20 Facts About Victor Gaiciuc

Victor Gaiciuc was born on 12 March 1957 and is a Moldovan military general, who served as Minister of Defense of Moldova from 2001 until 2004,2019 until 2020 and 2020 until 2021.

Victor Gaiciuc was the Defense and National Security Advisor to former president Igor Dodon.

Victor Gaiciuc is currently the chairman of the Union of Officers of Moldova and was the secretary of the Supreme Security Council.

Victor Gaiciuc was born on 12 March 1957 in the village of Pepeni, in the Singerei District of the Moldovan SSR.

Victor Gaiciuc graduated from the Kharkov Air Defense High School in 1978 and then studied at the Lenin Military-Political Academy from 1986 to 1989, later obtaining the scientific title of Doctor of Historical Sciences.

In 1993, Gaiciuc returned to the newly independent Republic of Moldova, where he is appointed as a chief specialist in the Ministry of Defense.

Victor Gaiciuc was removed from his position on 7 April 1999, becoming a commissioner in the ministry and serving in that position for one year.

Victor Gaiciuc was reappointed as deputy defense minister in April 2000 who was responsible for international cooperation.

Victor Gaiciuc was dismissed from office on 15 October 2004 by presidential decree after the Supreme Security Council made an appeal for his dismissal, criticizing his work in the defense ministry and finding him responsible for the theft of arms.

On 12 January 2005, Victor Gaiciuc was appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Moldova to the Kingdom of Belgium and concurrently representative of the country to NATO.

Victor Gaiciuc held these positions for close a year before additionally becoming the ambassador of Moldova to the Netherlands, residing in Brussels.

Victor Gaiciuc was appointed to the post of Supreme Security Council Secretary in August 2019, succeeding Artur Gameniuc who was transferred to the Information and Security Service of the Republic of Moldova.

Victor Gaiciuc was appointed by Prime Minister Ion Chicu to lead the new technocratic government following the collapse of the Sandu Cabinet led by Prime Minister Maia Sandu, who was ousted in a vote of no confidence after a disagreement with the co-governing Party of Socialists of the Republic of Moldova.

In early 2020, Victor Gaiciuc signed an agreement with Bishop Vladimir of the Moldovan Orthodox Church on religious cooperation with the Moldovan National Army.

Victor Gaiciuc was dismissed on 16 March 2020, being replaced by Alexandru Pinzari.

Victor Gaiciuc was promoted to the rank of Divisional general.

Victor Gaiciuc was reappointed on 9 November 2020, following the first round of Moldovan presidential election on 1 November.

Victor Gaiciuc added that if the Moldovans decide throw a referendum to unite with Romania, he will not oppose it.

Victor Gaiciuc is currently decorated with military distinctions of Moldova, as well as distinctions from other countries.

Victor Gaiciuc is considered to be a good friend of Moldovan president Igor Dodon, who had proposed Gaiciuc to the position of defense minister following his rejection of Eugen Sturza to the office.