Igor Corman (born 17 December 1969, Ciulucani,

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) is a

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n politician and diplomat, deputy to the

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from 2009 to 2015 and President of the Moldovan Parliament on 30 May 2013Ultimă oră! Igor Corman a fost ales în funcția de președinte al Parlamentului
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Biography

Igor Corman was born on 17 December 1969 in the village of Ciulucani, in

, in the

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. Former Komsomol member.

Studies

Igor Corman graduated from the Faculty of History of the

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of Chişinău,

(1990) and then the Faculty of History of "Al.I.Cuza" University of Iasi,

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(1992). In the years 1992-1994 he completed doctoral studies at "Al.I.Cuza" University of Iasi,

, and later, in 1994-1995, post-doctoral studies at "Ludwig Maximilian" University of

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. In 1996, Igor Corman received his PhD in

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. In 1997, Igor Corman continued his professional training at the George Marshall College in Garmisch-Partenkirchen,

, and in 2002 he lectured the peacekeeping courses at Newport in the

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Career

After graduating from the educational institutions, since 1995 Igor Corman has worked in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Moldova. Thus, between 1995-1997 he worked as secretary III, secretary II and secretary I in the Directorate for Policy Analysis and Planning of the Ministry. During the period 1997-2001 he served as secretary III, secretary II, secretary I - responsible for political relations and charged with business in the Embassy of the Republic of Moldova in

. Between 2001-2003, he worked as Director of the General Department for

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and North America at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In the period 2004-2009, Igor Corman continued his diplomatic career as Ambassador of the Republic of Moldova to Germany, by joining the Kingdom of Denmark. Since 29 July 2009 Igor Corman is deputy to the

from the

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and holds the post of President of the Foreign Policy and European Integration Commission. From 30 May 2013 until 29 December 2014 he was the President of the Parliament of the

. On 15 October 2015 he announced at the parliamentary session that he was giving up his mandate and withdrawing from politics in order to get involved in a project with foreign investment. Besides

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and

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, Igor Corman speaks fluently

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and

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. He is married and has two children.

Distinctions and decorations

In 2006 ,Igor Corman was decorated with the ''"Civic Merit" Medal ''by the

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, and in 2009 - with the Order of the '' "Grand Cross of Merit"''by the

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of the

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. On 24 July 2014 Igor Corman was awarded the '' "Order of the Republic"'' by the

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, ''"for decisive contributions to the accomplishment of the major foreign policy objective of the Republic of Moldova - political association and economic integration with the

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".''

Gallery

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External links

Igor CORMAN

Site-ul Parlamentului Republicii Moldova

Partidul Democrat din Moldova

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Corman, Igor 1969 births Living people Alexandru Ioan Cuza University alumni Moldova State University alumni 20th-century Moldovan historians Moldovan MPs 2009–2010 Presidents of the Moldovan Parliament Commanders Crosses of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany Democratic Party of Moldova MPs Ambassadors of Moldova to Germany