Alexandru Tănase

Alexandru Tănase (born 24 February 1971) is a Moldovan politician. He served as President of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Moldova. He was Justice Minister in the First Vlad Filat Cabinet and in the first several months of the Second Filat Cabinet. Tănase was born in Chișinău and graduated in law from Alexandru Ioan Cuza University in Iași. He also pursued postgraduate studies at the State University of Moldova and completed specialized training in legal fields. Tănase began his career as a legal adviser and was admitted to the Moldovan Bar in 1999. He worked on judicial reform projects and practiced law privately. He was involved in high-profile cases before the European Court of Human Rights. Tănase became prominent in the national political stage as a representative of the Moldovan opposition. He was elected to the Parliament of Moldova multiple times and was a member of the Liberal Democratic Party of Moldova. He served as Minister of Justice and later as a judge and President of the Constitutional Court.