Profile updated: 30.12.19
Corneliu Popovici
politician
politician
Date of Birth: 26.09.1970
Citizenship: Republic of Moldova
Corneliu Popovici has worked as a university lecturer and head of department in several higher education institutions in Moldova. He also held administrative positions in academic establishments, such as deputy rector of the Presidential Academy for Public Administration or deputy rector of the Moldovan Institute for International Relations.
During the years 2010-2015, Mr. Popovici acted as the deputy chairman of DAAC-Hermes SA, a company owned by businessman Vasile Chirtoca, now a Socialist member of the Chisinau Municipal Council.
When Socialist Party leader Igor Dodon won the presidential election in late 2016, Mr. Popovici became his adviser for education, culture, and research - until November 2019, when he took over as the new minister of education, culture, and research in the cabinet led by Ion Chicu.
Mr. Popovici holds a license in history from the Alexandru Ioan Cuza University in Iasi, Romania, and a doctor’s degree in philosophy from the Institute of Philosophy, Sociology, and Law in the Moldovan Academy of Sciences.
During the years 2010-2015, Mr. Popovici acted as the deputy chairman of DAAC-Hermes SA, a company owned by businessman Vasile Chirtoca, now a Socialist member of the Chisinau Municipal Council.
When Socialist Party leader Igor Dodon won the presidential election in late 2016, Mr. Popovici became his adviser for education, culture, and research - until November 2019, when he took over as the new minister of education, culture, and research in the cabinet led by Ion Chicu.
Mr. Popovici holds a license in history from the Alexandru Ioan Cuza University in Iasi, Romania, and a doctor’s degree in philosophy from the Institute of Philosophy, Sociology, and Law in the Moldovan Academy of Sciences.
Political Affiliation
Private Function
Public Function
Career
11.2019
Minister of Education, Culture, and Research
minister
12.2016
Presidency of the Republic of Moldova
11.2019
adviser in the field of education, culture and research
2015
The State Institute of International Relations of Moldova
2016
head of the Department of Political Science
2008
The State Institute of International Relations of Moldova
2010
deputy rector
2002
Academy of Public Administration to the President of the Republic of Moldova
2008
head of department, deputy rector
2000
Institute of Real Sciences, affiliated to Moldova State University
2002
deputy rector
1995
Moldova State University
2002
associate professor
1992
Institute of Pedagogical and Psychological Sciences
1992
junior scientific researcher
2010
DAAC-Hermes SA
2015
deputy chairman
1994
Free International University of Moldova
1999
lecturer, deputy dean
Income
2018
Total: 1.197,52 EUR
313.001,07 MDL
2017
Total: 1.197,52 EUR
361.714,42 MDL
2016
Total: 448,50 EUR
208.243,50 MDL
2015
Total: 634,43 EUR
526.639,71 MDL
841,50 USD
Real Estate
2012
Rural land
Value: 21.055,00 MDL
Area: 0,059 ha
Ownership: 100%
2012
Rural land
Value: 21.198,00 MDL
Area: 0,0594 ha
Ownership: 100%
2011
Apartment
Value: 704.000,00 MDL
Area: 120,1 mp
Ownership: 100%
2009
Apartment
Value: 382.233,00 MDL
Area: 60,3 mp
Ownership: 100%
2006
Apartment
Value: 291.947,00 MDL
Area: 47,9 mp
Ownership: 100%
Bank Accounts
Total: 25.122,07 EUR
150,92 MDL
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Connections
former adviser
PA Academy of "Administrative Studies of the Republic of Moldova"
president
Private Institution "International School of MBA Programs"
founder