Vasile Bârcă (2 January 1884 – 14 May 1949) was a

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, mayor of

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and minister during

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Biography

He studied law at the University of Petersburg (1906), obtaining his doctorate in law. He worked as a lawyer. He was elected in the

by the Soroca County Congress (5 March 1918). He presided over the memorable congress, at which was preliminarily voted for the reunited motion of the Soroca county in

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. Mandate validated on 18 March 1918 to 18 February 1919. As a deputy in the

, he advocated for the positive resolution of all the issues raised concerning the holy cause of

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– the union with Motherland..

Sfatul Țării, Greater Romania

In the

he held the post of vice-president (25 November 1918 – 18 February 1919), Deputy Chairman of the Constitutional Commission (19 May – 27 November 1918), Member of the Legal Commission. After

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devoted himself to political and administrative activities, joining the National Liberal Party. Director General of the Domestic Department, Domestic Affairs and Directorate of Justice in the years 1920 – 1921, mayor of

in 1922 – 1923 and second time in the years 1924 – 1925, Chairman of the Unification Commission, Undersecretary of State at the Ministry of the Interior in 1936 – 1937, director of Basarabia daily and deputy Orhei in 10 legislatures. Vasile Bârcă died on 14 May 1949 in

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and was buried in the

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External links

Personalităţi marcante ale neamului - Vasile Bârcă

Notes

{{DEFAULTSORT:Barca, Vasile 1884 births 1949 deaths People from Rezina District People from Bessarabia Governorate Romanian people of Moldovan descent National Moldavian Party politicians National Liberal Party (Romania, 1875) politicians Deputy Presidents of the Moldovan Parliament Moldovan MPs 1917–1918 Mayors of Chișinău 20th-century mayors Saint Petersburg State University alumni Burials at Bellu Cemetery