Ilia Uzun | |
|---|---|
| Acting Governor of Gagauzia | |
| Assumed office 5 August 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Evghenia Guțul |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 May 1967 [1] |
Ilia Uzun (born on 16 May 1967) is a Moldovan politician who is currently the acting Governor of Gagauzia since August 2025.
He had been the First Deputy Chairman of the Executive Committee of UTA Gagauzia. [2]
He had also been the deputy of several convocations of the People's Assembly of Gagauzia (the region's parliament).
He was a veterinarian by education. According to autobiographical data,he lives in the village of Chioselia Rusă (Gagauz :Köseli Rus). [1]
Uzun has pro-Russian views,and supports Moldovan pro-Russian fugitive oligarch Ilan Shor. [3] He is currently under European Union sanctions. [1] [4] [5]