Galina Dodon

Dodon in 2018

First Lady of Moldova
In office
23 December 2016 – 24 December 2020
President| Igor Dodon
Preceded by| Margareta Timofti
Personal details
Born|  (1977-02-12) 12 February 1977 (age 46)
Molovata, Moldavian SSR, Soviet Union
Nationality| Moldovan
Spouse| Igor Dodon (m. 1999)
Children| 3
Profession| Accountant
Website| Official website[dead link]

Galina Dodon (born 12 February 1977[1]) is the wife of the former President of Moldova Igor Dodon, serving as the First Lady of Moldova from 2016 to 2020.[2]

## Biography[edit]

Dodon with her husband and Russian President Vladimir Putin in the Kremlin

Dodon with Putin during the 2018 FIFA World Cup opening ceremony

She was born on 12 February 1977 in the Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic. She began her professional activity as an accountant in September 1999,[3] the same year that she married Igor Dodon, whom she met in a student hostel.[4] Until 2012, she was deputy chief accountant at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Republic of Moldova.[5] She has been the financial director of Exclusive Media since March 2012.[6] Dodon has said that she always tries to avoid politics at home and in the media.[7]

Galina and Igor Dodon have three children: Bogdan, Vlad, and Nicolae. Apart from her native Romanian, she is also fluent in Russian and English.[2][5]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "12 February 1977". Archived from the original on 5 March 2018. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
2. ^ a b "Biography of First Lady, Galina Dodon". Presidency of the Republic of Moldova.
3. ^ "06 September 1999 - 19 June 2001 – Accountant, Company "Beton armat"".
4. ^ "Впервые о сокровенном - Галина Додон рассказала о том, каково быть женой президента". bloknot-moldova.md (in Russian). Retrieved 2020-11-21.
5. ^ a b "Ce nu știai despre prima doamnă a Republicii Moldova, Galina Dodon".
6. ^ "02 March 2012 - Financial Director of Company „Exclusiv Media"".
7. ^ "The first interview of the first lady. Galina Dodon: I am proud of my husband". Accent TV. Retrieved 2017-11-23.

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