| Valerian Cristea | |
| Office: | Deputy Mayor of Orhei |
| Termstart: | 7 July 2015 |
| Office1: | Moldovan Ambassador to the Czech Republic |
| Termstart1: | 16 January 2007 |
| Termend1: | 21 November 2009 |
| President1: | Vladimir Voronin Mihai Ghimpu (acting) |
| Primeminister1: | Vasile Tarlev Zinaida Greceanîi Vitalie Pîrlog (acting) Vladimir Filat |
| Office2: | Deputy Prime Minister of Moldova |
| Termstart2: | 19 April 2001 |
| Termend2: | 15 November 2006 |
| Successor2: | Vitalie Vrabie |
| President2: | Vladimir Voronin |
| Primeminister2: | Vasile Tarlev |
| Office3: | Member of the Moldovan Parliament |
| Parliamentarygroup4: | Party of Communists |
| Termstart4: | 22 March 1998 |
| Termend4: | 19 April 2001 |
| Successor4: | Semion Dragan |
| Predecessor1: | Mihail Laur |
| Successor1: | Ștefan Gorda |
| Birth Place: | Vîprova, Moldavian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Predecessor: | Ala Savin |
| Predecessor2: | Lidia Guțu |
Valerian Cristea (born 1 August 1950) is a Moldovan politician and diplomat, currently serving as Deputy Mayor of Orhei.[1] [2] In 1998, Cristea was elected to the Parliament of Moldova as a Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova candidate and was re-elected in 2001.[3] He was the Deputy Prime Minister from 2001 to 2006. He was also the ambassador of Moldova to the Czech Republic from 2007 to 2009. Cristea studied at the Technical University of Moldova.[2]