Ion Văluță

Ion Văluţă (1 May 1894 in Obreja Veche – 1981 in Bucharest) was a Bessarabian politician.

Biography He served as Member of the Moldovan Parliament (1917–1918).

Education He graduated from High School Number 1 B.P. Hasdeu from Chișinău. He studied law at the Universities of Petrograd and Odessa. During the interwar period he was 5 times a member of Parliament representing the Brătianu National Liberal Party.

Political activity He organized the student society "Renaissance" in Balti, Bolhrad and Chișinău. He contributed to the introduction of Romanian language courses and the history of Romanians at the University of Odessa.

He was three times president of the Chisinau Chamber of Commerce and Industry. In this capacity he created the federation of all the Chambers of Commerce of Bessarabia and was elected its president.

He was vice-president of the Union of Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Romania, working for the restoration of Bessarabian trade and agriculture. He pointed out the shortcomings of the Bessarabian media. He managed to merge all credit unions in Bessarabia, creating a single credit institution for Bessarabian farmers.

Publishing activity He published the magazine "Economic Bessarabia".

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