Aureliu Ciocoi

Aureliu Ciocoi (pronunciation: [a.uˈrelju tʃjoˈkoj]; born 5 June 1968) is a Moldovan diplomat and politician who served as Acting Prime Minister of Moldova from December 2020 to August 2021.

Prior positions that Ciocoi held include being the country's Minister of Foreign Affairs and former ambassador to the United States, China and Vietnam.

[2][3][4][5][6] Ciocoi was named acting prime minister on 31 December 2020 after Ion Chicu, who submitted his resignation a week earlier, refused to stay on in an acting capacity until a new government was formed.

Between 1985 and 1992, he studied at the Faculty of Journalism and Communication Sciences of the Moldova State University.

He was a sportsman in the 1980s, being a Master of Sport of the USSR and a member of the Moldovan national junior team in shooting.