Andrian Candu
| Andrian Candu | |
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| 11th Speaker of the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova | |
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Assumed office 23 January 2015 | |
| President |
Nicolae Timofti Igor Dodon |
| Deputy | Vladimir Vitiuc |
| Preceded by | Igor Corman |
| Minister of Economy, Deputy Prime Minister of Moldova | |
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In office 3 July 2014 – 23 January 2015 | |
| President | Nicolae Timofti |
| Prime Minister | Iurie Leancă |
| Preceded by | Valeriu Lazăr |
| Succeeded by | Stephane Christophe Bride |
| Deputy Speaker of the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova | |
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In office 30 May 2013 – 11 July 2014 | |
| President | Nicolae Timofti |
| Preceded by | Vladimir Plahotniuc |
| Succeeded by | Sergiu Sirbu |
| Member of the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova | |
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Assumed office 9 December 2014 | |
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In office December 2010 – 11 July 2014 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Andrian Candu 27 November 1975 Chișinău, Moldovan SSR, USSR |
| Political party | Democratic Party of Moldova |
| Spouse(s) |
Zuzana Stastna (m. 2009) |
| Children |
Daniel Vera Adam |
| Alma mater | Babeș-Bolyai University |
| Awards |
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| Website |
www |
Andrian Candu (born 27 November 1975, in Chișinău) is a Moldovan politician, member of the Moldovan Parliament since December 2014. Since 23 January 2015 he serves as the Speaker of the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova.[1] Before that, Candu was a Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Economy[2] of the Republic of Moldova since 3 July 2014, and served as Deputy Speaker of the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova. He was member of the Parliament of Republic of Moldova between December 2010, and July 2014.[3]
Early life and education
Andrian Candu was born in November 27, 1975. After Andrian Candu finished his secondary education at school No. 25, currently Lyceum "Onisifor Ghibu", Chişinău, in 1991 he was enrolled at the School of Informatics “Tiberiu Popoviciu” in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. In 1994 he obtained a Baccalaureate diploma. In the autumn, Candu was admitted to the Faculty of Law of the University "Babeș-Bolyai" from Cluj-Napoca, Romania. After four years of study, he was awarded a Bachelor diploma. During September 2007 and June 2008, he studied at the Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration, Institute for Austrian and International Tax Law (Vienna, Austria), postgraduate International Tax Law Program, where he was awarded a Master's Diploma. In 2001, Andrian Candu participated in the "Human Rights and Programme Implementation" course organized by the Institute of European Law in Birmingham, UK. In the same year, Candu obtained certificate of participation in the seminar "Public administration and individual through the European Convention of Human Rights" held in the UniDem Campus, Venice Commission in Trieste, Italy. A year later, at the University of Western Cape, he was attending the International Academy of Human Rights course, on Robben Island, Cape Town, South Africa.[3][4]
Professional activities
In 1998 he returns to Moldova, where for four years he was principal consultant within the parliamentary Commission for Foreign Policy of the Republic of Moldova. During that period, he began to teach international law at the Public Administration Academy under the President of the Republic of Moldova. He worked as a lecturer until 2004. In 2002 he became senior manager of PricewaterhouseCoopers Moldova, where he worked until 2010. He was responsible for managing a wide range of projects in the areas of taxation of individuals and businesses, expatriate tax consultancy, legal advice and other. For a short time in 2010 he served as general manager of Prime Management company, where he was the leader of a team responsible for the management of businesses in different fields and industries including: financial – banking, real estate, media, hospitality and services. At the end of the same year he was elected member of the Parliament of Republic of Moldova and member of the Parliamentary Committee Legal, Appointments and Immunities. In May 2013 he became Vice-President of the Parliament of Republic of Moldova, a position he held until July 2014 when he was appointed by order of the President of Moldova Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Economy.[5] Half a year later, on January 23, 2015 he was elected President of the Moldovan Parliament with the votes of 59 lawmakers.[1][3]
Other activities
In 2012, the National Political Council of the Democratic Party of Moldova elected Andrian Candu as vice-president of the party, a position he still holds.[6]
Candu was a member of the Moldovan International Law Association and CEO of the Moldovan Business People Association.[3]
Andrian Candu speaks fluent in English and Russian.
Publications
During the period of his professional activities, Andrian Candu has prepared materials for publication and publications including: "The contract of sale – the difference between English and the Romanian law", "European Parliament, organization and activity", "International Commercial Arbitration: the difference between Moldavian, Romanian and Russian", "Commonwealth of Independent States, success or failure?", "Abuses of double taxation treaties", "Evolution of tax treaties – country report, Romania".[3][4]
Personal life
In 2006, while he was at an event organized by PricewaterhouseCoopers in Budapest, Hungary, he met Zuzana Stastna [ʃcastna], engaged at PwC office in Prague, Czech Republic. Only after almost half a year, Andrian Candu decided to invite the beautiful Czech to a dinner. In an interview, Candu told that their relationship has evolved very quickly, although their lives were always on luggage. "I lived in Austria, in Czech Republic, but also in other countries where we went because of my studies. Decision "to be or not to be" came together over two years, when I finished my studies. Since I had to return home, called by obligations I had, I said: "Come with me." And she accepted without conditions. ", told Candu.[7][3]
Three years later, the young people got married in Chișinău. In 2009, in Andrian and Zuzana Candu family was born first child, Daniel. In late March 2012, the family increased by another member – a girl, the parents called Vera. And in early 2017 on the world came the couple's third child, the second boy in the family, Adam.[8][3]
Honours
In April 2015, by a decree of the former President of Moldova Nicolae Timofti, Andrian Candu was awarded the Order of Honor. The politician has received this state award for appreciation of the contribution to reforms based on European values and standards, for outstanding achievements in ensuring the negotiation, signing and ratification of the Association Agreement Moldova – European Union, for contribution to visa liberalization with EU Member States and Schengen.[9]
References
- 1 2 "Presidents of the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova".
- ↑ "Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Moldova".
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "CV Andrian Candu".
- 1 2 "Members of the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova".
- ↑ "Ministry of Economy of Republic of Moldova".
- ↑ "Standing Bureau of Democratic Party of Moldova".
- ↑ "Interview with Adrian Candu, shok.md".
- ↑ "Andrian Candu, father for the third time", prime.md".
- ↑ "President Nicolae Timofti granted state awards to a group of citizens", presedinte.md".