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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 58) 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)
Alma mater	Moldova State University Plekhanov Russian University of Economics

Marian Lupu (born June 20, 1966) is a politician and economist from Moldova. He was the leader of Moldova's Parliament from 2010 to 2013. During this time, he also served as the acting President of Moldova from 2010 to 2012.

Early Life and Education

Marian Lupu was born in Bălți, Moldova, on June 20, 1966. When he was six, his family moved to Chişinău, the capital city. His father, Ilie Lupu, was a math professor at the Moldova State University. His mother taught French.

School and University

Marian Lupu went to "Gheorghe Asachi" High School in Chişinău until 1983. He then studied Economics at Moldova State University until 1987. He continued his studies at Plekhanov Moscow Institute of the National Economy in Moscow. There, he earned his PhD in Economics in 1991.

He also took special courses at the International Monetary Fund in Washington, D.C. in 1994. In 1996, he attended courses at the World Trade Organization in Geneva.

Languages and Family

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

Political Career

Marian Lupu began his political career in the early 2000s. He joined the Communist Party and quickly rose through the ranks.

Early Government Roles

In June 2001, Marian Lupu 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.

Leading the Parliament

Lupu with Dmitry Medvedev.

After the Communist Party won the 2005 elections, Marian Lupu was chosen as the Speaker of the Moldovan Parliament. He served in this important role from March 2005 to May 2009.

In 2009, he left the Communist Party. He felt it was not possible to change the party from the inside. Soon after, he joined the Democratic Party of Moldova.

Alliance for European Integration

After the July 2009 parliamentary election, Marian Lupu joined other political leaders. He signed the agreement to form the Alliance For European Integration on August 8, 2009. 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.

Political Views

Marian Lupu has shared his thoughts on important issues in Moldova.

Language and Identity

In Moldova, there has been a discussion about the country's language and identity. Marian Lupu identifies himself as an ethnic Moldovan. He supported keeping "Moldovan language" in the Constitution as the official state language.

He once said that "scientifically, I speak Romanian, but politically, I speak Moldovan." Later, he changed his view, stating that "scientifically is not Romanian anymore... but the Moldovan [language]." He believes in the idea of a distinct Moldovan people and nation, separate from Romania.

Other Views

In 2010, Marian Lupu expressed pride that Moldovan soldiers marched in the 2010 Moscow Victory Day Parade. This was a parade in Moscow celebrating victory in World War II. Some other politicians did not agree with the presence of the Moldovan National Army's Honor Guard Company at this event.