Alexandru Pînzari | |
Office: | Minister of Defense |
Primeminister: | Ion Chicu |
President: | Igor Dodon |
Term Start: | 16 March 2020 |
Term End: | 9 November 2020 |
Predecessor: | Victor Gaiciuc |
Successor: | Victor Gaiciuc |
Office2: | Chief of the General Police Inspectorate |
Term Start2: | 30 March 2016 |
Term End2: | 10 June 2019 |
Successor2: | Gheorghe Balan (acting) |
Birth Date: | 3 January 1973 |
Birth Place: | Căușeni, Moldavian SSR, Soviet Union |
Profession: | Policeman |
Alexandru Pînzari (born 3 January 1973) is a Moldovan policeman and politician. He served as Minister of Defense of Moldova from March-November 2020.[1] [2] [3] Prior to his appointment, he served as the head of the General Police Inspectorate for four years. His career began as an inspector for the Judicial Police of the Buiucani Police Inspectorate in 1998.[4] He speaks English and Russian as well as Romanian. He is a graduate of the Odesa Maritime Academy in Ukraine (1988–1992) and the Ştefan cel Mare Police Academy (1992–1997).