Vlad Plahotniuc
| Vladimir Plahotniuc | |
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| Member of the Moldovan Parliament | |
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In office December 2010 – October 2013 |
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In office December 2014 – July 2015 |
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| First Deputy Speaker of the Moldovan Parliament | |
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In office 30 December 2010 – 15 February 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Serafim Urechean |
| Succeeded by | Andrian Candu |
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1 January 1966 Pitușca, Moldovan SSR, Soviet Union |
| Political party | Democratic Party of Moldova |
| Spouse(s) | Oxana Plahotniuc |
| Occupation | politician, businessman |
| Website | www.plahotniuc.md |
Vladimir Plahotniuc, commonly known as Vlad Plahotniuc (born 1 January 1966) is a Moldovan politician, businessman and oligarch. He is the current chairman of the Democratic Party of Moldova and previously was member of the Parliament of Moldova in two terms, and served as First Deputy Speaker of the Parliament of Moldova.
Plahotniuc was born in Pitușca, Călărași District. As he stated in an interview, a strong footprint in his education was left by his parents and grandparents. He attended the Grozești village secondary school, in Nisporeni district. In 1983 he graduated this institution with a Cum Laude diploma. In 1991 he graduated the Technical University of Moldova with a bachelor's degree in Engineering, at the Food Industry Technology Department.
In 2002 he obtained an MBA degree at the same university. In 2006 he obtained a master's degree in Civil Law at the European Studies University of Moldova.
During 1991-1993, he held the position of specialist at the "Minor" Center for prevention and rehabilitation of juvenile offenders, affiliated with the Chișinău City Hall. He held the position of economist at "Euro EstHundel" Ltd Moldova, then he worked at "Voyage" Ltd Moldova. In 1995-1998 he founded "Angels" Moldovan-American Financial Group, which he managed until 2001. From 2001 to 2010 he held the position of Commercial Manager and afterwards he was the General Manager of "Petrom Moldova" JSC, dealing with oil import and distribution. Starting in 2005 he was appointed as the Vice Chairman of the Board at "Victoriabank " commercial bank, one of the leading banks of Moldova and in 2006 he became its Chairman, a position held until January 2011. Since then, he has been focusing on his political career, as a member of the Democratic Party of Moldova. In 2015, he officially founded a large media company, including General Media Group and Radio Media Group
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