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Lupu in 2011
Acting President of Moldova
In office 30 December 2010 – 23 March 2012
Prime Minister	Vlad Filat
Preceded by	Vlad Filat (acting)
Succeeded by	Nicolae Timofti
President of the Moldovan Parliament
In office 30 December 2010 – 25 April 2013
President	Himself (acting) Nicolae Timofti
Prime Minister	Vlad Filat
Deputy	Vlad Plahotniuc Liliana Palihovici
Preceded by	Mihai Ghimpu
Succeeded by	Liliana Palihovici (acting)
In office 24 March 2005 – 5 May 2009
President	Vladimir Voronin
Prime Minister	Vasile Tarlev Zinaida Greceanîi
Deputy	Maria Postoico Vadim Mișin
Preceded by	Eugenia Ostapciuc
Succeeded by	Vladimir Voronin
President of the Court of Accounts
In office 7 February 2019 – 21 March 2024
Deputy	Viorel Chetraru
Preceded by	Veaceslav Untilă
Succeeded by	Tatiana Șevciuc
Member of the Moldovan Parliament
In office 24 March 2005 – 7 February 2019
Parliamentary group	Party of Communists Democratic Party
President of the Democratic Party
In office 19 July 2009 – 24 December 2016
Preceded by	Dumitru Diacov
Succeeded by	Vlad Plahotniuc
Minister of Economy
In office 5 August 2003 – 24 March 2005
President	Vladimir Voronin
Prime Minister	Vasile Tarlev
Preceded by	Ștefan Odagiu
Succeeded by	Valeriu Lazăr
Deputy Minister of Economy
In office 29 May 2001 – 5 August 2003
President	Vladimir Voronin
Prime Minister	Vasile Tarlev
Minister	Andrei Cucu Ștefan Odagiu
Personal details
Born	(1966-06-20) 20 June 1966 (age 59) Bălți, Moldavian SSR, Soviet Union (now Moldova)
Political party	Communist Party of the Soviet Union (Before 1991) Party of Communists of Moldova (1993–2009) Democratic Party of Moldova (2009–2019)
Other political affiliations	Alliance for European Integration (2009–present)
Children	2
Alma mater	Moldova State University Plekhanov Russian University of Economics

Marian Lupu (born on June 20, 1966) is an economist and politician from Moldova. He served as the President of the Moldovan Parliament from 2010 to 2013. During this time, he also acted as the President of Moldova from 2010 until 2012.

About Marian Lupu

Marian Lupu was born in Bălţi, a city in Moldova, on June 20, 1966. When he was six years old, his family moved to Chişinău, the capital city. His father, Ilie Lupu, was a mathematics professor at Moldova State University. His mother taught French language at a medical and pharmacy university.

Education and Family

Marian Lupu attended "Gheorghe Asachi" High School in Chişinău until 1983. He then studied Economics at Moldova State University. He continued his studies at Plekhanov Russian University of Economics in Moscow, where he earned his PhD in Economics. A PhD is a very high university degree.

He also took part in special training programs. These included programs at the International Monetary Fund in Washington, D.C. and the World Trade Organization in Geneva. These organizations deal with money and trade between countries.

Besides his native Romanian, Marian Lupu speaks English, French, and Russian. He got married in 1992 and has two children.

Political Journey

Marian Lupu began his political career in the government. In June 2001, he became the Vice Minister of the Economy. Two years later, in August 2003, he was promoted to the full Minister of the Economy. He held this position until March 2005.

Lupu with Dmitry Medvedev.

Leading the Parliament

After the Communist Party won the 2005 election, Marian Lupu was chosen as the Speaker of the Moldovan Parliament. The Speaker is like the leader of the country's main law-making body. He served as Speaker from March 2005 to May 2009.

In 2009, he decided to leave the Communist Party. He felt it was not possible to make changes within the party. After leaving, he joined the Democratic Party of Moldova.

Alliance for European Integration

In July 2009, after another parliamentary election, Marian Lupu joined with other political leaders. Together, they formed an agreement called the Alliance For European Integration. This alliance aimed to bring Moldova closer to Europe.

He was a candidate for President of Moldova for this alliance. However, Nicolae Timofti was elected president on March 16, 2012.

On April 25, 2013, Marian Lupu was removed from his position as President of the Moldovan Parliament. This decision was made by a vote of 76 out of 101 members of parliament.

Views on Language

Marian Lupu has spoken about the language and identity in Moldova. He identifies himself as an ethnic Moldovan. He supported keeping "Moldovan language" in the Constitution as the official state language.

In 2010, he said that from a scientific point of view, he spoke Romanian, but from a political point of view, he spoke Moldovan. Two years later, he changed his mind, stating that scientifically, it was Moldovan language. He supports the idea that Moldovan people and the Moldovan nation are distinct from Romania.

See also

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