Pavel Filip

Pavel Filip
Filip in 2018
12th Prime Minister of Moldova
In office 20 January 2016 – 8 June 2019
President	Nicolae Timofti Igor Dodon
Deputy	See list Andrei Galbur Octavian Calmîc Gheorghe Bălan Gheorghe Brega Iurie Leancă Cristina Lesnic
Preceded by	Gheorghe Brega (acting)
Succeeded by	Maia Sandu
Leader of the Democratic Party
In office 7 September 2019 – 30 October 2021
Preceded by	Vladimir Plahotniuc
Succeeded by	Monica Babuc (acting)
Member of the Moldovan Parliament
In office 9 March 2019 – 23 July 2021
Parliamentary group	Democratic Party
Constituency	Strășeni
Majority	13,047 (45.6%)
In office 9 December 2014 – 18 February 2015
Succeeded by	Eufrosinia Grețu
Parliamentary group	Democratic Party
In office 28 November 2010 – 14 January 2011
Succeeded by	Oleg Sîrbu
Parliamentary group	Democratic Party
Minister of Information Technology and Communications
In office 14 January 2011 – 20 January 2016
President	Marian Lupu (acting) Nicolae Timofti
Prime Minister	Vladimir Filat Iurie Leancă Chiril Gaburici Natalia Gherman (acting) Valeriu Streleț Gheorghe Brega (acting)
Preceded by	Alexandru Oleinic
Succeeded by	Vasile Botnari
Personal details
Born	(1966-04-10) 10 April 1966 (age 58) Pănășești, Moldavian SSR, Soviet Union (now Moldova)
Political party	European Social Democratic Party (PSDE)
Other political affiliations	Alliance for European Integration (2009–2013) Pro-European Coalition (2013–2015) Political Alliance for a European Moldova (2015) Alliance for European Integration III (2015–present)
Spouse	Tatiana Filip
Children	2 sons
Alma mater	Technical University of Moldova IMI-NOVA International Management Institute

Pavel Filip (born 10 April 1966) is a Moldovan politician.

In 2001–2008 he was the director of the Joint-stock company "Bucuria" and in 2008–2011, general manager of Tutun-CTC joint stock company. He was then Minister of Information and Communication Technology in the Governments headed by Filat (2), Leancă, Gaburici, and Streleț since 14 January 2011 when he replaced Alexandru Oleinic (2009–2011) and by his investment at the prime minister position on 20 January 2016. He was the deputy chairman of the Democrat Party (DPM). On 7 September 2019 at the IXth Congress of the DPM was elected for the position of the chairman of the Party.^[1]

During 2019 Moldovan constitutional crisis from 9 to 15 June, Filip was acting president of Moldova.