the 1999 and 2003. He holds the position of mayor of Chișinău between 1994 and 2005. Since 23 May 1999 the position was called differently as a general mayor. He is a titular member of the Congress of Local and Regional Powers of the Council of Europe, president of the Federation of Local and Regional Powers of the Republic of Moldova (since 1996). He was president of the Chess Federation of the Republic of Moldova between 1995 and 2005. The president of the Moldavian branch of the International Academy of Engineering. As mayor of Chișinău municipality he directly supported and contributed to the organization of several international forums and conferences in Chișinău under the auspice of UN,
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,
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,
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, etc. He is also co-author of the monograph on ''Scientific and Technological Achievements Related to the Development of European Cities'', NATO. ASI Series. Vol. 9. On 5 and 17 February 1999 he held the position of interim prime minister of the Republic of Moldova. President
Petru Lucinschi Petru Lucinschi (; born 27 January 1940) is a former Moldovan politician who was Moldova's second President from 1997 to 2001. He currently serves as the founder and head of the Lucinschi Foundation of Strategic Studies and International Relat ...
delegated him as a candidate for the position of prime minister, but he did not get the support of the parliament, he withdrew his candidacy. On 21 December 1999, by the Decree no. 1263 (art. 3) of the President of the Republic of Moldova, Petru Lucinschi, was declared that Serafim Urechean, in his capacity as general mayor of Chișinău municipality, would become a member of the ex officio Government. He held the position of member of the government by the time of adoption of the Law no. 806-XV of 5 February 2002, for amending and completing the Statute of Chișinău municipality, when he was suspended of being a member of the Government of the Republic of Moldova. Serafim Urechean was very proactive in the political life. In 2001 he became the President of the Social-Political Movement Independents' Alliance of Moldova, in 2003 he became the co-president of the Party Our Moldova Alliance (in 2005–2011 he became the president), and in 2004–2005 he was the leader of the
Electoral Bloc Democratic Moldova The Democratic Moldova Electoral Bloc (, BEMD) was a centre-left electoral alliance of political parties in Moldova, led by Serafim Urechean. Membership of the Bloc The alliance was formed by the following parties: *Our Moldova Alliance (''Al ...
. At the parliamentary elections of 6 March 2005, Electoral Bloc Democratic Moldova, led by the Chișinău mayor Serafim Urechean, accumulated 28.53% of the votes of the participants and got 34 mandates out of 101. In accordance with article 70 of the
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, "''the MP position is not compliant with the any other remunerated function, except the didactic and scientific activity''". On 18 April 2005, the last day of the one-month term given for the validation of the mandate, provided to decide whether to accept or reject the position for which was elected, Serafim Urechean decided to resign as mayor of Chișinău in favour of the deputy in the Parliament of the Republic Moldova. On 21 April 2011 he was appointed for the position of the chairman of the Court of Accounts of the Republic of Moldova. At the local elections in Chișinău held in 2015, Serafim Urechean was a candidate for the position of mayor from the part of the
Liberal Democratic Party of Moldova The Liberal Democratic Party of Moldova (, PLDM) is a conservative political party in Moldova. The party is led by Tudor Deliu. Until 2016, PLDM was led by Vlad Filat, who was Prime Minister of Moldova from 2009 to 2013, in two cabinets. Immedi ...
. However, when he appeared on the talk shows during the election campaign, Urechean has stated: "''I am not a member of any party, nor of the LDPM. By definition I cannot be, because I am going to chair an apolitical structure. If I become a mayor, I will remain apolitical. I am not going to join any party; I will be mayor of all the citizens of the Chișinău.''" During two months of election campaign he resigned from the position of the chairman of the Court of Accounts. Following the elections on 14 June 2015, Serafim Urechean has only 2.97% of the vote.


Alliance For European Integration

After the July 2009 parliamentary election, alongside
Vlad Filat Vladimir Filat (born 6 May 1969), commonly referred to as Vlad Filat (), is a Moldovan businessman and politician, founder of Liberal Democratic Party of Moldova. He was Prime Minister of Moldova from 25 September 2009 to 25 April 2013. He also ...
,
Mihai Ghimpu Mihai Ghimpu (born 19 November 1951) is a Moldovan politician who served as Speaker of the Moldovan Parliament, President of the Moldovan Parliament and President of Moldova#Republic of Moldova (1991–present), Acting President of Moldova from 2 ...
, and
Marian Lupu Marian Lupu (; born 20 June 1966) is a Moldovan economist and politician who was the President of the Parliament of Moldova between 2010 and 2013. From this position he served as Acting President of Moldova from 2010 until 2012. Personal life ...
, Serafim Urechean signed the
Alliance For European Integration The Alliance for European Integration () was a centre-right, anti-communist coalition that governed Moldova from the July 2009 election until it lost to a no confidence vote in the Parliament on February 13, 2013. It was succeeded by the anti-co ...
in a press conference on 8 August 2009.


Personal life

He is married to Tatiana Marcenco and has two children.


Distinctions

He is decorated with the ''Order of the Republic of Moldova'' (2000), the Order "''Shield of Honor''", the Order "''For the development of science and education''", the Orders "''Saint Dumitru''" of the second grade, " ''Sergii Radonezhsky''" and "''Saint Stanislav''", granted by the
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by the Russian Patriarch,
Patriarch Alexy II Patriarch Alexy II (or Alexius II, ; secular name Aleksei Mikhailovich Ridiger ; 23 February 1929 – 5 December 2008) was the 15th Patriarch of Moscow and all Rus', the primate of the Russian Orthodox Church. Elected Patriarch of Moscow ...
. In April 2015 he was awarded the honorary title of "''Emeritus''".


External links


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References

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