Vasile Botnari
OfficeDirector of the Security and Intelligence Service
Term start3 May 2018
Term end8 June 2019
PredecessorVitalie Pîrlog
SuccessorAlexandru Esaulenco
Office 1Minister of Information Technology and Communications
Term start 120 January 2016
Term end 115 February 2017
Predecessor 1Pavel Filip
President 1Nicolae Timofti
Igor Dodon
Office 2Minister of Transport and Roads Infrastructure
Term start 231 May 2013
Term end 230 July 2015
Birth date22 July 1975 (age 51)
Birth placeStrășeni, Moldavian SSR, Soviet Union
OccupationEconomist
SpouseNatalia Botnari[1]
PartyPartidul Democrat din Moldova
Other partyPolitical Alliance for a European Moldova (2015)
Pro-European Coalition (2013–2014)
Alliance for European Integration (2009–2013)
President 2Nicolae Timofti
Prime minister 2Iurie Leancă
Chiril Gaburici
Natalia Gherman (acting)
Prime minister 1Pavel Filip
Successor 2Iurie Chirinciuc
Predecessor 2Anatol Șalaru
Office 3Member of the Moldovan Parliament
Term start 330 December 2010
Term end 331 May 2013
Parliamentary group 3Democratic Party
Successor 3Mihail Solcan

Vasile Botnari (born 22 July 1975) is a Moldovan economist and politician. From May 2018 until June 2019 he was the Director of the Information and Security Agency of the Republic of Moldova.[2] He was the Minister of Informational Technologies and Communications of Moldova from 20 January 2016 to 15 February 2017. Previously, since 31 May 2013[3] was the Minister of Transport and Road Infrastructure of the Republic of Moldova on by 30 July 2015, afterwards being replaced by Anatol Șalaru and then succeeded by Iurie Chirinciuc.

He is married and has two children. Besides Romanian, he also knows Russian and English.[4]

In 2020, Botnari faced legal challenges related to the unlawful expulsion of Turkish teachers from Moldova. He was found guilty of abuse of power, fined 88,000 lei, and prohibited from holding public office for five years. [1]

References

  1. ^ "TOP-10 soții de demnitari cu afaceri de succes". Archived from the original on 2014-12-18. Retrieved 2017-05-14.
  2. ^ "Vasile Botnari și-a recunoscut vina în dosarul expulzării [profesorilor turci. Dosarul, trimis în judecată"
  3. ^ Vasile Botnari, biografie pe site-ul MTID
  4. ^ Biografie: Vasile Botnari Archived 2015-06-23 at the Wayback Machine, mtid.gov.md