Iurie Roșca (born 31 October 1961, in

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) is a

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n politician who has served as president of the Christian-Democratic People's Party (PPCD) since 1994.

Biography

Iurie Roșca graduated in 1984 from the journalism faculty of the State University of Moldova. He then worked as a correspondent for the newspaper '' Tinerimea Moldovei'' (''The Youth of Moldova''), a reporter for the National Television of Moldova, and an upper-level curator at the

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Literature Museum in

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Political career

In 1989, Roșca became one of the founders of the

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(of which the PPCD is a successor). He was executive president of the organization from 1989 to 1994. Between 1990 and 2009, he was a deputy in the

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. In 2005, his party voted for the reelection of the Communist president

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, and he became the Parliament's vice-president (a post he also held from 1998 to 2001). In June 2009, he was sworn in as Deputy Prime Minister of the Moldovan Governmenthttp://www.azi.md/en/story/3745, Moldova Azi, Politics, Iurie Roşca takes oath as Deputy Prime Minister, 17 June 2009, Retrieved September 15, 2010. However, he only held that position until September of that year.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Rosca, Iurie Romanian people of Moldovan descent 1961 births Living people Christian-Democratic People's Party (Moldova) politicians Members of the parliament of Moldova Deputy Prime Ministers of Moldova Moldovan journalists Male journalists Deputy Presidents of the Moldovan Parliament Moldova State University alumni Moldovan MPs 1990–1994 Moldovan MPs 1994–1998 Moldovan MPs 1998–2001 Moldovan MPs 2001–2005 Moldovan MPs 2005–2009 Popular Front of Moldova MPs