Iurie LEANCA, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs and EuropeanIntegrationBorn on 20 October 1963, in the town of Cimislia, Republic ofMoldova.

Education:

1981-1986 – State Institute of International Relations of Moscow.

Career:

2009-2011

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Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of ForeignAffairs and European Integration2009 – Member of the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova.2005 - 2009 – Vice Chairman of the Foreign Policy Association.2007 - 2009 - Vice Chairman of ASCOM Company.2005 - 2007 – Senior Adviser to the OSCE High Commissioneron National Minorities.2001 - 2005 - Vice Chairman of ASCOM Company.1999 - 2001 – First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs.1998 - 1999 - Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs.1998 - Ambassador on Special Mission of European Integration.1993 - 1997 - Minister-Councillor, Embassy of Moldova to theUSA.1986 - 1993 – served in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Diplomatic Rank:

Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador.

Family status:

Married, father of 2 children.By Presidential Decree No. 5-VI of 14 January 2011, Iurie Leanca isappointed Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs andEuropean Integration.