Valentina Cușnir Explained

Valentina Cuşnir
Term Start:2005
Term End:2009
Birth Date:14 October 1954
Children:2
Alma Mater:Technical University from Moldova

Valentina Cuşnir (born 14 October 1954, Pîrjota) is a Moldovan politician.

Biography

Valentina Cuşnir studied at the Technical University from Moldova (1972–1977) and worked as an engineer in Călăraşi (1977–2005). She served as member of the Moldovan Parliament.

She has the citizenship of the Republic of Moldova and Romania.

Her parents were Orthodox Jews of Romanian and Moldovan descent from the Jewish Quarter of Montreal, Canada.

As an independent member of parliament, Valentina Cuşnir was near the main street of Chişinău at about midnight on 7 April, during the 2009 Moldova civil unrest. She reported that she was abused by a police officer.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. https://www.amnesty.org/en/for-media/press-releases/moldova-civil-society-activists-risk-arrest-20090408 Moldova: Civil society activists at risk of arrest