Dumitru Braghiş

Infobox Prime Minister
name = Dumitru Braghiş


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order = Prime Minister of Moldova
term_start = 21 December, 1999
term_end = 19 April, 2001
president = Petru Lucinschi
predecessor = Ion Sturza
successor = Vasile Tarlev
birth_date = birth date and age|1957|12|28
birth_place = Grătieşti, Moldova
death_date =
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party = Social Democracy Party
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Dumitru Braghiş (born 1957 in Chişinău) was the Prime Minister of Moldova from 1999 until 2001. Now, he sits in the Parliament of Moldova, where he represents the Party Alliance Our Moldova. But now he formed his own party of social democracy, his party is rather neutral on political scene.

Biography

Born on 28 December 1957, in Gratiesti village, Chisinau municipality, in a family of peasants.

In 1975 - finished a secondary school nr.1 in Chisinau,

In 1980 graduated Technical University, specialty power engineering.

In 1980- worked as an engineer-constructor at the Tractor’s Factory.

1981–1992 — held various eligible positions in the Union of Communist Youth of USSR(Comsomol).

1987–1988 — instructor in CC of Communist Party of Moldova.

1989–1991 — elected as deputy in the Supreme Soviet of URSS.

1992–1995 — General Deputy Director of “Moldova EXIM” Association.

1995–1997 — General Director of the Department for Foreign Economic relations of the Ministry of Finance.

1997–1999 — Deputy Minister, Deputy-Minister of Economy and Reforms.

December 1999–April 2001 — Prime Minister of the Republic of Moldova.

Since 2001 — deputy in Parliament of the Republic of Moldova.

Since 2006 — chairman of the Social Democracy Party.

Ph.D. in Economics. Speacks freely english, french, russian, romanian.