Natalia Șoșeva
Natalia Dmitrievna Șoșeva (born 1964) is a Moldovan pharmaceutical executive and politician who served in the People's Assembly of Gagauzia from 2003 until 2021. An independent politician, she represented the town of Joltai. Since 2022, Șoșeva has been the interim president of the . Biography Natalia Șoșeva was born in 1964. Prior to entering politics, she worked as both a doctor and pharmacist. Șoșeva was the head of Farmacon, a pharmaceutical company based in Gagauzia, an autonomous region in southern Moldova. She also owns several real estate properties. Șoșeva was elected to the People's Assembly of Gagauzia, the territory's legislature, in the 2003 election, representing the town of Joltai as an independent. Following her election, she renounced her ownership of Farmacon. She was re-elected in the 2008, 2012, and 2016 elections, receiving 459 votes (55%), 503 votes (54%), and 502 votes (61%), respectively. Șoșeva became the vice president of the assembly in July 2015, and had previously been the president of the Committee of Health and Social Affairs. During her tenure, Șoșeva was a advocate for women in politics. At a 2015 forum hosted by the United Nations Development Programme in Comrat, she spoke of discrimination she faced when entering