Mihai Ghimpu
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President of Moldova Acting |
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In office 11 September 2009 – 28 December 2010 |
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| Prime Minister |
Zinaida Greceanîi Vitalie Pîrlog (Acting) Vlad Filat |
| Preceded by | Vladimir Voronin |
| Succeeded by | Vlad Filat (Acting) |
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In office 28 August 2009 – 30 December 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Vladimir Voronin |
| Succeeded by | Marian Lupu |
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19 November 1951 Colonița, Soviet Union (now Moldova) |
| Political party |
Popular Front (1990–1993) Liberal Party (1993–present) |
| Other political affiliations |
Bloc of the Intellectuals (1994) Alliance for European Integration (2009–present) |
| Spouse(s) | Dina Ghimpu |
| Alma mater | Moldova State University |
| Religion | Eastern Orthodoxy |
Mihai Ghimpu (Romanian pronunciation: [miˈhaj ˈɡimpu]; born 19 November 1951) is a Moldovan politician. He was Speaker of Parliament from 28 August 2009 to 30 December 2010 and Acting President from 11 September 2009 until 28 December 2010.
Mihai Ghimpu was born on 19 November 1951 in the village of Colonița, Chișinău, Moldavian SSR. His mother, Irina Ursu (daughter of Haralambie Ursu) died in 2003; she worked at the local kolkhoz. His father, Toader Ghimpu (deceased in 1980), was an elementary school teacher only a few years because he completed only seven years of schooling during the Romanian rule, then he worked at the local kolkhoz too. Mihai Ghimpu is the youngest brother of Gheorghe Ghimpu, Simion Ghimpu, Visarion, and Valentina (mother of Dorin Chirtoacă). He has been married, for more than 30 years, to Dina Ghimpu, an employee of Moldova's Culture Ministry; they have no children.
After attending elementary school in his hometown, Mihai Ghimpu enrolled in School no.1 of Chișinău (now "Gheorghe Asachi" High School). After high school, he carried out the compulsory military service in the Soviet army until 1972. Then, Ghimpu studied law at Moldova State University (1974–1978), after which worked as legal counsel to state enterprises. In 1978–1990 years he worked as a lawyer, headed the legal departments of various companies and served as a judge in Sectorul Rîșcani of Chișinău.
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