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

Aureliu Ciocoi
Ciocoi in 2021
Moldovan Ambassador to Germany and Denmark
Assumed office
20 December 2021
PresidentMaia Sandu
Prime MinisterNatalia Gavrilița
Dorin Recean
Preceded byOleg Serebrian
In office
21 June 2010  16 June 2015
PresidentMihai Ghimpu (acting)
Vladimir Filat (acting)
Marian Lupu (acting)
Nicolae Timofti
Prime MinisterVladimir Filat
Iurie Leancă
Chiril Gaburici
Preceded byIgor Corman
Succeeded byOleg Serebrian
Acting Prime Minister of Moldova
In office
31 December 2020  6 August 2021
PresidentMaia Sandu
DeputyOlga Cebotari
Preceded byIon Chicu
Succeeded byNatalia Gavrilița
Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration
In office
9 November 2020  6 August 2021
PresidentIgor Dodon
Maia Sandu
Prime MinisterIon Chicu
Preceded byOleg Țulea
Succeeded byNicu Popescu
In office
14 November 2019  16 March 2020
PresidentIgor Dodon
Prime MinisterIon Chicu
Preceded byNicu Popescu
Succeeded byOleg Țulea
Foreign Policy Advisor to the President
In office
17 March 2020  9 November 2020
PresidentIgor Dodon
Preceded byEugen Caras
Succeeded byCristina Gherasimov
In office
26 April 2018  14 November 2019
PresidentIgor Dodon
Preceded byAndrei Neguța
Succeeded byEugen Caras
Moldovan Ambassador to the United States
In office
10 July 2017  14 November 2017
PresidentIgor Dodon
Prime MinisterPavel Filip
Preceded byIgor Munteanu
Succeeded byCristina Balan
Moldovan Ambassador to China and Vietnam
In office
23 November 2015  7 June 2017
PresidentNicolae Timofti
Igor Dodon
Prime MinisterGheorghe Brega (acting)
Pavel Filip
Preceded byAnatolie Urecheanu
Succeeded byDenis Jelimalai
Personal details
Born (1968-06-05) 5 June 1968
Chișinău, Moldavian SSR, Soviet Union (now Moldova)
Citizenship Moldova
Political partyIndependent
Children1
Alma materMoldova State University
National University of Political Studies and Public Administration
ProfessionDiplomat

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.

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