Alina Zotea
Moldovan economist, model and politician
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Alina Zotea-Durnea (born 8 December 1986) is a Moldovan economist, model and politician.
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Alina Zotea-Durnea | |
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Zotea-Durnea in 2015 | |
| Member of the Moldovan Parliament | |
| In office 4 September 2015 – 9 March 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Valeriu Munteanu |
| Parliamentary group | Liberal Party |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 December 1986 |
| Party | Liberal Party (2005-) |
| Spouse | Vlad Durnea (m. 2017)[1] |
| Alma mater | Moldova State University |
| Profession | economist, model |
Biography
Born in Cantemir, she became a model at age fifteen, and continued her involvement in the activity through her twenties.[2] She graduated from high school in 2007, and in 2011 obtained a degree from the economics faculty of Moldova State University.[3]
Zotea joined the Liberal Party (PL) in 2005,[3] and became a personal assistant to party leader Mihai Ghimpu in 2014. In that year's election for the Parliament of Moldova, she ran on the party's lists, in 19th position.[4] During the campaign, some online commentators questioned her fitness for office, citing her provocative modeling photographs.[3] In August 2015, when five PL members of parliament resigned in order to join the new Streleț Cabinet, one of the vacancies fell to Zotea, who agreed to fill it.[5] Her term began early the following month, after validation from the Constitutional Court.[6]
In autumn 2017, Zotea married Vlad Durnea;[7] she gave birth to a child a year later.[8]
