Candidate of the Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova (PCRM) |
![Vasile Zgardan](/i/elections/local2003/zgardan-vasile.jpg)
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Mechanical engineer, Minister of Transport and Communications
Electoral program Biographical Data
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Election Results
In the first round of elections got
101,370 of the valid votes (
40.71%), becoming one of the top two candidates who qualified for the runoff elections.
In the runoff elections got
120,261 of the valid votes (46.09%), less than his opponent and lost the race for mayor.
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Biographical Data
Vasile Zgardan was born on 2 July 1948, in village Redi-Ceresnovat, district Soroca. He graduated from the Polytechnic Institute in Chisinau in 1982, where he was trained as mechanics engineer. He worked as such at the Department for Road Constructions (1969–1970). Later he worked at the District Committee of Comsomol in Floresti (1971–1976). He was Head of the Housing-Communal Division no. 18 in Chisinau (1976–1983); Head of the Bureau for Technical Inventory in Chisinau (1983–1987); General Director of the Combined Factory “Protex” in Chisinau (1987–1998); Deputy Minister of Transports and Communications (1998–2002), and, since December 2002, he has served as Minister of Transports and Communications.