14 Facts About Andrian Candu

Andrian Candu was born on 27 November 1975 and is a former Moldovan politician, who served as President of the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova between 2015 and 2019.

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.

Andrian Candu was born on 27 November 1975 in Chisinau, Moldova.

In 2001, Andrian Candu participated in the "Human Rights and Programme Implementation" course organized by the Institute of European Law in Birmingham, UK.

In 1998, Andrian Candu returned to Moldova, where for four years he was a principal consultant within the parliamentary Commission for Foreign Policy of the Republic of Moldova.

In 2002, Andrian Candu became senior manager of PricewaterhouseCoopers Moldova, where he worked until 2010.

Andrian Candu was responsible for managing a wide range of projects in the areas of taxation of individuals and businesses, expatriate tax consultancy, legal advice, and others.

Andrian Candu was a member of the Moldovan International Law Association and CEO of the Moldovan Business People Association.

In May 2013, Andrian Candu became vice-president of the Parliament of Republic of Moldova, a position he held until July 2014 when he was appointed by order of the President of Moldova Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy.

On 2 January 2018, the powers of Dodon were again temporarily suspended by a decision of the Constitutional Court of Moldova because Dodon has rejected twice the candidatures of members of the government proposed by the Prime Minister; Andrian Candu again became the interim President of the Republic of Moldova.

On 1 September 2020, Andrian Candu was nominated by the Pro Moldova National Political Council as the party's candidate in the 1 November 2020 presidential election.

Andrian Candu was disqualified and did not appear on the ballot because of irregularities in a list of signatures submitted to the Central Election Commission.

Andrian Candu is married with Zuzana Andrian Candu and has three children, Daniel, Vera and Adam.

In 2018, Andrian Candu was awarded by Liviu Dragnea with the Parliament Necklace which is the highest award of the Chamber of Deputies of the Romanian Parliament.