
Leanca speaks Romanian, Russian, English, French, Hungarian and Bulgarian. He started his career in the Soviet era as an employee of the Foreign Ministry.
Since 1998 Leancă was a deputy minister of foreign affairs, and 11 years later became the head of the Moldovan Ministry of Foreign Affairs. April 23, 2013 Timofti signed a decree appointing Leanca Acting Prime Minister, and on 30th May he was approved at the position. Prime Minister is married and has three children.