Octavian Armașu

Octavian Armașu
Minister of Finance of Moldova
Assumed office
January 2016
Preceded by Anatol Arapu
Personal details
Born (1969-06-29) 29 June 1969
Chișinău, Moldovan SSR
Alma mater Technical University of Moldova

Octavian Armașu (born 29 July 1969 in Chișinău) is a Moldovan politician who currently serves as Minister of Finances of Moldova since January 2016[1], succeeding Anatol Arapu at this post.

Professional experience

Previously, Armașu worked since 1996 in the private economics sector, at a few companies in Moldova.[2]

  • 2004-2016: Financial Director CFO, Südzucker Moldova, Republic of Moldova
  • 2001-2004: Head Controlling (planning, budgeting, financial analysis, strategic financial planning), Südzucker Moldova, Republic of Moldova
  • 1999-2001: Controller, Südzucker International GmbH
  • 1997-1999: Senior Consultant, Honest Business Consulting, Moldova-Dutch Joint Venture
  • 1996-1997: Sales Manager, Glass Container Company, Republic of Moldova

Education

  • 2002-2006:”Chartered Financial analyst” (CFA), has completed training programs at "CFA Institute", United States of America
  • 1996-1997: Center for Private Business Reform-project USAID, project with teaching in finance, accounting and marketing
  • 1991-1994: Technical University of Moldova, specialization IT and engineering systems, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova

Marital status

Octavian Armașu is married and has two children.

On 30 September 2016, a Moldovan civic activist, Andrei Donică, spilled a bucket of milk over Octavian Armașu, reproaching him the actions done by the government in case of $1 billion fraud.[3][4] After this incident Donică was detained by the police. According to the law, a criminal case for hooliganism was initiated on Donica's behalf, in case of guilty he may be fined or even up to 3 years in prison.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Ministrul Finanţelor, Octavian Armaşu, a fost prezentat colectivului
  2. ↑ http://www.gov.md/en/content/octavian-armasu CV of Octavian Armasu
  3. ↑ Activistul Andrei Donică a fost reținut de poliție după ce l-a stropit cu lapte pe ministrul finanțelor Octavian Armașu. Ziarul de Gardă. (in Romanian)
  4. ↑ Milk poured over Moldova Finance Minister for crisis. news.am
  5. ↑ Activistul Andrei Donică a fost reținut de poliție
Political offices
Preceded by
Anatol Arapu		 Minister of Finance
2016–present		 Incumbent


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