Vasile Bîtca

Vasile Bîtca (born 1 December 1971) is a Moldovan politician who served as Minister of Agriculture, Regional Development and Environment from 18 February 2015 to 20 December 2017.^[1]

Vasile Bîtca
Bîtca in 2020
Member of the Moldovan Parliament
In office 9 March 2019 – 23 July 2021
Parliamentary group	Democratic Party Pro Moldova Party
In office 9 December 2014 – 18 February 2015
Parliamentary group	Democratic Party
Minister of Agriculture, Regional Development and Environment
In office 25 July 2017 – 21 December 2017
President	Igor Dodon
Prime Minister	Pavel Filip
Preceded by	Eduard Grama (as Minister of Agriculture and Food Industry)
Succeeded by	Liviu Volconovici
Minister of Regional Development and Construction
In office 18 February 2015 – 25 July 2017
President	Nicolae Timofti Igor Dodon
Prime Minister	Chiril Gaburici Natalia Gherman (acting) Valeriu Streleț Gheorghe Brega (acting) Pavel Filip
Preceded by	Marcel Răducan
Succeeded by	Andrei Spînu (2021) (as Minister of Infrastructure and Regional Development)
Personal details
Born	(1971-12-01) 1 December 1971 (age 53) Nisporeni, Moldavian SSR, Soviet Union
Political party	Pro Moldova
Other political affiliations	Political Alliance for a European Moldova
Alma mater	Ştefan cel Mare Police Academy
Occupation	Politician

At the 2014 Moldovan parliamentary election he was elected as Member of Parliament of Moldova as candidate of the Democratic Party of Moldova,^[2] but in short time he left the office to become minister.

Between 2007 and 2011 Vasile Bîtca worked as Deputy Mayor of Nisporeni City, and between 2001 and 2015 he served as President of Nisporeni District.^[3]

Vasile Bîtca is married to Natalia Bîtcă,^[4] with whom he has four daughters.^[5]

On 18 May 2020, Bîtca joined, together with the politician Ghenadie Verdeș, the parliamentary group Pro Moldova,^[6] which became a political party on 22 June.^[7]

Honours

He has been awarded with the following honours:^[3]

• Order "Credinţă Patriei", class III (2012)^[8]
• Medal "Crucea comemorativă. Participant la acțiunile de luptă pentru apărarea integrității și independenței Republicii Moldova (1991–1992)"^[9]
• Medal "Pentru Vitejie" (1992)^[10]