Igor Gorgan
Igor Gorgan | |
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Chief of the General Staff | |
Assumed office 1 July 2019 | |
President | Igor Dodon Maia Sandu |
Preceded by | |
In office 2013 – 18 March 2016 | |
President | Nicolae Timofti |
Preceded by | |
Succeeded by | |
Personal details | |
Born | Dubăsari, Moldovan SSR, Soviet Union | 2 August 1969
Alma mater | Free International University of Moldova |
Occupation | military |
Military service | |
Branch/service | ![]() |
Years of service | 1987-Present |
Rank | Brigadier General |
Brigadier General Igor Gorgan (born 2 August 1969) is a Moldovan military officer who is currently the Chief of the General Staff.[1]
Biography[]
He was born on 2 August 1969 in Dubăsari. At the age of 18, he joined the Soviet Army, immediately attending the Combined Arms Higher Military School in Novosibirsk until 1991. Upon graduation, he immediately took up a position in an airborne division in Bolgrad, Ukraine. From 1992 to 1995, he was the commander of a guard company in the Ștefan cel Mare 2nd Motorized Infantry Brigade. From 2001 to 2002, he was a student at the United States Army Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth. Beginning in 2003, he took part in NATO-led international missions in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia and Iraq. After he returned to Moldova in 2006, he became an official in the training directorate. In 2013, he was appointed by President Timofti to the post of Chief of National Army General Staff. His dismissal would be the result of an ongoing feud with Defence Minister Anatol Șalaru.[2] Upon his dismissal, he became an aide to defense ministers Eugen Sturza and Anatol Șalaru. From 2018 to 2019, he was Chief of Strategic Studies at the Alexandru cel Bun Military Academy. On 1 July 2019, days after the national constitutional crisis and the appointment of the Sandu Cabinet, he was made the Chief of the General Staff by President Igor Dodon, replacing .[3][4] Dodon presented Gorgan to the commander's office of the National Army on 8 July.[5][6]
He is currently married with two children. Outside of his native Romanian language, he also is fluent in English, French, Georgian, and Russian.
References[]
- ^ "Președintele Republicii Moldova l-a prezentat pe noul șef al Marelui Stat Major". Interlic. 8 July 2019.
- ^ Popșoi, Mihai (28 March 2016). "Moldova's Chief of General Staff Dismissed After Long Feud With Defense Minister". Eurasia Daily Monitor. 13 (60).
- ^ "Brigadier General Igor Gorgan: Chief of National Army General Staff, Commander of the National Army". Ministry of Defense of Republic of Moldova. Archived from the original on 21 September 2021. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
- ^ "Generalul Igor Gorgan revine la conducerea armatei R.Moldova". Radio Europa Liberă Moldova. 1 July 2019. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
- ^ "The President of the Republic of Moldova presented the new Chief of Staff". Presidency of the Republic of Moldova. 8 July 2019. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
- ^ http://a-tv.md/eng/index.php?newsid=62738[dead link]
- 1969 births
- Living people
- Moldovan generals
- People from Dubăsari