Monica Babuc (born 29 March 1964) is a politician and historian from the
Republic of Moldova, who was
Minister of Culture of the Republic of Moldova in four consecutive cabinets (
Leancă,
Gaburici,
Streleţ and
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) from 2013 to 2019.
Monica Babuc is a member of the
Democratic Party of Moldova, and formerly a member of the
Christian Democratic People's Party.
In May 2015 she submitted his candidacy for the mayoralty of
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 ...
. In the televised electoral debates, she admitted that she speaks
Romanian and is equally Romanian and Moldovan,
"Eu vreau sa fiu primar cu Lorena Bogza" - 03.06.2015 - VIDEO
/ref> contrary to the position and ideology of the DPM leaders, Marian Lupu and Dumitru Diacov, who declare that they speak Moldovan and that they are Moldovans and not Romanian. At the local elections in Chisinau on 14 June 2015 Monica Babuc accrued 2.17% of the vote.
Family
She is married and has a child. She speaks Russian, French
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and English.
References
External links
Monica Babuc
at the Moldovan Government's website
1964 births
Living people
People from Ialoveni District
Democratic Party of Moldova politicians
Government ministers of Moldova
Moldovan Ministers of Education
Culture ministers of Moldova
Women government ministers of Moldova
21st-century Moldovan women politicians
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