Aureliu Ciocoi (pronunciation: [a.uˈrelju tʃjoˈkoj]; born 5 June 1968) is a Moldovan diplomat and politician who served as Acting Prime Minister of Moldova from December 2020 to August 2021.[1] He is currently the country's ambassador to Germany and Denmark. Prior positions that Ciocoi held include being the country's Minister of Foreign Affairs and former ambassador to the United States, China and Vietnam.[2][3][4][5][6]
Aureliu Ciocoi | |
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.jpg) Ciocoi in 2021 | |
| Moldovan Ambassador to Germany and Denmark | |
| Assumed office 20 December 2021 | |
| President | Maia Sandu |
| Prime Minister | Natalia Gavrilița Dorin Recean |
| Preceded by | Oleg Serebrian |
| In office 21 June 2010 – 16 June 2015 | |
| President | Mihai Ghimpu (acting) Vladimir Filat (acting) Marian Lupu (acting) Nicolae Timofti |
| Prime Minister | Vladimir Filat Iurie Leancă Chiril Gaburici |
| Preceded by | Igor Corman |
| Succeeded by | Oleg Serebrian |
| Acting Prime Minister of Moldova | |
| In office 31 December 2020 – 6 August 2021 | |
| President | Maia Sandu |
| Deputy | Olga Cebotari |
| Preceded by | Ion Chicu |
| Succeeded by | Natalia Gavrilița |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration | |
| In office 9 November 2020 – 6 August 2021 | |
| President | Igor Dodon Maia Sandu |
| Prime Minister | Ion Chicu |
| Preceded by | Oleg Țulea |
| Succeeded by | Nicu Popescu |
| In office 14 November 2019 – 16 March 2020 | |
| President | Igor Dodon |
| Prime Minister | Ion Chicu |
| Preceded by | Nicu Popescu |
| Succeeded by | Oleg Țulea |
| Foreign Policy Advisor to the President | |
| In office 17 March 2020 – 9 November 2020 | |
| President | Igor Dodon |
| Preceded by | Eugen Caras |
| Succeeded by | Cristina Gherasimov |
| In office 26 April 2018 – 14 November 2019 | |
| President | Igor Dodon |
| Preceded by | Andrei Neguța |
| Succeeded by | Eugen Caras |
| Moldovan Ambassador to the United States | |
| In office 10 July 2017 – 14 November 2017 | |
| President | Igor Dodon |
| Prime Minister | Pavel Filip |
| Preceded by | Igor Munteanu |
| Succeeded by | Cristina Balan |
| Moldovan Ambassador to China and Vietnam | |
| In office 23 November 2015 – 7 June 2017 | |
| President | Nicolae Timofti Igor Dodon |
| Prime Minister | Gheorghe Brega (acting) Pavel Filip |
| Preceded by | Anatolie Urecheanu |
| Succeeded by | Denis Jelimalai |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 June 1968 Chișinău, Moldavian SSR, Soviet Union (now Moldova) |
| Citizenship |  Moldova |
| Political party | Independent |
| Children | 1 |
| Alma mater | Moldova State University National University of Political Studies and Public Administration |
| Profession | Diplomat |
Ciocoi was named acting prime minister on 31 December 2020 after Ion Chicu, who submitted his resignation a week earlier, refused to stay on in an acting capacity until a new government was formed.[7][8][9]
Biography
editAureliu Ciocoi was born on 5 June 1968 in Chișinău. He graduated from the Primary, Secondary and High School No. 11 (today the Lyceum "Ion Creangă").[10] From 1986 to 1988, he was a soldier in the Soviet Border Troops of the KGB. Between 1985 and 1992, he studied at the Faculty of Journalism and Communication Sciences of the Moldova State University. From 1992 to 1994, he studied at the Faculty of International Relations of the National University of Political Studies and Public Administration in Bucharest, Romania. While studying at the university, he worked at the Central Publishing House in Chișinău.
After the fall of the Soviet Union, he became a journalist for several daily newspapers.[11] He worked as ambassador to Germany and Denmark from 2010 to 2015, as well as to China and Vietnam from 2015 to 2017. He also briefly served as ambassador to the United States in 2017.[11] From 2018 to 2019, he was an adviser to President Igor Dodon on foreign policy issues. After resigning from the cabinet on 9 November, he was appointed as foreign minister once again.[11] On 31 December 2020, President Maia Sandu appointed him as interim prime minister after Prime Minister Ion Chicu resigned on 23 December.[11]
Personal life
editHe is married and has one child. He speaks fluent Romanian, Russian, English, German, and French. He was a sportsman in the 1980s, being a Master of Sport of the USSR and a member of the Moldovan national junior team in shooting. His hobbies include philosophy, literature, and theatre.[11]
Awards
edit- Great Cross of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (November 2015)[11]
References
edit- ^ Necșuțu, Mădălin (9 November 2020). "Chicu Reshuffles Moldovan Govt Ahead of Presidential Run-Off". BalkanInsight. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
- ^ "Moldovan acting president signs decrees appointing new ambassadors". Archived from the original on 2012-03-08. Retrieved 2010-08-19.
- ^ Government approves ten candidates for ambassador Archived 2012-03-08 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Four more Moldovan ambassadors accepted – Moldova Azi". www.azi.md. Archived from the original on March 3, 2012. Retrieved Apr 1, 2021.
- ^ Timpul de dimineață, Cine ne sunt ambasadorii? (FOTO)
- ^ "Игорь Додон представил коллективам трех новых министров". president.md. Retrieved Apr 1, 2021.
- ^ "Maia Sandu l-a numit premier interimar pe Aureliu Ciocoi". www.moldpres.md. Retrieved Apr 1, 2021.
- ^ "Președintele Republicii Moldova, Maia Sandu, a semnat decretul de numire în calitate de premier interimar a domnului Aureliu Ciocoi". www.presedinte.md. Retrieved Apr 1, 2021.
- ^ "UPDATE 1-Moldova president appoints acting prime minister". Reuters. Dec 31, 2020. Retrieved Apr 1, 2021 – via www.reuters.com.
- ^ "| Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration of the Republic of Moldova". mfa.gov.md. Archived from the original on 2021-05-08. Retrieved 2021-02-06.
- ^ a b c d e f "Aureliu Ciocoi – [node:field-job-position:i18n-name] | Government of Republic of Moldova". gov.md. Retrieved 2021-02-06.