Vlad Filat

Vlad Filat
Filat in 2023
8th Prime Minister of Moldova
In office
25 September 2009 – 25 April 2013
PresidentMihai Ghimpu (acting)
Himself (acting)
Marian Lupu (acting)
Nicolae Timofti
Deputy
Preceded byVitalie Pîrlog (acting)
Succeeded byIurie Leancă
Acting President of Moldova
In office
28 December 2010 – 30 December 2010
Prime MinisterHimself
Preceded byMihai Ghimpu (acting)
Succeeded byMarian Lupu (acting)
President of the Liberal Democratic Party
Assumed office
2 July 2023
Preceded byIulian David (acting)
In office
16 August 2020 – 29 April 2021
Preceded byTudor Deliu
Succeeded byIulian David (acting)
In office
8 December 2007 – 27 May 2016
Succeeded byViorel Cibotaru
Minister of State
In office
12 March 1999 – 21 December 1999
PresidentPetru Lucinschi
Prime MinisterIon Sturza
Preceded byNicolae Cernomaz
Succeeded byVictor Bodiu (2009)
Member of the Moldovan Parliament
In office
9 December 2014 – 15 December 2016
Succeeded bySimion Grișciuc
Parliamentary groupLiberal Democratic Party
In office
24 December 2010 – 14 February 2011
Succeeded byElena Frumosu
Parliamentary groupLiberal Democratic Party
In office
17 March 2005 – 25 September 2009
Succeeded byIvan Ionaș
Parliamentary groupDemocratic Moldova Electoral Bloc
Democratic Party
Liberal Democratic Party
Personal details
Born
Vladimir Filat

(1969-05-06) 6 May 1969 (age 55)
Lăpușna, Moldavian SSR, Soviet Union
(now Moldova)
Citizenship Moldova
 Romania
Political partyDemocratic Party (1997–2007)
Liberal Democratic Party (2007–2016), (2020–present)
Other political
affiliations
Alliance for Democracy and Reforms (1998–1999)
Alliance for European Integration (2009–present)
Spouse(s)Sanda Filat (Divorced 2012)
Angela Gonța (2014–2016)
Children3
Alma materUniversity of Iași

Vladimir Filat (born 6 May 1969), commonly referred to as Vlad Filat (pronounced [vlad fiˈlat]), is a Moldovan businessman and politician, founder of Liberal Democratic Party of Moldova. He was Prime Minister of Moldova from 25 September 2009 to 25 April 2013. He also was appointed as the interim president of Moldova for a brief period of time in 2010.[1] Following his conviction on charges of accepting bribes, Filat was released from jail in December 2019, 6 years earlier than his initial sentence.

  1. ^ "Guvernul Filat a fost investit cu votul a 53 de deputaţi AIE. Şeful SIS a fos demis de către Parlament. Noul director este Mihai Gheorghe". 2009-09-25. Retrieved 2013-05-10.