Stéphane Christophe Bridé

Stéphane Christophe Bridé
Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Economy of Moldova
Assumed office
18 February 2015
President Nicolae Timofti
Prime Minister Chiril Gaburici
Natalia Gherman (Acting)
Valeriu Streleț
Gheorghe Brega (Acting)
Preceded by Andrian Candu
Personal details
Born (1971-09-30) 30 September 1971
Dakar, Senegal
Nationality France
Moldova

Stéphane Christophe Bridé (born 30 September 1971 in Dakar) is the current Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy of Moldova. He is a French citizen who has held dual Moldovan/French nationality since 26 December 2013.[1][2][3][4] He has more than 20 years experience working as an accountant, auditor and consultant in management and fiscal policy.

Bridé is married to Olesea, a Moldovan woman with whom he has one child.[5][6] In addition to his native French, he is fluent in Romanian, English and Spanish.[7]

In 2005 he became the Moldovan motocross champion. In 2008 Bridé was part of Moldova's team at the European Motorcross Championship in Zărnești, Romania. He also holds a black belt in judo.[8]

Bridé was one of the managing partners of Grant Thornton in Moldova, accused of negligence and incompetence after the laundering of $1 billion. Grant Thornton was the auditor of the three Moldovan banks involved in the Moldovan bank fraud scandal. The theft was discovered in November 2014 at Unibank, Banca de Economii and Banca Sociala, which Grant Thornton audited in 2011 and 2013. The money was embezzled and spirited out of the country in complex financial transactions, some through UK companies. The authorities had to rescue the three banks with a bailout equivalent to half the annual budget.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "Un Français nommé ministre de l'Economie... de la Moldavie". AFP. 8 April 2015.
  2. ↑ Audrey Chauvet (9 April 2015). "Qui est Stéphane Bridé, ce Français nommé ministre de l’Economie en Moldavie?". 20 Minutes.
  3. ↑ Nabil Bourassi (8 April 2015). "Un Français nommé vice-Premier ministre de Moldavie suscite les interrogations". La Tribune.
  4. ↑ Cine este Stephane Christophe Bride, candidatul la funcția de Ministru al Economiei, unimedia.info
  5. ↑ (doc)Banii publici, „slăbiciunea” noilor miniștri, zdg.md
  6. ↑ Cine este Stephane Christophe Bride, publika.md
  7. ↑ CV – Stephane Christophe BRIDE, gov.md
  8. ↑ E francez, născut în Africa, vorbește româna, are centura neagră la judo și este viitorul ministru al Economiei, realitatea.md
  9. ↑ http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jul/01/global-auditor-moldova-wealth-franchise-grant-thornton-banks-embezzle
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