Maia Sandu
President of the Republic of Moldova
On December 24, 2020, at 48 Maia Sandu was sworn in as the first female President of the Republic of Moldova.
Sandu founded the Action and Solidarity Party (PAS) in May 2016, a political formation she presided until December 2020, resigning after winning the presidential election. From February to June 2019, she acted as a Member of Parliament of the Republic of Moldova.
In June 2019, she was appointed as the Prime Minister of the Republic of Moldova, a position she held until November 2019.
Prior to her political career, Maia Sandu held various positions in the public administration of the Republic of Moldova, both in the Ministry of Economy and Trade and Ministry of Education which she led as Minister between 2012-2015.
Civil service career alternated with the work for the World Bank, both in its office in Chisinau as well as Adviser of the Executive Director of the World Bank in US.
President Sandu holds a Master's degree in public policy from Kennedy School of Public Administration at Harvard University as well as a Master Degree in International Relations from the Moldovan Public Administration Academy and a Bachelor Degree in Management.