Andrian Candu

Andrian Candu
Official portrait, 2017
President of the Moldovan Parliament
In office 23 January 2015 – 9 March 2019
President	Nicolae Timofti Igor Dodon
Prime Minister	Iurie Leancă Chiril Gaburici Natalia Gherman (acting) Valeriu Streleț Gheorghe Brega (acting) Pavel Filip
Deputy	See list Liliana Palihovici Vladimir Vitiuc Iurie Leancă Valeriu Ghilețchi
Preceded by	Igor Corman
Succeeded by	Zinaida Greceanîi
Leader of Pro Moldova Party
In office 18 June 2020 – 29 October 2021
Succeeded by	Boris Foca (acting)
Member of the Moldovan Parliament
In office 9 December 2014 – 23 July 2021
Parliamentary group	Democratic Party Pro Moldova Party
In office 28 November 2010 – 11 July 2014
Succeeded by	Dumitru Godoroja
Parliamentary group	Democratic Party
Deputy Prime Minister of Moldova
In office 11 July 2014 – 23 January 2015 Serving with Natalia Gherman
President	Nicolae Timofti
Prime Minister	Iurie Leancă
Preceded by	Valeriu Lazăr
Succeeded by	Stéphane Christophe Bridé
Minister of Economy
In office 11 July 2014 – 23 January 2015
President	Nicolae Timofti
Prime Minister	Iurie Leancă
Preceded by	Valeriu Lazăr
Succeeded by	Stéphane Christophe Bridé
Vice President of the Moldovan Parliament
In office 30 May 2013 – 11 July 2014 Serving with Liliana Palihovici Oleg Bodrug
President	Nicolae Timofti
Prime Minister	Iurie Leancă
Succeeded by	Sergiu Sîrbu
Personal details
Born	Andrian Candu (1975-11-27) 27 November 1975 (age 48) Chișinău, Moldavian SSR, Soviet Union
Citizenship	Moldova  Romania[1][2]
Spouse	Zuzana Candu ​ (m. 2009)​
Children	Daniel Vera Adam
Alma mater	Babeș-Bolyai University Vienna University of Economics and Business
Occupation	Managing Partner | BizMatters Consulting Projects Development Director | Meta Soft Innovations
Profession	Businessman
Website	bizmatters.eu | meta-soft.eu

Andrian Candu (born 27 November 1975) is a former Moldovan politician, who served as President of the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova between 2015 and 2019. He left political life and went back to consultancy business,^[3] being focused on advisory and business project development, where previously he has built a successful career. Candu served as Vice President of the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova from 30 May 2013 to 11 July 2014, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Economy of the Republic of Moldova from 2 July 2014 – 23 January 2015, President of the Parliament Of the Republic of Moldova between 23 January 2015 – 24 February 2019, deputy of the PDM faction in the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova in 3 consecutive legislatures: 24 December 2010 – 11 July 2014, 9 December 2014 - 9 March 2019, 9 March 2019 – 19 February 2020. On 20 February 2020, together with five Members of the Parliament, Andrian Candu formed the Pro Moldova Parliamentary Group, which was later registered as a political party, which he chaired for 1.5 years.