Igor Dodon | |
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.jpg) Dodon in 2019 | |
| 5th President of Moldova | |
| In office 23 December 2016 – 24 December 2020 | |
| Prime Minister | Pavel Filip Maia Sandu Ion Chicu |
| Preceded by | Nicolae Timofti |
| Succeeded by | Maia Sandu |
| President of the Party of Socialists | |
| Assumed office 23 March 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Himself (as Executive Secretary) |
| In office 30 December 2020 – 18 December 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Zinaida Greceanîi |
| Succeeded by | Vlad Batrîncea (as Executive Secretary) |
| In office 18 December 2011 – 18 December 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Veronica Abramciuc |
| Succeeded by | Zinaida Greceanîi |
| First Deputy Prime Minister of Moldova | |
| In office 31 March 2008 – 14 September 2009 | |
| President | Vladimir Voronin Mihai Ghimpu (acting) |
| Prime Minister | Zinaida Greceanîi |
| Preceded by | Zinaida Greceanîi |
| Minister of Economy and Trade | |
| In office 18 September 2006 – 14 September 2009 | |
| Prime Minister | Vasile Tarlev Zinaida Greceanîi |
| Preceded by | Valeriu Lazăr |
| Succeeded by | Valeriu Lazăr (as Minister of Economy) |
| Deputy Minister of Economy and Trade | |
| In office 18 May 2005 – 18 September 2006 | |
| President | Vladimir Voronin |
| Prime Minister | Vasile Tarlev |
| Member of the Moldovan Parliament | |
| In office 23 July 2021 – 28 October 2021 | |
| Succeeded by | Adrian Lebedinschi |
| Parliamentary group | Bloc of Communists and Socialists |
| In office 14 August 2009 – 15 December 2016 | |
| Succeeded by | Irina Mizdrenco |
| Parliamentary group | Bloc of Communists and Socialists |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 February 1975 Sadova, Călărași, Moldavian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Citizenship |  Moldova Russia[1][2][3] |
| Political party | PSRM (2011–2016, 2020–present) |
| Other political affiliations | PCRM (2010-2011) |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | State Agrarian University of Moldova Academy of Economic Studies of Moldova IMI-NOVA International Management Institute |
| Awards | Order of Work Glory Knight of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem |
| Website | Official website |
Igor Dodon (pronounced [ˈiɡor doˈdon]; born 18 February 1975) is a Moldovan politician who served as the 5th president of Moldova from 2016 to 2020. He currently serves as the leader of the Party of Socialists of the Republic of Moldova since 2024. He served as Minister of Economy and Trade in the governments of Vasile Tarlev and Zinaida Greceanîi from September 2006 to September 2009 and was a member of the Parliament of Moldova from 2009 to 2016. He lost his bid for re-election in 2020 to Maia Sandu, whom he had defeated four years earlier in the 2016 Moldovan presidential election.
On 24 May 2022, Dodon was arrested by the Moldovan authorities on charges of passive corruption, illegal financing of a political party by a criminal organization, illicit enrichment, and high treason against Moldova through receiving funds from fugitive Moldovan politician Vladimir Plahotniuc in order to intercede on Plahotniuc's behalf regarding criminal cases filed in Russia. He was placed under house arrest on 26 May in order to allow prosecutors to investigate the allegations further.[4][5][6][7][8][9] The United States Department of the Treasury has also accused Dodon of corruption and conspiring with Russia through his political aides to interfere with the Moldovan elections and rig the media in his favour.[10] He was released from house arrest on 18 November 2022 pending a court trial on all charges.[11]
- ^ "Dodon, căruia nu îi mai place dubla cetățenie, are și cetățenia rusă". 3 November 2020.
- ^ "Igor Dodon ar fi obţinut cetăţenia Federaţiei Ruse. Renato Usatîi face noi dezvăluiri". adevarul.ro. 22 April 2020. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
- ^ "Dezvăluiri explozive din veceul Dumei de la Moscova: Igor Dodon are cetățenie RUSEASCĂ! Un deputat rus, în fața pisoarului: "Putin i-a dat cetățenia rusă prin decretul său secret!"". 3 November 2020.
- ^ "Moldova: Freedom in the World 2023 Country Report". Freedom House. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
- ^ "Moldovan ex-president detained in treason, corruption probe". AP News. 24 May 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
- ^ "Moldova's pro-Russian former president Dodon detained, says he is innocent". Reuters. 24 May 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
- ^ Seddon, Max (24 May 2022). "Moldova's former pro-Russia leader detained as part of treason probe". Financial Times. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
- ^ "Moldova places former President Dodon under house arrest". Reuters. 26 May 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
- ^ "Moldovan ex-president detained for alleged graft, treason – DW – 05/24/2022". Deutsche Welle. 24 May 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
- ^ "Treasury Targets Corruption and the Kremlin's Malign Influence Operations in Moldova". United States Department of the Treasury. 27 June 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
- ^ Tanas, Alexander (18 November 2022). "Former Moldovan president released, vows new protests". Reuters. Retrieved 5 July 2023.