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Ion Chicu

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Ion Chicu
14th Prime Minister of Moldova
In office
14 November 2019  31 December 2020
PresidentIgor Dodon
Maia Sandu
Preceded byMaia Sandu
Succeeded byAureliu Ciocoi (acting)
Minister of Finance
In office
10 December 2018  8 June 2019
PresidentIgor Dodon
Prime MinisterPavel Filip
Preceded byOctavian Armașu
Succeeded byNatalia Gavrilița
Secretary General of the Ministry of Finance
In office
2 January 2018  10 December 2018
PresidentIgor Dodon
Prime MinisterPavel Filip
Succeeded byGabriela Cuneva
Deputy Minister of Finance
In office
1 March 2006  4 April 2008
PresidentVladimir Voronin
Prime MinisterVasile Tarlev
Personal details
Born (1972-02-28) February 28, 1972 (age 53)
Pîrjolteni, Călărași District, Moldovan SSR
(present-day Moldova)

Ion Chicu (born 28 February 1972) is a Moldovan politician. He was the Prime Minister of Moldova from 14 November 2019 until 31 December 2020. He became Prime Minister after Maia Sandu was forced out of office in a motion of no confidence by the Parliament of Moldova.[1]

On 23rd of December 2020, Chicu resigned as Prime Minister because of the protests in Moldova demanding early parliamentary elections.[2]

References

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  1. "Moldova's fledgling government felled by no-confidence vote". Reuters. 12 November 2019.
  2. "Moldova lurches toward snap elections after PM, cabinet resign". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 23 December 2020.