Riorița Patereu

Riorita Paterău (born 23 October 1962) is a Moldovan musician and politician who served in the Parliament of Moldova from 2001 until 2005. A member of the Christian-Democratic People's Party, she represented the Bălți constituency, and was a prominent anti-communist activist.

Biography Riorita Paterău was born on 23 October 1962 in the northern village of Volodeni. A musician by training, Paterău works as a piano teacher and has been a member of several chamber ensembles. She was also the "head of department at the College of Music and Pedagogy" in the city of Bălți.

In the 2001 Moldovan parliamentary election, Paterău was elected to the Parliament of Moldova, representing the Bălți constituency as a member of the Christian-Democratic People's Party (PPCD). Paterău took part in another protest in Bălți in June 2004 following the decision of the communist-controlled city council to re-install a statue of Vladimir Lenin in the city center. During the protest, altercations erupted between protestors and police officers, with Paterău being "assaulted by a policeman".

While in parliament, Paterău served on the "commission for culture, science, education, youth and mass media". Paterău left office at the end of her term in 2005.