Petru Lucinschi

Petru Lucinschi OR
Lucinschi in 2012
2nd President of Moldova
In office 15 January 1997 – 7 April 2001
Prime Minister	Andrei Sangheli Ion Ciubuc Ion Sturza Dumitru Braghiş
Preceded by	Mircea Snegur
Succeeded by	Vladimir Voronin
President of the Moldovan Parliament
In office 4 February 1993 – 9 January 1997
President	Mircea Snegur
Prime Minister	Andrei Sangheli
Deputy	Dumitru Moțpan Nicolae Andronic Dumitru Diacov
Preceded by	Alexandru Moșanu
Succeeded by	Dumitru Moțpan
Member of the Moldovan Parliament
In office 17 April 1990 – 9 January 1997
Succeeded by	Petru Agachi
Parliamentary group	Democratic Agrarian Party
Constituency	Briceni
1st Moldovan Ambassador to Russia
In office 6 April 1992 – 3 February 1993
President	Mircea Snegur
Prime Minister	Valeriu Muravschi Andrei Sangheli
Succeeded by	Anatol Țăranu
First Secretary of the Moldavian Communist Party
In office 16 November 1989 – 4 February 1991
Premier	Ivan Calin Petru Pascari Mircea Druc
Preceded by	Semion Grossu
Succeeded by	Grigore Eremei
Personal details
Born	(1940-01-27) 27 January 1940 (age 84) Rădulenii Vechi, Kingdom of Romania
Citizenship	Moldova  Romania
Political party	Agrarian Party of Moldova
Other political affiliations	Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1964–1991)
Spouse	Antonina Lucinschi ​ ​ (m. 1965; died 2005)​
Children	Chiril, Sergiu
Alma mater	Moldova State University
Profession	Politician

Petru Lucinschi (pronounced [ˈpetru luˈtʃinski]; born 27 January 1940) is a former Moldovan politician who was Moldova's second President from 1997 to 2001. He currently serves as the founder and head of the Lucinschi Foundation of Strategic Studies and International Relations.^[1]