Mircea Snegur

Mircea Snegur OR
Snegur in 1996
1st President of Moldova
In office 3 September 1990 – 15 January 1997
Prime Minister	Mircea Druc Valeriu Muravschi Andrei Sangheli
Succeeded by	Petru Lucinschi
Member of the Moldovan Parliament
In office 21 April 1998 – 20 March 2001
Parliamentary group	Democratic Convention
In office 17 April 1990 – 3 September 1990
Constituency	Nisporeni
Chairman of the Supreme Soviet of SSR Moldova
In office 27 April 1990 – 3 September 1990
Premier	Petru Pascari Mircea Druc
Preceded by	Ion Ciobanu
Succeeded by	Alexandru Moșanu
Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Moldavian SSR
In office 29 July 1989 – 17 April 1990
Premier	Ivan Calin Petru Pascari
Preceded by	Alexandru Mocanu
People's Deputy of the Soviet Union
In office 26 March 1989 – 29 July 1989
Constituency	Soroca
Personal details
Born	(1940-01-17)17 January 1940 Trifănești, Kingdom of Romania
Died	13 September 2023(2023-09-13) (aged 83) Chișinău, Moldova
Resting place	Chișinău Central Cemetery
Nationality	Moldovan
Political party	Independent
Other political affiliations	PRCM (1995–2002) PCM (1964–1990)
Spouse	Georgeta Snegur ​ ​ (m. 1960; died 2019)​
Children	2, including Natalia Gherman
Alma mater	State Agrarian University of Moldova
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Mircea Snegur (pronounced [ˈmirtʃe̯a ˈsneɡur]; 17 January 1940 – 13 September 2023) was a Moldovan agronomist and politician who served as the first President of Moldova from 1990 to 1997. Prior to that, he served as the Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Moldavian SSR from 1989 to 1990 and chairman of the Supreme Soviet from 27 April to 3 September 1990.