Evghenia Guțul
Evghenia Guțul | |
|---|---|
Evgeniya Guţul | |
Guțul in 2024 | |
| Governor of Gagauzia | |
| Assumed office 19 July 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Irina Vlah |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 September 1986 Etulia, Moldavian SSR, Soviet Union (now Gagauzia, Moldova) |
| Political party | Victory bloc (since 2024) |
| Other political affiliations | Șor Party (2018–2023) Independent (before 2018, 2023–2024) |
Evghenia Guțul (born 5 September 1986; Gagauz: Evgeniya Guţul or Guțul), also rendered Yevgenia Gutsul (Russian: Евгения Гуцул) and Eugenia Guțul, is a Moldovan Gagauzian jurist and politician, who has served as Governor of Gagauzia since 19 July 2023. In April 2024 she was indicted in a criminal case with the Anticorruption Court of Moldova. As Governor, she has sought to have closer relations with Russia. Following her party's banning by Moldovan authorities, she has been an independent.