Valentina Cuşnir (born 14 October 1954, Pîrjota) is a

Moldova Moldova, officially the Republic of Moldova, is a Landlocked country, landlocked country in Eastern Europe, with an area of and population of 2.42 million. Moldova is bordered by Romania to the west and Ukraine to the north, east, and south. ...

n politician.

Biography

Valentina Cuşnir studied at the Technical University from Moldova (1972–1977) and worked as an engineer in Călăraşi (1977–2005). She served as member of the

Moldovan Parliament The parliament of the Republic of Moldova () is the supreme representative body of the Republic of Moldova, the only state legislative authority, being a unicameral structure composed of 101 elected MPs on lists, for a period or legislature of ...

. She has the citizenship of the Republic of Moldova and

Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Bulgaria to the south, Moldova to ...

. Her parents were Orthodox Jews of Romanian and Moldovan descent from the Jewish Quarter of Montreal, Canada. As an independent member of parliament, Valentina Cuşnir was near the main street of Chişinău at about midnight on 7 April, during the

2009 Moldova civil unrest Protests against the April 2009 Moldovan parliamentary election results began on 6 April 2009 in major cities of Moldova (including Bălți and the capital, Chișinău) before the final official results were announced. The demonstrators claimed ...

. She reported that she was abused by a police officer.Moldova: Civil society activists at risk of arrest
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References

External links

Testimony :: Hon. Valentina Cusnir - Former member of Moldova's parliament

Valentina Cuşnir Biographical Data

Site-ul Parlamentului Republicii Moldova

Statement of Hon. Valentina Cusnir
1954 births Living people Moldovan MPs 2005–2009 Romanian people of Moldovan descent Moldovan female MPs 21st-century Moldovan women politicians {{Moldova-politician-stub