Mihai Ghimpu

Mihai Ghimpu (born 19 November 1951) is a Moldovan politician. He was Speaker of Parliament and Acting President of Moldova from 2009 to 2010. He was member of Parliament of Moldova from 1990 to 1998 and from 2009 to 2019.

His Excellency Mihai Ghimpu
Member of the Moldovan Parliament
In office 5 April 2009 – 24 February 2019
In office 3 September 1990 – 22 March 1998
President of Moldova
Acting
In office 11 September 2009 – 28 December 2010
Prime Minister	Zinaida Greceanîi Vladimir Filat
Preceded by	Vladimir Voronin
Succeeded by	Vladimir Filat (Acting)
8th President of the Moldovan Parliament
In office 28 August 2009 – 28 December 2010
President	Vladimir Voronin
Prime Minister	Zinaida Greceanîi Vladimir Filat
Preceded by	Vladimir Voronin
Succeeded by	Marian Lupu
Member of the Chișinău Municipal Council
In office 3 June 2007 – 5 April 2009
President of the Chișinău Municipal Council
In office 11 November 2007 – 6 June 2008
Succeeded by	Eduard Mușuc
Personal details
Born	(1951-11-19) 19 November 1951 Colonița, Republic of Moldova
Citizenship	Moldova Romania
Political party	Popular Front (1990–1993) Liberal Party (1993–present)
Other political affiliations	Bloc of the Intellectuals (1994) Alliance for European Integration (2009–present)
Spouse(s)	Dina Ghimpu
Relations	Gheorghe Ghimpu (brother) Dorin Chirtoacă (nephew)
Alma mater	Moldova State University

Ghimpu was the leader of the Liberal Party from 1998 to 2018.