Date and place of birth: September 29, 1982, Chisinau
Marital status: Married, 1 child
Studies
2001 - 2005 - Bachelor of Law, speciality: Criminal Law, State University of Moldova
2005 - 2006 - Master in International Law, State University of Moldova
2012, July - Graduation of the Strategic Litigation Course in the field of Human Rights, at CEU, Budapest
2009 - 2010 - Graduation of the European Institute of Political Studies from the Republic of Moldova as an audience
Professional experience
2023, February - Present: Minister of Justice
2021, August - 2023, February: Secretary of State, Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Moldova
2019, August - 2020, November: Secretary of State, Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Moldova
2017, October - 2019, August: Lawyer, CA "Mihailov-Moraru Veronica", in collaboration with the Law Firm "Digore", consulting and representation on criminal and civil cases.
2018, December - 2019, September: President, Amnesty International Moldova Council
2017, May - 2019, September: Member of the Council of the Association of Women Lawyers of the Republic of Moldova
2009 – 2011: Lawyer within the project „Advocacy for Human Rights in the context of the crisis related to the parliamentary elections of April 2009 in the Republic of Moldova”, Institute for Human Rights of Moldova NGO.
2005, September - 2019, August: Consultant and expert in several human rights projects, implemented by non-governmental organizations, such as Soros Foundation-Moldova, Amnesty International, Norlam Mission, Association for Participatory Criminal Justice, Unicef Moldova, National Council of Youth of the Republic of Moldova, American Bar Association, Rehabilitation Center for Victims of Torture "Memory", Institute of Criminal Reforms, etc.
2008, July - 2014, August: Public Advocate, BAA „Public Advocates”, specializing in providing legal assistance in criminal cases, in cases of strategic litigation of human rights violations and systemic issues.
2014 - 2017: Lawyer, BAA „VOCAȚIE”
2015, September - 2016, January: member and chairman of the Licensing Commission of the Bar Association of the Republic of Moldova
2006, December - 2008, June: Lawyer, Associated Bar of the „Institute of Criminal Reforms”
2005, December - 2006, December: internship in law, Associated Bar Association attached to the „Institute of Criminal Reforms”
Main publications
Co-Author of the Report on the importance and role of probation programs at the national level, AJPP, October 2018
Co-author of the Guide for professionals in the criminal justice system The role of the face-to-face report on the assessment of human personality, AJPP, June 2018
Co-author of the Legal Opinion (amicus curiae) to the Venice Commission of May 17, 2017 by the Moldovan diaspora, on changing the electoral system and the effects on voters abroad
Co-author of the Alternative Report on Violations of Economic and Social Rights, in particular Discrimination against Women Lawyers and Lawyers in General in the Republic of Moldova to the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, AFAM
Co-author of the Lawyer's Guide, Protection of Victims of Torture, Ill-Treatment or Degrading Treatment, in collaboration with ABA ROLLI, May 2013
Research study The course of a suspicious child through the criminal justice system of the Republic of Moldova, Terre des Hommes Republic of Moldova, April 2017
Co-author of the Stop Torture Guide. Practical advice for citizens, in collaboration with Amnesty International, May 2013
Co-author of the Interdisciplinary Study / Report Torture and Ill-Treatment of Children in the Context of Juvenile Justice, in collaboration with Memoria Medical Center, Unicef, CpDOM, April 2013
Lawyer of the People's Advocate. Lawyer's defense guide on criminal cases, April 2012
Languages
Romanian (mother tongue), Russian, English, French.