Aurelia Spataru
Deputy General Director, National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova
Aurelia Spataru is acting as the Deputy General Director at the National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova since 2019. Holding a Master's degree in economy, she is responsible for the management of the statistical departments responsible for the production of population and social statistics, including population censuses. She is leading the work on policy planning, methodological development, analytical and capacity development activities related to demographic and social statistics, including gender statistics.
Prior to joining the NSO, Ms. Spataru worked for about twenty years as a programme coordinator for UNDP Moldova and Soros Foundation, as well as the data, monitoring & evaluation adviser for UN Moldova team providing development support to the strengthening of the National Statistical System and mainstreaming gender into official statistics. At UN Moldova she has led the work on the nationalization of SDGs indicators and currently, on behalf of the National Bureau of Statistics, she is the national focal point for the SDGs data production.