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Key facts
- President
- Mihai Ghimpu (acting), Himself (acting), Marian Lupu (acting), Nicolae Timofti
- Deputy
- See list Iurie Leancă Valeriu Lazăr Victor Osipov Ion Negrei Eugen Carpov Mihai Moldovanu
- Preceded by
- Vitalie Pîrlog (acting)
- Succeeded by
- Iurie Leancă
- Prime minister
- Himself
- Parliamentary group
- Liberal Democratic Party
- Born
- Vladimir Filat , ( 1969-05-06 ) 6 May 1969 (age 57) , Lăpușna , Moldavian SSR , Soviet Union , (now Moldova )
- Citizenship
- Moldova , Romania
- Party
- Democratic Party (1997–2007) , Liberal Democratic Party (2007–2016), (2020–present)
- Other political affiliations
- Alliance for Democracy and Reforms (1998–1999) , Alliance for European Integration (2009–present)
- Spouse s
- Sanda Filat (Divorced 2012) , Angela Gonța (2014–2016)
- Alma mater
- University of Iași
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Vladimir
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Romania
- Place of birth
- Lăpușna
- Occupation
- entrepreneur
- Position held
- President of Moldova
- Educated at
- Alexandru Ioan Cuza University
- Political party
- Liberal Democratic Party of Moldova
- Languages spoken
- Romanian
- Religion
- Eastern Orthodoxy
- Official website
- www.filat.md
- Image
- Vladimir Filat.jpg
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- 1969-05-06
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Encyclopedic overview
Vladimir Filat (born 6 May 1969), commonly referred to as Vlad Filat ( Romanian: [ˈvlad fiˈlat]), is a Moldovan businessman, politician, and tycoon and founder of Liberal Democratic Party of Moldova. He was Prime Minister of Moldova from 25 September 2009 to 25 April 2013. He also was appointed as the interim president of Moldova for a brief period of time in 2010. Following his conviction on charges of accepting bribes, Filat was released from jail in December 2019, 6 years earlier than his initial sentence.
Education and early career
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