Anatol Arapu was born on 27 November 1962 in the village of
Văsieni,
Ialoveni. He graduated from the Faculty of Economics of the
State University of Moldova in 1985, the
Economic and Statistical Institute of Moscow in 1987 and the Institute of the
World Trade Organization in
Geneva,
Switzerland in 1993. In the period 1988-1992 he was director of the "Moldova - EXIM" trust. During 1994-1997 he worked as an assistant to the World Bank executive direction, and from 1997 to 1998 he was Ambassador of the Republic of Moldova to the
European Union,
NATO,
Belgium, the
Netherlands, and
Luxembourg. He subsequently worked for
Lukoil România as a financial director for one year, and from 2001 to 2013 he served as Deputy General Manager for Economic and Financial Affairs. On 14 August 2013, Arapu became the
Minister of Finance of the Republic of Moldova initially in the
Leancă Cabinet, then in the
Gaburici Cabinet and the
Streleț Cabinet. Although he was not a party member, he become minister as being submitted by the
Liberal Democratic Party of Moldova. He served as finance miniser until 20 January 2016 when he was succeeded by
Octavian Armașu. He is married and has a child. He speaks
Romanian (native),
Russian (fluent),
English (fluent) and
French (medium). ==References==