Gheorghe Brega

Gheorghe Brega (born 25 September 1951 in Drepcăuți) is a Moldovan politician who was the acting Prime Minister of Moldova from 30 October 2015 to 20 January 2016. He served as Deputy Prime Minister for Social Affairs of Moldova from 30 July 2015 to 30 May 2017, and was a Member of the Moldovan Parliament from 2009 to 2015.

Gheorghe Brega
Deputy Prime Minister for Social Affairs
In office 30 July 2015 – 30 May 2017
President	Nicolae Timofti Igor Dodon
Prime Minister	Valeriu Streleț Pavel Filip
Preceded by	Tatiana Potîng
Prime Minister of Moldova Acting
In office 30 October 2015 – 20 January 2016
President	Nicolae Timofti
Preceded by	Valeriu Streleț
Succeeded by	Pavel Filip
Member of the Moldovan Parliament
In office 5 April 2009 – 31 July 2015
Personal details
Born	25 September 1951 Drepcăuți, Soviet Union (now Moldova)
Political party	Liberal Party
Other political affiliations	Alliance for European Integration (2009–2013) Pro-European Coalition (2013–2015) Political Alliance for a European Moldova (2015) Alliance for European Integration III (2015–present)
Alma mater	Nicolae Testemițanu State University of Medicine and Pharmacy

Biography

Born in Drepcăuţi, Brega graduated from Nicolae Testemiţanu State University of Medicine and Pharmacy in Chişinău in 1974. He was a member of the Parliament of Moldova from 2009 to 31 July 2015.

On 30 October 2015 he was named as acting prime minister (locum tenens),[1] until Pavel Filip was chosen as a permanent replacement for Valeriu Streleț, and formed a new cabinet in which Brega continued his work as Deputy Prime Minister for Social Affairs. He was the first member of the Liberal Party to serve as prime minister in any capacity.

honours

• National Order Star of Romania, rank of Grand Officer (2014)[2][3]

References

1. Gheorghe Brega, numit premier interimar; Președintele Timofti se justifică: „Nimeni nu m-a presat, e decizia mea proprie”
2. Decretul nr. 1079/2013 privind conferirea Ordinului Național Steaua României
3. Patru deputați moldoveni au primit din mîinile șefului statului român ordinul “Steaua României”

External links

• Gheorghe BREGA official site
• Gheorghe Brega pe site-ul Parlamentului Republicii Moldova
• Gheorghe Brega pe site-ul Parlamentului Republicii Moldova [old version]