Victoria Iftodi
{{Short description|Moldovan jurist and politician (born 1969)}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Victoria Iftodi
| image = Victoria Iftodi.jpg
| caption = Iftodi in 2018
| office = Minister of Justice
| primeminister = Pavel Filip
| term_start = 19 March 2018
| term_end = 8 June 2019
| predecessor = Alexandru Tănase
| successor = Stanislav Pavlovschi
| primeminister2 = Vasile Tarlev
| term_start2 = 8 July 2004
| term_end2 = 20 September 2006
| predecessor2 = Vasile Dolghieru
| successor2 = Vitalie Pîrlog
| party =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1969|1|13|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Lalova, Moldavian SSR, Soviet Union
| death_date =
| death_place =
| alma_mater = Moldova State University
| president = Igor Dodon
| president2 = Vladimir Voronin
| office3 = Judge of the Constitutional Court
| termstart3 = 3 May 2017
| termend3 = 19 March 2018
| termstart4 = 21 December 2006
| office4 = Moldovan Ambassador to France, Spain and Algeria
| termend4 = 2 November 2009
| president4 = Vladimir Voronin
Mihai Ghimpu (acting)
| primeminister4 = Vasile Tarlev
Zinaida Greceanîi
Vitalie Pîrlog (acting)
Vladimir Filat
| successor4 = Oleg Serebrian
| predecessor4 = Andrei Neguța
| predecessor3 = Alexandru Tănase
}}
Victoria Iftodi (born 13 January 1969){{Cite web|last=|title=Victoria Iftodi|url=https://constcourt.md/pageview.php?l=en&idc=31&id=1156&t=/Organizarea-Curtii/Judecatori-in-demisie/Victoria-IFTODI/?l=en&idc=31&id=1156&t=/Organizarea-Curtii/Judecatori-in-demisie/Victoria-IFTODI/|access-date=14 February 2021|website=Constitutional Court}} is a Moldovan jurist and politician. She served as Minister of Justice from 19 March 2018 to 8 June 2019.{{Cite web|title=Victoria Iftodi|url=http://www.justice.gov.md/pageview.php?l=ro&idc=206&id=2|access-date=14 February 2021|website=Government of Moldova|language=ro}}
She also served as Minister of Justice from 8 July 2004 to 20 September 2006.{{Cite news|date=3 May 2017|title=Moldovan government approves new candidacy for top court judge position|work=Moldpres News Agency|url=https://www.moldpres.md/en/news/2017/05/03/17003301|access-date=14 February 2021}}
Early life
Iftodi was born on 13 January 1969 in Lalova, which was then part of the Moldavian SSR.{{cite web |title=Alegeri 2005 |url=http://www.e-democracy.md/files/alegeri-2005.pdf |website=www.e.democracy.md |access-date=25 April 2025}} Before working, she graduated from the Faculty of Law at the State University of Moldova in 1993. Between 1994 and 1996 she then worked as a chief specialist of the Bureau of Relations between the State Notary and Ministry of Justice and then worked briefly as a notary in Chisinau.{{cite news |title=Кто она, новый министр Виктория Ифтоди |url=https://noi.md/ru/politika/kto-takaya-viktoriya-iftodi-predlozhennaya-dpm-na-dolzhnosti-ministra-yusticii |access-date=25 April 2025 |work=NOI |date=19 March 2018 |language=ru}} Between 1993 and 2003 she was also a guest lecturer at the her alma mater. In 2003 she became Deputy Minister of Justice and later was First Deputy Minister of Justice and representative of the government in relations with the Parliament of Moldova and the Constitutional Court of Moldova.{{cite news |last1=Basiul |first1=Valentina |title=Cine sînt conducătorii de astăzi ai Republicii Moldova? |url=https://moldova.europalibera.org/a/cine-s%C3%AEnt-conduc%C4%83torii-de-ast%C4%83zi-ai-republicii-moldova-/29994010.html |access-date=25 April 2025 |work=Radio Europa Liberă |date=13 June 2019 |language=ro}}{{cite news |title=Человек недели – кандидат на должность министра юстиции Виктория Ифтоди |url=https://tribuna.md/ru/2018/03/18/omul-saptamanii-victoria-iftodi-candidat-desemnat-la-functia-de-ministru-al-justitiei/ |access-date=25 April 2025 |work=Tribuna |date=18 March 2018 |language=ru-RU}}
Political career
From 2004 to 2006 she served as Minister of Justice.{{cite news |title=По следам Тэнасе: Откуда у преемницы главы минюста три сада, 7 участков и дом? |url=https://www.md.kp.media/daily/26805/3840460/?ysclid=m9wvfvd4og203084123 |access-date=25 April 2025 |work=KP |date=13 March 2018}} She was revoked from her position in 2006 by Vladimir Voronin as he stated he was dissatisfied with some of the work within the Cabinet of Ministers regarding the Accession of Moldova to the European Union, and he replaced her as he said he wanted effective results. In August 2006 it was announced that she would be the Moldovan Ambassador to France.{{cite news |title=Moldova appoints new ambassadors to France and US |url=https://www.moldova.org/en/moldova-appoints-new-ambassadors-to-france-and-us-15436-eng/ |access-date=25 April 2025 |work=Moldova |date=3 August 2006}} She was also made Moldova's Ambassador ot Algeria and their permanent delegate to UNESCO.
In December 2016 she was appointed a representative in the Integrity Council as proposed by Vladimir Cebotari.{{cite news |last1=Esanu |first1=Anatolie |title=Fostă ministră în perioada comunistă, numită reprezentanta Guvernului în Consiliul de Integritate al ANI |url=https://www.zdg.md/stiri/stiri-justitie/fosta-ministra-in-perioada-comunista-numita-reprezentanta-guvernului-in-consiliul-de-integritate-al-ani/?ysclid=m9wvg1kf9n336658479 |access-date=25 April 2025 |work=Ziarul de Gardă |date=28 December 2016 |language=ro-RO}} In May 2017 she became a judge of the Constitutional Court of Moldova.
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Category:Place of birth missing (living people)
Category:Women government ministers of Moldova
Category:Ministers of justice of Moldova
Category:21st-century Moldovan politicians
Category:Moldova State University alumni