Ion Văluţă (1 May 1894,

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- 1981, Bucharest) was a

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n politician.

Biography

He served as Member of the Moldovan Parliament (1917–1918).

Education

He graduated from High School Number 1 B.P. Hasdeu from

Chișinău Chișinău ( , , ), also known as Kishinev (russian: Кишинёв, r=Kishinjóv ), is the Capital city, capital and largest city of the Republic of Moldova. The city is Moldova's main industrial and commercial center, and is located in the ...

. He studied law at the Universities of

Petrograd Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...

and

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.''Figuri contemporane din Basarabia'', vol. III, Editura ARPID, Chișinău, 1939, p. 136. During the interwar period he was 5 times a member of Parliament representing the Brătianu National Liberal Party.

Political activity

He organized the student society "Renaissance" in Balti,

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and

. He contributed to the introduction of Romanian language courses and the history of Romanians at the University of Odessa. He was a member of the Country Council delegated by the National Committee of Officers, Soldiers and Students of Odessa. On 27 March 1918 he voted for the Union of Bessarabia with the Motherland. He has been a parliamentarian five times. In 1923 he was director of Industry and Commerce in Bessarabia. He was sent on a special mission by the Vaida government to Warsaw. He was several times a member of the Agricultural Chambers, of the County and Communal Council of Chisinau.''Figuri contemporane din Basarabia'', vol. III, Editura ARPID, Chișinău, 1939, p. 137. He was three times president of the Chisinau Chamber of Commerce and Industry. In this capacity he created the federation of all the Chambers of Commerce of Bessarabia and was elected its president. He was vice-president of the Union of Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Romania, working for the restoration of Bessarabian trade and agriculture. He pointed out the shortcomings of the Bessarabian media. He managed to merge all credit unions in

, creating a single credit institution for Bessarabian farmers.

Publishing activity

He published the magazine "Economic Bessarabia".

Gallery

Image:Stamp of Moldova 227.gif, Moldovan stamp, 1998

Bibliography

Gheorghe E. Cojocaru Gheorghe E. Cojocaru (born 8 February 1963) is a historian from the Republic of Moldova. Biography Gheorghe E. Cojocaru was born on 8 February 1963. He graduate from Moldova State University in 1986 and got a PhD from University of Bucharest ...

, ''Sfatul Țării: itinerar'', Civitas, Chişinău, 1998, *Mihai Taşcă, ''Sfatul Țării şi actualele autorităţi locale'', " Timpul de dimineaţă", no. 114 (849), June 27, 2008 (page 16)

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Valuta, Ion Romanian people of Moldovan descent Moldovan MPs 1917–1918 Odesa University alumni People from Fălești District 1894 births 1981 deaths National Liberal Party (Romania) politicians