Nicolae Timofti

Nicolae Timofti (Romanian pronunciation: [nikoˈla.e tiˈmofti]; born 22 December 1948) is a Moldovan jurist and politician. He was President of Moldova from 23 March 2012 until 23 December 2016. He was head of Moldova's Supreme Magistrate Council and was elected President by parliament on 16 March 2012.^[1][2]

His Excellency Nicolae Timofti
4th President of Moldova
In office 23 March 2012 – 23 December 2016
Prime Minister	Vladimir Filat Iurie Leancă Chiril Gaburici Natalia Gherman (Acting) Valeriu Streleț Gheorghe Brega (Acting) Pavel Filip
Preceded by	Marian Lupu (Acting)
Succeeded by	Igor Dodon
Personal details
Born	(1948-12-22) 22 December 1948 (age 76) Ciutulești, Moldavian SSR, Soviet Union (now Moldova)
Political party	Communist Party (Before 1991) Independent (1991–present)
Spouse(s)	Margareta Timofti
Children	3 sons
Alma mater	Moldova State University
Military service
Allegiance	Soviet Union
Branch/service	Soviet Army
Years of service	1972-1974
Rank	Senior Lieutenant