Ion BalanIon Balan is a Moldovan politician, deputy in the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova since 2009.BiographySince 1989, he has been a district counselor in Cantemir. Since 2007, he became a member, then a deputy chairman of the LDPM. Together with his brother Vasile, he is the founder of the church in his home town.Distinctions and orders 2000 - The "Civic Merit" Medal 2006 - Order of the 2nd Grade of the "Paisie Velicicovski" for the work for the good of the Orthodox Church in Moldova.