Petru Lucinschi
| Alfredo Palacio | |
|---|---|
| President of Ecuador | |
| In office
April 20, 2005 – January 15, 2007 | |
| Vice President | Alejandro Serrano |
| Preceded by | Lucio Gutiérrez |
| Succeeded by | Rafael Correa |
| Vice President of Ecuador | |
| In office
January 15, 2003 – April 20, 2005 | |
| Preceded by | Pedro Pinto Rubianes |
| Succeeded by | Alejandro Serrano |
| Minister of Health | |
| In office
November 11, 1994 – August 10, 1996 | |
| Preceded by | Patricio Abad |
| Succeeded by | Marcelo Cruz |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Luis Alfredo Palacio González
January 22, 1939 (age 75) Ecuador |
| Nationality | Ecuadorian |
| Political party | Independent |
| Spouse(s) | María Beatriz Paret |
| Alma mater | Case Western Reserve University |
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.
