Ivan Calin (10 March 1935 – 2 January 2012) was a Soviet and Moldovan agronomist-scholar, political scientist, diplomat and politician.[1]

Ivan Calin
Member of the Moldovan Parliament
In office
21 April 1998 – 28 December 2010
Parliamentary groupParty of Communists
Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Moldavian SSR
In office
24 December 1985 – 10 January 1990
Preceded byIon Ustian
Succeeded byPetru Pascari
Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Moldavian SSR
In office
19 April 1980 – 24 December 1985
PremierSemion Grossu
Ion Ustian
Preceded byKirill Ilyashenko
Succeeded byAlexandru Mocanu
Personal details
Born(1935-03-10)10 March 1935
Plopi, Moldavian ASSR, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Died2 January 2012(2012-01-02) (aged 76)
Chişinău, Moldova
Political partyCommunist Party of Moldova
Other political
affiliations
Party of Communists

Biography

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Calin was born in the small village of Plot in Rîbnița District, then in Moldavian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic.

Calin was President of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Moldavian SSR from 10 April 1980 to 24 December 1985. Following this he became prime minister of the Moldavian SSR until 10 January 1990.

He was elected as member of the Parliament of Moldova in the 1998 election, 2005 election, April 2009 election and July 2009 election.

Until the speaker was elected, the plenary meetings of the Moldovan Parliament were chaired by the oldest MP, making Calin the acting speaker from 5 to 12 May 2009.

Awards

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References

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  1. ^ Pascaru, Vlad (2003). Elita politică a Moldovei (in Russian). Universul. pp. 12–13.
  2. ^ "Decretul nr. 2259 din 10 martie 2005 privind conferirea "Ordinului Republicii" domnului Ivan CALIN". Archived from the original on 2023-03-02. Retrieved 2015-05-30.
  • Enciclopedia sovietică moldovenească, 1970–1977.
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Political offices
Preceded by Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Moldavian SSR
24 December 1985 – 10 January 1990
Succeeded by