Stéphane Christophe Bridé (born 30 September 1971) was the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy of

Moldova Moldova, officially the Republic of Moldova, is a Landlocked country, landlocked country in Eastern Europe, with an area of and population of 2.42 million. Moldova is bordered by Romania to the west and Ukraine to the north, east, and south. ...

between 18 February 2015 and 20 January 2016. He is a French citizen who has held dual Moldovan/French nationality since 26 December 2013. He has more than 20 years experience working as an

accountant An accountant is a practitioner of accounting or accountancy. Accountants who have demonstrated competency through their professional associations' certification exams are certified to use titles such as Chartered Accountant, Chartered Certif ...

audit An audit is an "independent examination of financial information of any entity, whether profit oriented or not, irrespective of its size or legal form when such an examination is conducted with a view to express an opinion thereon." Auditing al ...

or and

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in management and fiscal policy. In 2005 he became the Moldovan

motocross Motocross is a form of off-road motorcycle racing held on enclosed off-road circuits. The sport evolved from motorcycle trials competitions held in the United Kingdom. History Motocross first evolved in Britain from motorcycle trials competi ...

champion. In 2008 Bridé was part of Moldova's team at the European Motorcross Championship in

Zărnești Zărnești (; ; ) is a town in Brașov County, Transylvania, Romania, with a population of 21,624 as of 2021. It administers one village, Tohanu Nou (''Neu-Tohan''; ''Újtohán''). The town is located near the Piatra Craiului Mountains, which ...

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. He also holds a black belt in

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.E francez, născut în Africa, vorbește româna, are centura neagră la judo și este viitorul ministru al Economiei
realitatea.md Bridé was one of the managing partners of Grant Thornton in Moldova.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Bride, Stephane Christophe 1971 births Living people People from Dakar Naturalised citizens of Moldova Deputy prime ministers of Moldova Ministers of economy of Moldova French financiers French accountants French motocross riders