Valeriu Moldovan

Valeriu A. Moldovan (August 5, 1875—July 19, 1954) was an Austro-Hungarian-born Romanian lawyer and politician.

A native of Câmpeni in Transylvania's Alba County, his parents were the lawyer Anania Moldovan and Ludovica (née Stwertecky); He attended primary school in Turda, followed by gymnasium in Brașov and Blaj and the Lutheran high school in Sibiu. His last years of high school were spent in Brașov, and he graduated there in 1894. With an Emanoil Gojdu scholarship, he was able to study law at the University of Budapest and then at Franz Joseph University in Cluj (Kolozsvár). Moldovan graduated from the latter institution, which accorded him the title of doctor. He moved to Turda in 1903, opening a law office. From 1911 to 1914, he was deeply involved in newspaper writing. In 1910, he was elected as one of 25 members belonging to the executive committee of the Romanian National Party (PNR). He fought in World War I.

A prominent advocate of the union of Transylvania with Romania, he became secretary of the province's Directing Council once this took place in 1918. He taught at the revamped University of Cluj's law faculty, He was awarded the rank of Commander in the Order of the Star of Romania. A street in Turda now bears his name.