Cristina Gherasimov

Cristina Gherasimov (born 29 January 1984) is a Moldovan politician. She currently serves as Deputy Prime Minister for European Integration of Moldova in the Tofan Cabinet.

As part of her role, she leads the talks for Accession of Moldova to the European Union and hope the negotiation framework set out by the European Commission will enable to speed up the domestic reform agenda for a quicker accession.

Early life Gherasimov was born on 29 January 1984. From 2002 to 2007 she studied at the Moldova State University in Chișinău, graduating from the Faculty of International Relations. While studying she had an exchange program for a year at Hamilton College in New York.

After graduating she worked as a research fellow at the Chatham House, specializing in the Russia and Eurasia Program, before becoming a research fellow at the Robert Bosch Center for Central and Eastern Europe, Russia, and Central Asia until 2020. In 2024 she became Deputy Prime Minister of European Affairs and European Integration in Dorin Recean's government.