Dumitru Diacov (born 10 February 1952, Kargapolie,

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) is a

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n politician, former President and Deputy Speaker of the Parliament of the

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, deputy in the

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in several consecutive terms since the year 2005 and formerly between 1994 and 2001. He was former chairman of the

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(from 2000 to 2009). In 2009, he gives to

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the function of party chairman.

Biography

Dumitru Diacov was born on 10 February 1952 in Kargapolie,

(

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), in a family of

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n deportees. In 1969, he became a student at the Faculty of Letters, Journalism Department, of the

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from Chișinău. In 1974, Dumitru Diacov graduated from

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and then worked for TeleRadio-Moldova. After 1984, he worked as

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in Chişinău for

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and then for

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and

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(1986-1989). Between 1989–1993, he worked for

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. Dumitru Diacov was a Moldovan MP (1994–2001, 2005-May 2009, July 2009 – 2010) and the

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(23 April 1998 – 20 March 2001). He was president of the

(1997-June 2009) and later has been the honorary president. In November 2022, when the Democratic Party was turned into the European Social Democratic Party, he opposed this change and he didn't join the new party. Due to this, he was removed from the position as honorary president.https://newsmaker.md/ro/diacov-spune-ca-nu-a-sustinut-schimbarea-pdm-in-psde-ar-fi-refuzat-si-sa-adere-la-noua-formatiune/

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Ex-Communist speaker elected leader of opposition party in Moldova

References

1952 births Living people People from Kurgan Oblast Belarusian State University alumni Moldovan communists Presidents of the Moldovan Parliament Moldovan journalists Male journalists Moldovan MPs 2014–2018 Democratic Party of Moldova MPs Moldovan MPs 1994–1998 Moldovan MPs 1998–2001 Moldovan MPs 2005–2009 Moldovan MPs 2009–2010 {{Moldova-politician-stub Recipients of the Order of Honour (Moldova)