Maia Sandu

**Maia Grigoryevna Sandu** (born 24 May 1972) is a Moldovan politician. Sandu has been the 6th President of Moldova since 24 December 2020. She is the leader of the Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS). She was the Prime Minister of Moldova from 8 June 2019 until 14 November 2019.

## Early life

Sandu was born on 24 May 1972, in the commune of Risipeni, located in the Fălești District in the Moldavian SSR. From 1989 to 1994, she majored in management at the Academy of Economic Studies of Moldavia/Moldova (ASEM).

In 2010, she graduated from Harvard University. From 2010 to 2012, Sandu worked as an Adviser to the Executive Director at the World Bank in Washington, D.C..

## Presidency

In June 2019, she became Prime Minister of Moldova. Five months later, on 12 November 2019, Sandu's government fell after the vote of the censure motion. She defeated incumbent president Igor Dodon in the 2020 presidential election. Sandu is the country's first female president. During her presidency, she has been seen as a strong ally of the European Union and Ukraine during the Russian invasion of the country.

Sandu has made anti-corruption, economic reform and liberalisation a main part of her political platform.

In February 2023, she accused Russia of trying to create a coup of the Moldovan government.

In November 2024, Sandu was re-elected in the 2024 election, winning 55% of the vote.

In September 2025, his party, PAS, wins the September 2025 legislative elections.

## Other websites

- Maia Sandu on Twitter

## Infobox (officeholder)

- **honorific-prefix**: Excellency, Her Excellency
- **name**: Maia Sandu
- **image**: President Maia Sandu 2024.jpg
- **caption**: Sandu in 2024
- **office**: 6th President of Moldova
- **term start**: 24 December 2020
- **primeminister**: Ion Chicu
Aureliu Ciocoi (acting)
Natalia Gavrilița
Dorin Recean
- **predecessor**: Igor Dodon
- **office2**: 13th Prime Minister of Moldova
- **president2**: Igor Dodon
- **term start2**: 8 June 2019
- **term end2**: 14 November 2019
- **predecessor2**: Pavel Filip
- **successor2**: Ion Chicu
- **office3**: Member of the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova, Moldovan Parliament
- **term start3**: 24 February 2019
- **term end3**: 8 July 2019
- **successor3**: Galina Sajin
- **term start4**: 30 November 2014
- **term end4**: 18 February 2015
- **successor4**: Petru Știrbate
- **office5**: President of Party of Action and Solidarity
- **term start5**: 15 May 2016
- **term end5**: 9 December 2020
- **predecessor5**: _Position established_
- **successor5**: Igor Grosu (acting)
- **office6**: Ministry of Education (Moldova), Minister of Education
- **president6**: Nicolae Timofti
- **primeminister6**: Vladimir Filat
Iurie Leancă
Chiril Gaburici
Natalia Gherman (acting)
- **term start6**: 24 July 2012
- **term end6**: 30 July 2015
- **predecessor6**: Mihail Șleahtițchi
- **successor6**: Corina Fusu
- **birth name**: Maia Grigoryevna Sandu
- **birth place**: Risipeni, Fălești District, Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic, Moldavian SSR, Soviet Union (now Moldova)
- **party**: Independent politician, Independent
- **education**: Academy of Economic Studies of Moldova
Academy of Public Administration
Harvard University