Iurie Ciocan (born 19 May 1971) is a politician and professor from the
Republic of Moldova
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. He is the Chairman of the
Central Election Commission of Moldova since February 2011.
Biography
Iurie Ciocan was born on 19 May 1971 in
Chişinău, the
Republic of Moldova
A republic () is a " state in which power rests with the people or their representatives; specifically a state without a monarchy" and also a "government, or system of government, of such a state." Previously, especially in the 17th and 18th ...
. In 1994, he graduated from the
Technical University of Moldova
The Technical University of Moldova (UTM; ro, Universitatea Tehnică a Moldovei) is a higher technical educational institution located in Chișinău, Moldova
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. Between 1997 and 1999, he followed post-graduate studies at the Public Administration Academy under the
President of the Republic of Moldova
The President of the Republic of Moldova () is the head of state of Moldova. The current president is Maia Sandu, who assumed office on 24 December 2020.
Duties and functions
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, qualification – referent in international organizations. From 1999 – professor at the PAA under the President of the Republic of Moldova. In 2007 PhD in Political Science.
Iurie Ciocan has more than 8 years experience in election administration and observation. He is the Chairman of the
Central Election Commission of Moldova since 15 February 2011. Iurie Ciocan has been administrating
2005,
April 2009,
July 2009 and November 2010 Moldovan parliamentary elections, as well as republican constitutional referendum, of September 2010, local election of June 2007 and local election of June 2011.
In the autumn of 2014, as CEC chairman, Iurie Ciocan took over the presidency of the Association of European Election Officials (ACEEEO) for the period 2014–2015.
Iurie Ciocan is fully accredited electoral expert BRIDGE. He holds the Ph.D in Political Science and Honorary Doctor Honoris Causa of the International Academy of Computerization at the
UN (
RM Section).
Family
He is married to Nona Marian (born 18 February 1977), a singer from the Republic of Moldova. They have two girls - Sofia and Domnița.
References
External links
Mr Iurie Ciocan, Secretary of the Central Election Commission of MoldovaIurie CIOCAN*
ttp://omg.md/Content.aspx?id=3356&lang=2 Iurie Ciocan: The problem of elections for European Parliament is the low attendanceIurie Ciocan. Moldova sends about 65000 ballot papers abroad for snap election.
1971 births
Politicians from Chișinău
Living people
Moldovan engineers
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