Andrei Galbur Explained

Andrei Galbur
Office:	Deputy Prime Minister of Moldova
Primeminister:	Pavel Filip
Term Start:	20 January 2016
Term End:	21 December 2017
Predecessor:	Natalia Gherman
Office1:	Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration
Primeminister1:	Pavel Filip
Term Start1:	20 January 2016
Term End1:	21 December 2017
Predecessor1:	Natalia Gherman
Successor1:	Tudor Ulianovschi
Office2:	Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration
President2:	Nicolae Timofti
Term Start2:	11 March 2015
Term End2:	20 January 2016
Birth Date:	5 July 1975
Birth Place:	Chișinău, Moldavian SSR, Soviet Union
Party:	Independent
Alma Mater:	Free International University of Moldova
President1:	Nicolae Timofti Igor Dodon
President:	Nicolae Timofti Igor Dodon
Primeminister2:	Chiril Gaburici Natalia Gherman (acting) Valeriu Streleț Gheorghe Brega (acting)
Minister2:	Natalia Gherman
Office3:	Moldovan Ambassador to Russia, Kazakhstan and Tajikistan
President3:	Nicolae Timofti
Primeminister3:	Vladimir Filat Iurie Leancă Chiril Gaburici
Termstart3:	28 November 2012
Termend3:	27 March 2015
Predecessor3:	Andrei Neguța
Successor3:	Dumitru Braghiș

Andrei Galbur (born 5 July 1975) is a Moldovan diplomat who served as Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration (from 20 January 2016 to 20 December 2017)^[1] in Prime Minister Pavel Filip's cabinet. Previously Galbur served as Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration (2015–2016), and Ambassador of Moldova to Russia (2013–2015).^[2]

Education

1997 graduated from the Legal Department of the International Free University of Moldova.

Since 1995, the attaché, and since 1997 the second secretary, and since 1999 the Councillor of the General Board for Europe and North America;
From 2000 to 2004 Permanent Secretary at the Embassy of the Republic of Moldova in the Austrian Republic and in parallel, the deputy of the permanent representative at the international organizations in Vienna;
From 2004 to 2005 the Head of the General Directorate for International Security;
From 2005 to 2007, the Head of the Division for Multi-Country Co-operation;
Since 2007, the Minister – Councillor, the deputy of the Ambassador, Chargé d'affaires a.i. of the Embassy of the Republic of Moldova in the United States;
From September 2010 to June 2013, the head of the General Directorate for Multi-Country Cooperation;
From January 2013 to March 2015, the Ambassador of the Republic of Moldova in the Russian Federation;
From March 2015 to January 2016 the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration;
Since 20 January 2016 the first deputy Prime-Minister, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration.