 Victor Catan is a Major General of Police in the Republic of Moldova, served as a Minister of Internal Affairs in the Government of the Republic of Moldova (22 May 1998 - 12 November 1999 and 25 September 2009 - 14 January 2011).Victor Catan was born on 17 August 1949 in the village of Druța (pronounced "Drutza") in the region of Rîșcani of the Republic of Moldova.He commenced his activities as an electronic technician in 1967.