Galina Dodon

Galina Dodon (Romanian: Galina Dodon; Russian: Галина Додон; born 12 February 1977[1]) is the wife of the current President of Moldova Igor Dodon and the First Lady of Moldova.[2]

Galina Dodon
First Lady of Moldova
Assumed role
23 December 2016
PresidentIgor Dodon
Preceded byMargareta Timofti
Personal details
Born (1977-02-12) 12 February 1977
Moldavian SSR, Soviet Union
NationalityMoldovan
Spouse(s)Igor Dodon (m. 1999)
Children3
ProfessionAccountant
WebsiteOfficial website

Biography

Dodon with her husband and Russian President Vladimir Putin in the Kremlin
Dodon with Putin during the 2018 FIFA World Cup opening ceremony

She started her professional activity as an accountant in September 1999,[3] the same year that she married Igor Dodon. Until 2012, she was deputy chief accountant at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Republic of Moldova.[4] She has been the financial director of Exclusive Media since March 2012.[5] Dodon has said that she always tries to avoid politics at home and in the media.[6]

Personal Life

Galina and Igor Dodon have three children: Bogdan, Vlad, and Nikolai. Apart from her native Romanian, she also is fluent in Russian and English.[7]

References

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