Ion Costaș
Ion Costaș | |
|---|---|
Costaș in 2016 | |
| 1st Minister of Defense | |
| In office 5 February 1992 – 29 July 1992 | |
| President | Mircea Snegur |
| Prime Minister | Valeriu Muravschi Andrei Sangheli |
| Succeeded by | Pavel Creangă |
| 1st Minister of Internal Affairs | |
| In office 3 June 1990 – 5 February 1992 | |
| President | Mircea Snegur |
| Prime Minister | Mircea Druc Valeriu Muravschi |
| Succeeded by | Constantin Antoci |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 February 1944 Țarigrad, Moldavian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Alma mater | Higher Military Aviation School from Kharkiv (1967) Gagarin Air Force Academy in Moscow (1976) Moscow Police Academy |
| Occupation | Military |
| Military service | |
| Years of service | 1967–1993 |
| Rank | Division general |
Ion Costaș (born 22 February 1944) is a Moldovan military officer and a former minister of interior (1990–1992) and Defence (1992).
He is a leader of the Democratic Forum of Romanians in Moldova.