Aleksandr Rozenberg Explained

Aleksandr Rozenberg
Office:Prime Minister of Transnistria
Termstart:30 May 2022
President:Vadim Krasnoselsky
Predecessor:Aleksandr Martynov
Birth Date:18 October 1967
Birth Place:Ladyzhyn, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Citizenship:Transnistrian
Ukrainian[1]
Native Name Lang:ru

Aleksandr Nikolayevich Rozenberg (Russian: Александр Николаевич Розенберг; born 18 October 1967) is a Transnistrian politician serving as the Prime Minister of Transnistria since 30 May 2022.

Biography

Aleksandr Rozenberg was born on 18 October 1967 in Ladyzhyn, present day Ukraine, but he grew up in Grigoriopol. He is Jewish.[2] He graduated from the Pridnestrovian Energy College in 1986 with a degree in electrical engineering and from the State Agrarian University of Moldova with a similar degree in 1994. He began his career working on a state farm in 1986, and then worked as the Minister of Justice.[3]

In March 2012, Rozenberg began to run a local bakery in the Transnistrian capital of Tiraspol. He later became the Transnistrian Minister of Agriculture and Natural Resources on 20 January 2022, and served until his appointment as Prime Minister of Transnistria on 27 May 2022 by President Vadim Krasnoselsky,[4] following the resignation of Aleksandr Martynov.[5] The appointment came into effect on 30 May.[6]

In March 2023, Romanian senator Claudiu Târziu wrote a letter to the Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy, demanding the withdrawal of Ukrainian citizenship for several Transnistrian figures, including Rozenberg.[7]

References

  1. https://www.rise.md/articol/pasapoarte-ucrainene-pentru-sefii-zonei-rusesti/
  2. https://www.kikar.co.il/world-news/s7zdsr
  3. Web site: 2022-01-19 . Президент назначил Александра Розенберга главой Минсельхозприроды . The President appointed Alexander Rozenberg head of the Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220120081739/https://novostipmr.com/ru/news/22-01-19/prezident-naznachil-aleksandra-rozenberga-glavoy-minselhozprirody . 2022-01-20 . 2022-06-04 . novostipmr.com . ru.
  4. Web site: 2022-05-27 . Breakaway Moldovan Region of Transnistria Gets New PM . 2022-06-04 . Balkan Insight . en-US . 2022-05-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220527130733/https://balkaninsight.com/2022/05/27/breakaway-moldovan-region-of-transnistria-gets-new-pm/ . live .
  5. Web site: The proposal of the President to appoint Alexander Rozenberg to the post of Prime Minister is supported by parliamentarians . 2022-06-04 . novostipmr.com . 2022-06-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220604212849/https://novostipmr.com/en/news/22-05-27/proposal-president-appoint-alexander-rozenberg-post-prime-minister . live .
  6. Web site: May 2022 . 2022-06-04 . rulers.org . 2022-06-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220604212821/http://rulers.org/2022-05.html . live .
  7. https://evz.ro/claudiu-tarziu-scrisoare-catre-volodimir-zelenski-retrageti-cetatenia-ucraineana-marionetelor-moscovei-din-transnistria.html