ECPM – European Christian Political Movement
Valeriu Ghilețchi
Valeriu Ghilețchi is the President of the European Christian Political Movement, the only European party explicitly promoting Christian values in politics. This is his first mandate (2021-present).
He served as member of the Moldovan Parliament twice (1998-2001; 2009 – 2019) and was Deputy Speaker for the last two years of the second period. During the same period, he was a member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), and vice-president of PACE from 2017-2018. While at PACE, he was the chair of the Committee of Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development. Currently he serves as the assistant to the vice-chair of the Committee of Foreign Affairs & European Integration in the Parliament of Moldova.
Mr. Ghilețchi is an electronic engineer by trade and holds also a Bachelor of Divinity in Theology. He is a pastor and former president of the European Baptist Federation. He is married, has 3 children and 7 grandchildren. Valeriu Ghilețchi has dual Romanian- Moldovan citizenship and is fluent in Romanian, English and Russian.
Dream job as a kid:
Mr. Ghilețchi’s dream as a kid was to become an astronaut.
