The article is part of an IPN series that aims to offer basic biographal data and information on the income, wealth and professional experience of candidates for mayor of Chisinau.
Dorin Chirtoaca is 41 years old and he is the Liberal Party candidate for mayor of Chisinau. In 2001, he graduated the Faculty of Law at the University of Bucharest and the Franco-Romanian Law College for European Studies of Bucharest (University Paris I – Panthéon-Sorbonne) .
On September 10, 2013, he was decorated by the Royal House of Romania ,the Order of the Crown of Romania, Knight Rank. On March 26, 2014, the Romanian president, Traian Basescu, granted him the National Order "Steaua România", Officer Rank.
Between 2000-2003, he worked as editor, then editor-in-chief of the "Surprize, Surprize"TV show. Between 2003-2005 he was project coordinator at the Helsinki Committee for Human Rights in the Republic of Moldova.
Following the local elections in June 2007, Dorin Chirtoaca became mayor of Chisinau municipality. In 2011 he was re-elected to this position, defeating Igor Dodon in the second round of election. At the local elections on June 14, 2015, Dorin Chirtoaca won 53.54% of the votes in the second round, winning the third term of mayor of Chisinau municipality.
On May 25, 2017, Dorin Chirtoaca was arrested by the National Anticorruption Center in connection with the paid parking scandal. On July 28, 2017, he was suspended from the position of mayor, under a decision of the Buiucani District Court.
Currently, Dorin Chirtoaca is the president of the Liberal Party.
According to his wealth declaration , from January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2018, Dorin Chirtoaca earned 302 thousand lei from the salary of general mayor of Chisinau and 54 thousand lei from his salary of political adviser of the Liberal Party. The candidate owns a 71.8 square meter apartment, an Opel car, 1993year of manufacture, with the declared value of 28 thousand lei. He also has a BMW car, manufactured in 1997, with a declared value of 96 thousand lei.
If he returns his position of mayor of Chisinau, the Liberal candidate intends to continue several European projects. Dorin Chirtoaca promises that up to 350 new trolleybuses will be assembled. He will continue the road project from Calea Orheiului, Șoseaua Hâncești, Albișoara and he will restructure the infrastructure of the "Apa-Canal" Utility, insulate the buildings of public institutions and increase the number of pedestrian areas.
