Alexandru Flenchea | |
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![]() Flenchea in 2019 | |
Deputy Prime Minister of Moldova for Reintegration | |
In office 14 November 2019 –16 March 2020 | |
President | Igor Dodon |
Prime Minister | Ion Chicu |
Preceded by | Vasilii Șova |
Succeeded by | Cristina Lesnic |
Personal details | |
Born | Chișinău,Moldavian SSR,Soviet Union |
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