Ilia Uzun

Ilia Uzun
Acting Governor of Gagauzia
Assumed office
5 August 2025
Preceded byEvghenia Guțul
Personal details
Born (1967-05-16) 16 May 1967[1]

Ilia Uzun (born on 16 May 1967) is a Moldovan politician who is currently the acting Governor of Gagauzia since August 2025.

He had been the First Deputy Chairman of the Executive Committee of UTA Gagauzia.[2]

He had also been the deputy of several convocations of the People's Assembly of Gagauzia (the region's parliament).

He was a veterinarian by education. According to autobiographical data, he lives in the village of Chioselia Rusă (Gagauz: Köseli Rus).[1]

Uzun has pro-Russian views, and supports Moldovan pro-Russian fugitive oligarch Ilan Shor.[3] He is currently under European Union sanctions.[1][4][5]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Council Decision (CFSP) 2024/2701 of 14 October 2024 amending Decision (CFSP) 2023/891 concerning restrictive measures in view of actions destabilising the Republic of Moldova, 2024-10-14, retrieved 2025-09-29
  2. ^ "Досье депутатов - Илья Узун". Nokta (in Russian). Retrieved 2025-09-29.
  3. ^ "Вибори у Молдові. Росія вливала мільйони доларів, щоби підкупити виборців". BBC News Україна (in Ukrainian). 2024-10-20. Retrieved 2025-09-29.
  4. ^ "УЗУН Ілля". War & Sanctions (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2025-09-29.
  5. ^ "ЄС наклав санкції на лідерку молдовської Гагаузії та ще кількох осіб за дестабілізацію Молдови". European Pravda (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2025-09-29.