Profile: Igor Grosu

Igor Grosu

politician

Profile updated: 16.05.2022

Date of Birth: 30.11.1972

Place of Birth: Adrusul de Sus village, Cahul district

Citizenship: Republic of Moldova, Romania

Biography

Igor Grosu holds a license in history and worked for years as an expert for various projects.

He earned the position of deputy minister of education at the time when Maia Sandu was the head of the Education Ministry. In August 2015 Prime Minister Valeriu Strelet relieved Mr. Grosu from office “upon personal request” and appointed him as his senior state advisor on education, sciences, healthcare and social protection. There he resisted several months until Interim Prime Minister Gheorghe Brega dismissed him.

Mr. Grosu followed his former ministerial boss Maia Sandu to found the Action and Solidarity Party (PAS). He was elected as the general secretary of the newly-formed political party.

At the parliamentary elections in February 2019, Mr. Grosu ran on behalf of ACUM (PAS+DA) in the uninominal constituency №20 Straseni, where he lost to Democrat Pavel Filip, the acting premier during that period. Nonetheless, Mr. Grosu entered the Parliament on the ACUM national list where he was the fourth candidate.

After Maia Sandu became the leader of the country, following the presidential elections of 2020, thus, being forced to resign from the position of PAS president, Igor Grosu took over the acting position. He had previously been PAS's first deputy president.

On 16 March 2021, after rounds of consultations with parliamentary factions, as well as Mariana Durlesteanu's decision to withdraw her candidacy for prime minister, a position she had been promoted by a majority coalition of the Socialist Party, Shor Party, "Pro Moldova" platform and several independent MPs, President Maia Sandu appointed Igor Grosu’s candidacy for prime minister. However, early parliamentary elections were later initiated. At the polls, Grosu opened the PAS list and entered the Parliament. He was elected President of the Legislature.

Igor Grosu is one of the founders of several notorious nonprofits in Moldova: Amnesty International Moldova; “Contact” NGO National Information Center; Pro-Democrație Association; National Youth Council of Moldova; and Center for Reform Analysis and Assessment.

Career

Public Function

Private Function

Political Affiliation

Action and Solidarity Party (PAS)
(04.2022 - )

president

Parliament
(06.2021 - )

president

Action and Solidarity Party (PAS)
(11.2020 - 2022)

acting president

Action and Solidarity Party (PAS)
(2020 - 2020)

vice-president

Parliamentary Committee for national security, defense and public order
(2019 - 2021)

deputy president

Parliament
(2019 - )

member of Parliament, PAS

Action and Solidarity Party (PAS)
(2016 - 2020)

secretary general

Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS)
(2016 - 2018)

Public policies expert

Prime Minister's Cabinet
(2015 - 2015)

senior state advisor for education, science, health and social problems

Ministry of Education
(2012 - 2015)

deputy minister

Amnesty International Moldova
(2005 - 2012)

board member

Ministry of Economy and Commerce
(2004 - 2009)

Expert in UNDP technical assistance projects for the Ministry of Economy and Commerce, head of the Secretariat of the Participation Council

Ministry of Economy
(04.2003 - 05.2004)

Project Coordinator

National Assistance and Information Center for NGOs in Moldova ”CONTACT
(2001 - 2003)

department coordinator

Pro Democracy Association
(1993 - 1997)

president

Connections

Income

2020

1.200,00 EUR

571.370,69 MDL

5.400,00 RON

lease of apartment

1.200,00 EUR

compensation
Parliament

243.075,00 MDL

salary
Parliament

214.374,76 MDL

salary (spouse)
Petru Rares Lyceum

92.652,21 MDL

salary (spouse)
Psycho-socio-pedagogical center in Chisinau

21.268,72 MDL

allowance (spouse)
Romanian state

1.800,00 RON

allowance (spouse)
Romanian state

1.800,00 RON

allowance (spouse)
Romanian state

1.800,00 RON

2019

1.200,00 EUR

308.031,34 MDL

5.004,00 RON

lease of apartment

1.200,00 EUR

salary
Parliament

124.472,52 MDL

compensations
Parliament

104.188,90 MDL

salary (spouse)
Psycho-socio-pedagogical center in Chisinau

55.071,26 MDL

salary (spouse)
Petru Rares Lyceum

24.298,66 MDL

allowance (spouse)
Romanian state

1.668,00 RON

allowance (spouse)
Romanian state

1.668,00 RON

allowance (spouse)
Romanian state

1.668,00 RON

2018

173.094,71 MDL

3.024,00 RON

2017

237.825,22 MDL

2015

168.027,89 MDL

2014

212.917,10 MDL

2013

2.488,27

154.387,61 MDL

2012

34.665,71 MDL

Real Estate

house

2017

22.296,00 MDL (82,3 mp)

Owner: spouse

other real estate

2017

N/A (18,9 mp)

Owner: spouse

other real estate

2017

N/A (24,8 mp)

Owner: spouse

other real estate

2017

N/A (33,8 mp)

Owner: spouse

urban land

2017

N/A (0,1296 ha)

Owner: spouse

commercial space

2011

N/A (30,60 mp)

house

2011

468.872,00 MDL (121,7 mp)

urban land

2011

N/A (0,0453 ha)

agricultural land

2010

5.776,00 MDL (0,7777 ha)

agricultural land

2000

253,00 MDL (0,046 ha)

Owner: spouse

agricultural land

2000

259,00 MDL (0,047 ha)

Owner: spouse

agricultural land

2000

6.255,00 MDL (1,137 ha)

Owner: spouse

apartment

2000

23.771,00 MDL (47,2 mp)

Mobile Assets

Investigations

Documents