Petru Lucinschi
| Petru Lucinschi | |
|---|---|
| 2nd President of Moldova | |
| In office
January 15, 1997 – April 7, 2001 | |
| Prime Minister(s) | Ion Ciubuc |
| Preceded by | Mircea Snegur |
| Succeeded by | Vladimir Voronin |
| First secretary of the Communist Party of Moldova | |
| In office
November 16, 1989 – February 4, 1991 | |
| Preceded by | Semion Grossu |
| Succeeded by | Grigore Eremei |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 January 1940 (age 74)
Rădulenii Vechi village, Soroca County, Romania |
| Nationality | Romanian |
| Political party | Agrarian Party of Moldova |
| Spouse(s) | Antonina Lucinschi ( -2006) |
Petru Chiril Lucinschi was Moldova’s second President.
Biography
From 1971 Lucinschi was a member of the Executive Committee (Politburo) of the Central Committee of the Communist Party in Moldavian SSR. From 1978 to 1989 he was the first secretary of the Chişinău branch of the Communist Party of Moldova. In 1978 he worked for the Communist Party of the Soviet Union in Moscow, where he remained until 1986. From 1986 to 1989 Lucinschi was second secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Tajikistan. Upon his return to the Moldavian SSR in 1989 he became first secretary of the Communist Party of Moldova. He was Speaker of the Moldovan Parliament throughout the 1990s.
