13 Facts About Serafim Urechean

Serafim Urechean was the chairman of the party Our Moldova Alliance, first deputy chairman of the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova and president of the Court of Accounts of the Republic of Moldova.

Serafim Urechean was a member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.

Serafim Urechean held the position of Head of Department for Industrial and Constructions Development, Second Secretary of the District Committee of the Communist Party of Moldova in Briceni.

Serafim Urechean holds, for a short time, the position of inspector and, in the same year, he was transferred as the second secretary at the district committee Anenii Noi of the CPM.

Serafim Urechean then worked for the Federation of Independent Trade Unions of the Republic of Moldova, first as vice president, then as first vice president and finally as president.

Serafim Urechean was re-elected successively as mayor in the 1999 and 2003.

Serafim Urechean holds the position of mayor of Chisinau between 1994 and 2005.

Serafim Urechean is a titular member of the Congress of Local and Regional Powers of the Council of Europe, president of the Federation of Local and Regional Powers of the Republic of Moldova.

Serafim Urechean was president of the Chess Federation of the Republic of Moldova between 1995 and 2005.

Serafim Urechean is co-author of the monograph on Scientific and Technological Achievements Related to the Development of European Cities, NATO.

On 18 April 2005, the last day of the one-month term given for the validation of the mandate, provided to decide whether to accept or reject the position for which was elected, Serafim Urechean decided to resign as mayor of Chisinau in favour of the deputy in the Parliament of the Republic Moldova.

At the local elections in Chisinau held in 2015, Serafim Urechean was a candidate for the position of mayor from the part of the Liberal Democratic Party of Moldova.

Serafim Urechean is married to Tatiana Marcenco and has two children.