Igor Dodon
Igor Dodon (pronounced [ˈiɡor doˈdon]; born 18 February 1975) is a Moldovan politician who previously served as the President of Moldova from 23 December 2016 to 24 December 2020. He currently serves as the leader of the Party of Socialists of the Republic of Moldova. He served as Minister of Economy and Trade in the governments of Vasile Tarlev and Zinaida Greceanîi from September 2006 to September 2009 and was a member of the Parliament of Moldova from 2009 to 2016. He lost his bid for re-election in 2020 to Maia Sandu, whom he had defeated four years earlier in the 2016 Moldovan presidential election.
Igor Dodon | |
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Dodon in 2019 | |
| Executive Secretary of the Party of Socialists | |
| Assumed office 10 April 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Vlad Batrîncea |
| Leader of the Party of Socialists | |
| In office 30 December 2020 – 18 December 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Zinaida Greceanîi |
| Succeeded by | Vlad Batrîncea (as Executive Secretary) |
| In office 18 December 2011 – 18 December 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Veronica Abramciuc |
| Succeeded by | Zinaida Greceanîi |
| Member of the Moldovan Parliament | |
| In office 23 July 2021 – 28 October 2021 | |
| Succeeded by | Adrian Lebedinschi |
| Parliamentary group | Bloc of Communists and Socialists |
| In office 14 August 2009 – 15 December 2016 | |
| Succeeded by | Irina Mizdrenco |
| Parliamentary group | Party of Communists Party of Socialists |
| 5th President of Moldova | |
| In office 23 December 2016 – 24 December 2020 | |
| Prime Minister | Pavel Filip Maia Sandu Ion Chicu |
| Preceded by | Nicolae Timofti |
| Succeeded by | Maia Sandu |
| First Deputy Prime Minister of Moldova | |
| In office 31 March 2008 – 14 September 2009 | |
| President | Vladimir Voronin Mihai Ghimpu (acting) |
| Prime Minister | Zinaida Greceanîi |
| Preceded by | Zinaida Greceanîi |
| Minister of Economy and Trade | |
| In office 18 September 2006 – 14 September 2009 | |
| President | Vladimir Voronin Mihai Ghimpu (acting) |
| Prime Minister | Vasile Tarlev Zinaida Greceanîi |
| Minister | Valeriu Lazăr |
| Preceded by | Valeriu Lazăr |
| Succeeded by | Valeriu Lazăr (as Minister of Economy) |
| Deputy Minister of Economy and Trade | |
| In office 18 May 2005 – 18 September 2006 | |
| President | Vladimir Voronin |
| Prime Minister | Vasile Tarlev |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 February 1975 Sadova, Călărași, Moldavian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Citizenship | Moldova Russia |
| Political party | Party of Socialists (2011–2016, 2020–present) Party of Communists (2010–2011) Independent (2016–2020) |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | State Agrarian University of Moldova Academy of Economic Studies of Moldova IMI-NOVA International Management Institute |
| Awards | Order of Work Glory Knight of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem |
| Website | Official website |
On 24 May 2022, Dodon was arrested by the Moldovan authorities on charges of passive corruption, illegal financing of a political party by a criminal organization, illicit enrichment, and high treason against Moldova through receiving funds from fugitive Moldovan politician Vladimir Plahotniuc in order to intercede on Plahotniuc's behalf regarding criminal cases filed in Russia. He was placed under house arrest on 26 May in order to allow prosecutors to investigate the allegations further. The United States Department of the Treasury has also accused Dodon of corruption and conspiring with Russia through his political aides to interfere with the Moldovan elections and rig the media in his favour. He was released from house arrest on 18 November 2022 pending a court trial on all charges.