Introduction
Semion Grossu (b. March 18, 1934, Satul Nou) is a Moldovan politician and businessman.
Biography
Semion Grossu was born on March 18, 1934, in the commune of Satul Nou, Cetatea Albă County, in Romania (nowadays Ukraine). In 1961, he joined the Communist Party.
Semion Grossu was the prime minister of the Moldavian SSR (1 August 1976 – 30 December 1980).
He later became First Secretary of the Moldavian Communist Party (30 December 1981 – 16 November 1989). He was the final Moldavian SSR leader to espouse the Soviet party line; his successor. Petru Lucinschi, was identified with aspirations for Moldovan independence, which was finally achieved in 1991.
Since 1991, Semion Grossu has been the chairman of the Russo-Moldovan winemaking firm, "Product Impex" SRL. In a video posted on YouTube in 2009, filmed by the Moldovan news source Internet TV, Grossu said he did not consider himself a public figure.