Victor Șelin (born 19 August 1965) is a Moldovan businessman, politician, and former journalist, currently president of the Social Democratic Party of Moldova.

Education and early career

Șelin is a graduate of the Faculty of

Journalism Journalism is the production and distribution of reports on the interaction of events, facts, ideas, and people that are the "news of the day" and that informs society to at least some degree of accuracy. The word, a noun, applies to the journ ...

of the State University of Moldova. He worked as editor at " Teleradio-Moldova" until 1989, when he left journalism, entering the

business Business is the practice of making one's living or making money by producing or Trade, buying and selling Product (business), products (such as goods and Service (economics), services). It is also "any activity or enterprise entered into for ...

. He remained present in the field of journalism through the Russian newspaper "Vremea", which he is patronizing. He is the owner of the Moldovan cinema network "Patria", which is а monopolist in Moldova.Business-ul lui Victor Șelin, șeful "Patriei"
/ref> Also among other business he has, he owns the amusement park "Aventura Park", one of the largest and most famous amusement parks in

Chișinău Chișinău ( , , ; formerly known as Kishinev) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Moldova, largest city of Moldova. The city is Moldova's main industrial and commercial centre, and is located in the middle of the coun ...

.Victor Șelin: Anti-european în politică, pro-european în business
/ref> According to the magazine " VIP Magazin", Șelin founded the first private security agency in the Republic of Moldova; and thanks to it, Moldova was the first CIS country to have a law on detective activity.VICTOR ȘELIN. Omul 3D
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Political career

In the elections of 5 April 2009, Victor Şelin ranks third in the list of the Social Democratic Party of Moldova, but was not on the list of repeated elections, to which the SDP was already headed by former Prime Ministers Dumitru Braghiș and Vasile Tarlev. Previously, he was part of the formation ''"Plai Natal"'' and the Our Moldova Alliance, which he left in 2004 after a public quarrel with Serafim Urechean.

Personal life

Șelin is married and has two children.VICTOR ȘELIN. Omul 3D
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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Selin, Victor 1965 births Living people Moldovan businesspeople Social Democratic Party (Moldova) politicians People from Rîșcani District 21st-century Moldovan politicians