Loretta Handrabura

Loretta Handrabura
Handrabura in 2012
Minister of Youth and Sport
In office
30 July 2015  20 January 2016
PresidentNicolae Timofti
Prime MinisterValeriu Streleț
Gheorghe Brega (acting)
Preceded bySerghei Afanasenco
Succeeded byVictor Zubcu
Deputy Minister of Education
In office
20 November 2009  30 July 2015
PresidentMihai Ghimpu (acting)
Vladimir Filat (acting)
Marian Lupu (acting)
Nicolae Timofti
Prime MinisterVladimir Filat
Iurie Leancă
Chiril Gaburici
Natalia Gherman (acting)
MinisterLeonid Bujor
Mihail Șleahtițchi
Maia Sandu
Member of the Chișinău Municipal Council
In office
22 June 2007  20 November 2009
Personal details
Born (1970-02-23) 23 February 1970
Baraboi, Moldavian SSR, Soviet Union
Political partyLiberal Democratic Party of Moldova (2009–present)
Alma materIon Creangă Pedagogical State University
Alexandru Ioan Cuza University
OccupationPhilolog, ethnolog

Loretta Handrabura (born 23 February 1970) is a Moldovan philologist holding a PhD in philology, university lecturer, ethnologist and politician, who served as Minister of Youth and Sports of Moldova between 30 July 2015 and 20 January 2016, and prior to this, as Deputy Prime Minister of Education of Moldova from 20 November 2009 until July 2015.