Valeriu Chițan

Valeriu Chițan
Minister of Finance
In office
5 April 1994 – 22 May 1998
PresidentMircea Snegur
Petru Lucinschi
Prime MinisterAndrei Sangheli
Ion Ciubuc
Preceded byClaudia Melnic
Succeeded byAnatol Arapu
Personal details
Born (1955-06-01) 1 June 1955
SpouseElena Chitan
Parent(s)Sergiu and Alexandra Chitan
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Valeriu Chițan is a Moldovan economist and technocrat with a long career in public service. He started out as an economist at the district level, gaining hands-on experience with local public finances, and steadily rose to senior leadership roles in the field of public finance. From 1994 to 1998, he served as Minister of Finance of the Republic of Moldova, coordinating country’s fiscal and budget policies during a challenging period of transition from a centrally planned system to a market-based economy.