Serafim Urechean

Serafim Urechean
Chairman of Court of Accounts of Moldova
Incumbent
Assumed office 21 April 2011
Preceded by	Ala Popescu
Prime Minister of Moldova Acting
In office 5 February 1999 – 17 February 1999
President	Petru Lucinschi
Preceded by	Ion Ciubuc
Succeeded by	Ion Sturza
Mayor of Chișinău
In office 9 August 1994 – 9 August 2005
Preceded by	Nicolae Costin
Succeeded by	Vasile Ursu
Member of the Moldovan Parliament
In office 24 March 2005 – 29 September 2010
In office 3 September 1990 – 4 February 1994
Personal details
Born	(1950-02-02) 2 February 1950 Larga, Moldova
Political party	Party Alliance Our Moldova (2003–2011) Alliance for European Integration (2009–2010) Liberal Democratic Party of Moldova (2011-present)
Other political affiliations	Communist Party (Before 1991) Alliance for Democracy and Reforms (1998–2001) Independents' Alliance (2001–2003)
Spouse(s)	Tatiana Marcenco
Profession	Construction engineer

Serafim Urechean (born 2 February 1950) is a Moldovan politician.

Education and career

Urechean was born at Larga, Briceni, in the Moldovan SSR. In 1974, he graduated from the Polytechnic Institute in Chișinău. He carried out the compulsory military service in the Soviet army, at Tolyatti (1974–1976). In 1985, he graduated from the Higher Party School of Leningrad, Russia.

He worked as an engineer at the Constructions Enterprise Briceni (1976–1978); Head of Department for Industrial and Constructions Development, Second Secretary of the District Committee of the Communist Party of Moldova in Briceni (1978–1983); Chairman of the District Executive Committee in Anenii Noi (1985–1987).

He was Chairman of the Federation of Independent Trade Unions of the Republic of Moldova (1987–1994) and a Member of the Moldovan Parliament (1990–1994). Since 9 August 1994 he has been the General Mayor of Chișinău Municipality. He is Chairman of the Federation of Local and Regional Authorities of the Republic of Moldova, and Chairman of the Federation of Check of Moldova. He is married to Tatiana Marcenco and has two children.

He was the interim prime minister between February 5–17, 1999.

In 2001, he founded the Independents' Alliance of Moldova.

Alliance For European Integration

Further information: Alliance For European Integration

After the July 2009 parliamentary election, alongside Vlad Filat, Mihai Ghimpu, and Marian Lupu, Serafim Urechean singned the Alliance For European Integration in a press conference on August 8, 2009.

External links

• Alianţa Moldova Noastră
• Serafim URECHEAN

References

Political offices
Preceded by Ion Ciubuc	Prime Minister of Moldova Acting 1999	Succeeded by Ion Sturza