Date of birth: January 3, 1973
Marital Status: Married, three children
Foreign languages: English, Russian
EDUCATION:
2017 — Training course on Promotion of Crime Prevention, conducted by the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Federal Republic of Germany
2010 — Training Course on Combating Human Trafficking, Warsaw, Poland
2007 — Training Course on Combating International Terrorism, International Law Enforcement Academy (ILEA) in Budapest, Hungary
2003 — International Training Course on Fighting Terrorism, conducted by EUROPOL, Belgrade, Serbia
2000 — Training Course on Combating Illicit Drug Trafficking, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova
1992-1997 — “Ştefan cel Mare” Police Academy of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova
1988-1992 — Odessa Maritime College, Ukraine
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
March 16, 2020 — appointed as Minister of Defense
2016-2020 — Head of General Police Inspectorate
2015-2016 — Head of the Department of Penitentiary Institutions
2014-2015 — Head of the Security Unit of the S.E. Special Telecommunications Center
2010-2014 — Deputy Head of Criminal Police, Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA)
2008-2009 — Head of Directorate for Combating Organized Crime, Deputy Chief of Operations Services Department of MIA
2006-2007 — Head of the Section for Combating Organized Crime, MIA
2005 — Head of unit, Directorate for Combating Organized Crime, MIA
2003-2005 — deputy head of unit, Directorate for Combating Organized Crime, MIA
2002-2003 — Head of “Cobra” unit, Directorate for Combating Organized Crime, MIA
2001-2002 — Senior inspector, Directorate for Combating Organized Crime, MIA
2000-2001 — acting head of Criminal Police of Tighina County Police Inspectorate
1999-2000 — Inspector, Directorate for Combating Illicit Drug Trafficking, Police Inspectorate District, Causeni County
1997-1998 — Inspector, Judicial Police of Buiucani Police Inspectorate, Chisinau
