Viorel Cibotaru

Viorel Cibotaru
Cibotaru in 2015
Moldovan Ambassador to Belgium, Luxembourg and NATO
Assumed office
30 May 2022
PresidentMaia Sandu
Prime MinisterNatalia Gavrilița
Dorin Recean
Preceded byLilian Darii
Leader of the Liberal Democratic Party
In office
18 June 2016 – 9 September 2018
Preceded byVladimir Filat
Succeeded byTudor Deliu
Minister of Defense
In office
18 February 2015 – 30 July 2015
PresidentNicolae Timofti
Prime MinisterChiril Gaburici
Natalia Gherman (acting)
Preceded byValeriu Troenco
Succeeded byAnatol Șalaru
Personal details
Born (1958-04-19) 19 April 1958 (age 66)
Chișinău, Moldavian SSR, Soviet Union
Political partyLiberal Democratic Party of Moldova
Alma materMoldova State University
OccupationJournalist, philologist, politician, political analyst

Viorel Cibotaru (born 19 April 1958) is a Moldovan politician, former political analyst and journalist, who served as the Minister of Defense of Moldova between 18 February 2015 and 30 July 2015. Since 18 June 2016 Cibotaru is chairman of the Liberal Democratic Party of Moldova.[1] Cibotaru has authored four books.[2]

  1. ^ PLDM și-a ales conducerea. Viorel Cibotaru este noul președinte al formațiunii
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference bio-army was invoked but never defined (see the help page).