| Office | Member of the Moldovan Parliament |
|---|---|
| Term start | 9 March 2019 |
| Term end | 23 July 2021 |
| Birth date | 29 March 1964 (age 62) |
| Birth place | Bardar, Moldavian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Party | European Social Democratic Party |
| Other party | Alliance for European Integration |
| Profession | Historian |
| Office 2 | Vice President of the Moldovan Parliament |
| Term end 2 | 4 December 2020 |
| Term start 2 | 18 June 2019 |
| President 2 | Igor Dodon |
| Prime minister 2 | Maia Sandu Ion Chicu |
| Successor 2 | Vladimir Vitiuc |
| Predecessor 2 | Vladimir Vitiuc |
| Office 3 | Minister of Education, Culture and Research |
| Term start 3 | 26 July 2017 |
| Term end 3 | 8 June 2019 |
| President 3 | Igor Dodon |
| Prime minister 3 | Pavel Filip |
| Predecessor 3 | Corina Fusu (as Minister of Education) |
| Successor 3 | Liliana Nicolaescu-Onofrei |
| Parliamentary group | Democratic Party |
| Parliamentary group 1 | Democratic Party |
| Term start 1 | 9 December 2014 |
| Term end 1 | 18 February 2015 |
| Office 4 | Minister of Culture |
| President 4 | Nicolae Timofti Igor Dodon |
| Prime minister 4 | Iurie Leancă Chiril Gaburici Natalia Gherman (acting) Valeriu Streleț Gheorghe Brega (acting) Pavel Filip |
| Predecessor 4 | Boris Focșa |
| Successor 4 | Sergiu Prodan (2021) |
| Term start 4 | 30 May 2013 |
| Term end 4 | 26 July 2017 |
| Successor 1 | Eugeniu Nichiforciuc |
| Alongside 2 | Ion Ceban · Mihai Popșoi · Alexandru Slusari · Vlad Batrîncea |
| 1blankname 2 | Speaker |
| 1namedata 2 | Zinaida Greceanîi |
Monica Babuc (born 29 March 1964) is a politician and historian from the Republic of Moldova, who was Minister of Culture of the Republic of Moldova in four consecutive cabinets (Leancă, Gaburici, Streleţ and Filip) from 2013 to 2019.[1] During her tenure as Minister of Culture she approved the strategy "Culture-2020", laws on cinematography, public libraries, and scholarships.[2] She also helped create the National Center of Cinematography, the National Film Archive and the Cinematography Register.[2] She also announced in 2017 that the ministry would complete an evaluation of reform to schools.[3]
Monica Babuc is a member of the Democratic Party of Moldova, and formerly a member of the Christian Democratic People's Party.[4] From 2019 to 2020, she was Deputy Speaker of the Parliament.[5] She was the interim chairman of the Democratic Party of Moldova in 2021.[5]
In May 2015 she submitted his candidacy for the mayoralty of Chișinău.[6] In the televised electoral debates, she admitted that she speaks Romanian and is equally Romanian and Moldovan.[7] At the local elections in Chișinău on 14 June 2015 Monica Babuc accrued 2.17% of the vote.[8]
In March 2023 she became the head of the Romanian Cultural Institute in Chișinău.[9]
Early life
She was born on 29 March 1967 in Bardar in the Moldavian SSR.[10] From 1981 to 1986, she studied at Moldova State University in the Faculty of History, and then afterwards completed her higher education at Moscow State University until 1989.[10] After graduating, from 1989 to 1990 she was a lecturer in the Department of Political History at Moldova State University, and was then from 1990 to 2001 a consultant to the Committee on Culture, Science, Education and Media in the Parliament of Moldova.[10]
Family
She is married and has a child.[11] In addition to Romanian, she speaks Russian, French and English.[10]
References
- ^ "Prim-ministrul Iurie LEANCĂ a prezentat-o astăzi colectivului instituţiei pe noua ministră a Culturii, Monica BABUC". Archived 21 September 2013 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 24 April 2025.
- ^ "Ministrul Monica Babuc își sărbătorește cea de-a 55-a aniversare". Stiri. 29 March 2019. Retrieved 24 April 2025.
- ^ Grejdeanu, Tamara (31 October 2017). "Ministerul Educației a dat detalii despre cum vrea să dea îndărăt reforma școlilor promovată de Maia Sandu" (in Romanian). Radio Europa Liberă. Retrieved 24 April 2025.
- ^ "Monica Babuc". alegeri.md. Retrieved 24 April 2025.
- ^ "Monica Babuc, aleasă preşedinte interimar al PDM" (in Romanian). Adevarul. 30 October 2021. Retrieved 24 April 2025.
- ^ "Monica Babuc s-a înscris în cursa pentru Primăria Chişinău: Vin cu fapte concrete" (in Romanian). adevarul.ro. 2015-05-14. Retrieved 2023-12-28.
- ^ ""Eu vreau sa fiu primar" cu Lorena Bogza". Profunzime. 3 June 2015. Archived 19 February 2019 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 24 April 2025.
- ^ "Alegerile primarului general al municipiului Chişinău din 14 şi 28 iunie 2015 / alegeri.md". www.e-democracy.md. Retrieved 24 April 2025.
- ^ "Monica Babuc, numită la șefia Institutului Cultural Român din Chișinău. Ce a spus despre legătura cu Plahotniuc" (in ro-RO). Ziarul de Gardă. 29 March 2023. Retrieved 24 April 2025.
- ^ "Monica Babuc - Ministru al Educației, Culturii și Cercetării | GUVERNUL REPUBLICII MOLDOVA". 24 May 2019. Archived 24 May 2019 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 24 April 2025.
- ^ "Monica Babuc". Ziarul National. 30 March 2014. Retrieved 24 April 2025.
External links
- Monica Babuc at the Moldovan Government's website