Vladimir Plahotniuc
Vlad Plahotniuc | |
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Plahotniuc in 2011 | |
| Member of the Moldovan Parliament | |
| In office 9 March 2019 – 30 July 2019 | |
| Succeeded by | Ghenadie Verdeș |
| Parliamentary group | Democratic Party |
| Constituency | Nisporeni |
| Majority | 20,926 (72.4%) |
| In office 9 December 2014 – 30 July 2015 | |
| Succeeded by | Corneliu Dudnic |
| Parliamentary group | Democratic Party |
| In office 28 November 2010 – 28 October 2013 | |
| Succeeded by | Ion Stratulat |
| Parliamentary group | Democratic Party |
| President of the Democratic Party | |
| In office 24 December 2016 – 24 June 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Marian Lupu |
| Succeeded by | Pavel Filip |
| Vice-president of the Socialist International | |
| In office 4 March 2017 – 24 June 2019 | |
| First Vice President of the Moldovan Parliament | |
| In office 30 December 2010 – 15 February 2013 | |
| President | Marian Lupu (acting) Nicolae Timofti |
| Prime Minister | Vlad Filat |
| Speaker | Marian Lupu |
| Preceded by | Serafim Urechean |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Vladimir Plahotniuc 1 January 1966 |
| Citizenship | Moldova Romania Turkey Russia |
| Party | Democratic Party of Moldova |
| Alma mater | Technical University of Moldova University of European Studies of Moldova |
| Occupation | Politician, businessman |
| Profession | Engineer, lawyer |
| Website | http://www.plahotniuc.md |
Vladimir Plahotniuc (born 1 January 1966), commonly referred to as Vlad Plahotniuc, is a Moldovan politician and oligarch and was the vice president of the Parliament of Moldova from 2010 to 2013. He was the chairman of the Democratic Party of Moldova (24 December 2016 – 24 June 2019) and previously was a member of the Parliament of Moldova for three terms (December 2010 – October 2013, December 2014 – July 2015, February 2019 – July 2019), and served as First Vice President of the Parliament of Moldova (December 2010 – February 2013). Until leaving the territory of the Republic of Moldova in 2019, he was considered to be the powerhouse of Moldovan politics in matters of influence, controlling Moldova's government and parliamentary majority. From his flight from Moldova in June 2019 to 2025, Plahotniuc resided in Turkey.
He was arrested in Greece in July 2025 as he attempted to travel to Dubai. Both Russia and Moldova have demanded his extradition, while Plahotniuc has expressed his wish to return to Moldova. On 25 September 2025, Plahotniuc was extradited from Greece to Moldova.