Maria Ciobanu (politician)

Maria Ciobanu
Ciobanu in 2019
Member of the Moldovan Parliament
In office 23 February 2015 – 23 July 2021
Preceded by	Natalia Gherman
Parliamentary group	Liberal Democratic Party Dignity and Truth Platform
In office 28 December 2010 – 9 December 2014
Parliamentary group	Liberal Democratic Party
Personal details
Born	(1953-03-10) 10 March 1953 (age 71) Găureni, Moldavian SSR, Soviet Union
Political party	Liberal Democratic Party of Moldova
Other political affiliations	Alliance for European Integration (2010-2013) Pro-European Coalition (2013–2014)
Alma mater	Ion Creangă Pedagogical State University
Occupation	Professor, politician

Maria Ciobanu (born 10 March 1953)^[1] is a teacher and official in the field of education in the Republic of Moldova, deputy to the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova on the lists of the Liberal Democratic Party of Moldova since 2010.^[2]

Maria Ciobanu was born on 10 March 1953 in Găureni, Nisporeni, Moldavian SSR. Between 1972-1977 he studied at the "Ion Creangă" State Pedagogical University of Chișinău, after which he worked for two years as a teacher at the middle school in the village of Grozești and then as a deputy director at the middle school in the village of Selişte. Between 1982 and 1987 he was a school inspector at Nisporeni General Directorate for Education, Youth and Sport. Then, for one year, he was a teacher at Nisporeni's No. 1 middle school. From 1988 until 1991 Maria Ciobanu worked as Deputy Director of the Nisporeni Gymnasium, and from 1992-1994 returned to Nisporeni General Directorate for Education, Youth and Sports as General Manager. From 1994 to 2007 she was a teacher at the "Boris Cazacu" High School in Nisporeni, and for the period 2007 - 2010 she returned to the General Directorate of Education, Youth and Sports of Nisporeni as general manager.

On 25 November 2014 Maria Ciobanu was awarded by president of Romania Traian Băsescu with the National Order of Faithful Service, in rank of officer.^[3][4]