Ilian Casu

Candidate of the Partidul Nostru (Our Party) (PN)
	Political expert, temporarily unemployed Electoral programRO Biographical Data

	Slogan You decide, we do!

Born on 6 February 1972, in Sadaclia village, Basarabeasca district.

1989–1994 — “Alecu Russo” State University in Balti, Foreign Languages Department, specialized in English and French
1996–1998 — Mississippi University, Oxford, USA, Master’s degree in political science
1998–2003 — Syracuse University, New York, USA, doctorate studies in political science without doctoral thesis

1993–1994 — Teacher of English, school no. 16 of Balti municipality
1994–1996 — Project coordinator, Central and Eastern European Law Initiative, American Bar Association, Chisinau municipality
1997 — Deputy director, Washington Workshops Foundation, Washington, D.C., USA
1998–2003 — Professor of political science, Syracuse University, New York, USA
2001–2004 — Academic scholarship, Open Society Institute, Budapest, Hungary
2004–2007 — Political analyst, freelancer, Radio Free Europe, Voice of America, BBC
2007–2014 — Political consultant, Embassy of Turkey in Chisinau
22 April 2015 — Designated as official candidate of PN for Chisinau municipality general mayor

Married, two children.

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