Tudor Deliu (29 October 1955 – 4 August 2023) was a Moldovan politician, professor, and lecturer. He was a member of the Parliament of Moldova from 2010 to 2019, on the lists of the Liberal Democratic Party of Moldova, acting as chairperson of the parliamentary faction of PLDM and secretary of the "Parliamentary Commission, Appointments and Immunities".[1]

Tudor Deliu
Deliu in 2015
Leader of the Liberal Democratic Party
In office
9 September 2018 – 16 August 2020
Preceded byViorel Cibotaru
Succeeded byVladimir Filat
Member of the Moldovan Parliament
In office
31 March 2010 – 9 March 2019
Preceded byAlexandru Tănase
Parliamentary groupLiberal Democratic Party
Mayor of Răzeni
In office
1990–1994
Personal details
Born(1955-10-29)29 October 1955
Malcoci, Moldavian SSR, Soviet Union
Died4 August 2023(2023-08-04) (aged 67)
Chișinău, Moldova
Resting placeChișinău Central Cemetery
Political partyLiberal Democratic Party (PLDM)
Alma materMoldova State University
AwardsOrder of Work Glory

Political life

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During the period from 1990 to 1994, Deliu was mayor of Răzeni village in Ialoveni District.[2]

Tudor Deliu was the first president of the social-political movement "For the Nation and Country Party" (now the Greater Moldova Party) from 5 May 2007 to the summer of 2008, when the party joined the Liberal Democratic Party of Moldova. Subsequently, Tudor Deliu was on the PLDM electoral lists, but the movement continued to function.[3]

In 2014 he was included in position 52 in the "TOP 100 most influential politicians of November 2014" (from the Republic of Moldova) in the version of Institute for Political Analysis and Consultancy ”POLITICON”.[4]

On 9 September 2018, at the 7th Congress of the Liberal Democratic Party of Moldova, Tudor Deliu was elected the new party's president.[5][6][7]

According to the polls made in 2019 referring to the most popular politicians of the Republic of Moldova, Tudor Deliu is positioned eleventh among the top of politicians in which Moldovans have the highest trust[8] and in another opinion poll it was positioned on the thirteenth position.[9]

Personal life and death

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Deliu was a football fan, played football and even coached a local team.[10] He was married and has three children. Besides Romanian, he also spoke French and Russian.[2] Tudor Deliu was a veteran of the armed conflict on the left bank of the Dniester, where he was the Major General of the Carabinieri.[citation needed]

Tudor Deliu died on 4 August 2023, at the age of 67.[11]

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References

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  1. ^ Deliu Tudor
  2. ^ a b Profil pe site-ul parlamentului
  3. ^ Partidul „Pentru Neam și Țară” (PpNȚ)
  4. ^ "TOP 50 cei mai influenți politicieni ai lunii noiembrie 2014" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  5. ^ Tudor Deliu a fost ales noul președinte al PLDM.
  6. ^ https://noi.md/md/politica/pldm-are-un-nou-presedinte PLDM are un nou președinte.
  7. ^ http://www.e-democracy.md/parties/pldm/ Partidul Liberal Democrat din Moldova (PLDM).
  8. ^ "Sondaj: Cine sunt politicienii în care moldovenii au cea mai mare încredere", stiri.md, retrieved 13 February 2019
  9. ^ "Sondaj BOP: Cei mai apreciați politicieni din Republica Moldova", UNIMEDIA, retrieved 13 February 2019
  10. ^ Biografie – Tudor Deliu
  11. ^ "Fostul deputat și președinte al PLDM Tudor Deliu a decedat" (in Romanian). Retrieved 5 August 2023.