Maia Sandu
| Maia Sandu | |
|---|---|
 Maia Sandu at a meeting with Ovidiu Raețchi in January 2016 | |
| Minister of Education | |
|
In office 24 July 2012 – 30 July 2015 | |
| Prime Minister |
Vlad Filat Iurie Leancă Chiril Gaburici Natalia Gherman (interim) |
| Preceded by | Mihail Șleahtițchi |
| Succeeded by | Corina Fusu |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
24 May 1972 Risipeni, Fălești District, Moldova |
| Political party |
Action and Solidarity (2016-present) Liberal Democratic Party (2012–2015) |
| Alma mater |
Academy of Economic Studies of Moldova Academy of Public Administration John F. Kennedy School of Government |
| Profession | Economist |
| Religion | Eastern Orthodoxy |
| Military service | |
| Rank | Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador |
Maia Sandu (born May 24, 1972) is a Moldovan economist, and Minister of Education of Moldova from 2012 until 2015. She was considered on 23 July 2015 by the Liberal Democratic Party as a nominee to be the next Prime Minister of Moldova, succeeding Natalia Gherman and Chiril Gaburici.[1] A day after being proposed by a renewed pro-European coalition, Sandu set the departure of the Head of the National Bank of Moldova, Dorin Drăguțanu and the State Prosecutor Corneliu Gurin as conditions for her acceptance of the office.[2] Ultimately, Valeriu Streleț was nominated over Sandu by the President of Moldova.
In 2016, Maia Sandu was a candidate in the Moldovan presidential election.
Biography
Maia Sandu was born on 24 May 1972 in the village of Risipeni, in the region of Fălești, in Soviet Moldavia.
Education
From 1989 to 1994, Sandu majored in management at the Academy of Economic Studies of Moldova (ASEM). Then, from 1995 to 1998, she majored in international relations at the Academy of Public Administration (AAP) in Chișinău. In 2010, she graduated from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.
Career
From 2010 to 2012, Sandu worked as Adviser to the Executive Director at the World Bank in Washington, D.C.
On December 23, 2015 she launched a platform „În /pas/ cu Maia Sandu”("Keep pace with Maia Sandu") that would become a political party. It was later announced, that the future party will be called "Partidul Acțiune și Solidaritate" ("Action and Solidarity Party").
References
- ↑ "Ex-World Bank economist set to become prime minister in Moldova". www.dw.com/en. Retrieved 2015-07-24.
- ↑ "Moldova PM nominee pushes tough demands for taking top job". www.reuters.com/. Retrieved 2015-07-25.
External links
- Maia Sandu on Facebook
- Maia Sandu on Twitter
- În /pas/ cu Maia Sandu - a campaign website
