Veaceslav Untilă was born on 15 June 1956 in the Codreanca village, Strășeni District, Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic, USSR, to a family of teachers.

He received the Golden Eagle award, the title Chevalier of Order of Honor, Cross of Merit (rank II) and the Silver Medal of the Academy of Sciences of Moldova.

In 2008, Untilă successfully advocated for the introduction of the "historical amendment" on the withdrawal of Russian troops and weapons from Moldova in the NATO Parliamentary Assembly resolution.

In January 2010, he joined the European Action Movement (EAM) and during its third Extraordinary Congress he was elected president of the party by a majority vote.

On September 26, 2012, Untilă was appointed director of the State Ecologic Inspection of Moldova, holding this office until June 5, 2013.

In December 2014, he became Member of the Moldovan Parliament and chairman of the parliamentary committee for national security, defence and public order.