Prime Minister of Moldova

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Prime Minister of the Republic of Moldova
Prim-ministrul Republicii Moldova
Incumbent
Dorin Recean
since 16 February 2023
Executive branch of the Government of Moldova
StyleMr. Premier (informal)
His Excellency (diplomatic)
TypeHead of government
Member ofCabinet
Supreme Security Council
ResidenceGovernment House
SeatChișinău
NominatorParliament of Moldova
AppointerPresident of Moldova
Term lengthFour years
Constituting instrumentConstitution of Moldova
Inaugural holderPantelimon Erhan
Formation7 December 1917
DeputyDeputy Prime Ministers
Deputy Prime Minister for Reintegration
Salary119,332 lei annually
Websitegov.md

The prime minister of Moldova (Romanian: Prim-ministrul Republicii Moldova) is Moldova's head of government. The prime minister is formally appointed by the president of Moldova and exercises executive power along with the cabinet, subject to parliamentary support. Dorin Recean has been serving as prime minister since 16 February 2023 following the dissolution of the Gavrilița cabinet which took place during the same month.

List of Prime Ministers[edit]

Moldavian Democratic Republic (1917–1918)[edit]

# Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Office term
1 Pantelimon Erhan

(1884–1971)

7/20 December 1917 13/26 January 1918
2 Daniel Ciugureanu

(1885–1950)

16/29 January 1918 8/21 April 1918
3 Petru Cazacu

(1873–1956)

9/22 April 1918 29 November/12 December 1918

Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic (1940–1991)[edit]

Chairmen of the Council of People's Commissars[edit]

# Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Office term
1 Tihon Konstantinov

(1898–1957)

2 August 1940 17 April 1945
2 Nicolae Coval

(1904–1970)

17 April 1945 4 January 1946
3 Gherasim Rudi

(1907–1982)

5 January 1946 4 April 1946

Chairmen of the Council of Ministers[edit]

# Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Office term
1 Gherasim Rudi

(1907–1982)

4 April 1946 23 January 1958
2 Alexandru Diordiță

(1911–1996)

23 January 1958 15 April 1970
3 Petru Pascari

(born 1929)

24 April 1970 1 August 1976
4 Semion Grossu

(born 1934)

1 August 1976 30 December 1980
5 Ion Ustian

(born 1939)

30 December 1980 24 December 1985
6 Ivan Calin

(1935–2012)

24 December 1985 10 January 1990
7 Petru Pascari

(born 1929)

10 January 1990 26 May 1990
8 Mircea Druc

(born 1941)

26 May 1990 22 May 1991

Republic of Moldova (1991–present)[edit]

Parties

  FPM   PDAM   ADR   PCRM   PLDM   PL   PAS   Independent

Status
  Acting prime minister
# Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Office term Political party Prior office Election Cabinet
1 Valeriu Muravschi
(1949–2020)
28 May 1991 1 July 1992 Popular Front Minister of Finance Muravschi
FPM
2 Andrei Sangheli
(born 1944)
1 July 1992 24 January 1997 Democratic Agrarian Party First Deputy Prime Minister;

Minister of Agriculture and Food Industry

Sangheli I
1994 Sangheli II
3 Ion Ciubuc
(1943–2018)
24 January 1997 1 February 1999 Alliance for Democracy and Reforms First Deputy Prime Minister Ciubuc I
1998 Ciubuc II
4 Ion Sturza (cropped) Ion Sturza
(born 1960)
19 February 1999 12 March 1999 Alliance for Democracy and Reforms Deputy Prime Minister;

Minister of Economy and Reforms

12 March 1999 21 December 1999 Sturza
5 Dumitru Braghiș
(born 1957)
21 December 1999 19 April 2001 Independent First Deputy Minister of Economy and Reforms Braghiș
6 Vasile Tarlev
(born 1963)
19 April 2001 31 March 2008 Party of Communists 2001 Tarlev I
PCRM
2005 Tarlev II
PCRM
7 Zinaida Greceanîi
(born 1956)
31 March 2008 14 September 2009 Party of Communists First Deputy Prime Minister Greceanîi I
PCRM
Apr. 2009 Greceanîi II
PCRM
Vitalie Pîrlog
(born 1974)
Acting
14 September 2009 25 September 2009 Party of Communists Minister of Justice
8 Vladimir Filat
(born 1969)
25 September 2009 25 April 2013 Liberal Democratic Party
(Alliance for European Integration)
Minister of State Jul. 2009 Filat I
PLDMPLPDMAMN
2010 Filat II
PLDMPLPDM
9 Iurie Leancă
(born 1963)
25 April 2013 30 May 2013 Liberal Democratic Party
(Pro-European Coalition)
Deputy Prime Minister;

Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration

30 May 2013 18 February 2015 Leancă[1][2]
PLDMPDMPL
10 Chiril Gaburici
(born 1976)
18 February 2015 22 June 2015 Independent 2014 Gaburici
PLDMPDM
Natalia Gherman
(born 1969)
Acting
22 June 2015 30 July 2015 Liberal Democratic Party
(Political Alliance for a European Moldova)
Deputy Prime Minister;

Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration

11 Валерий Стрелец (10-12-2015) Valeriu Streleț
(born 1970)
30 July 2015 30 October 2015 Liberal Democratic Party
(Alliance for European Integration III)
Member of Parliament Streleț
PLDMPDMPL
Gheorghe Brega 2016-07-24 Gheorghe Brega
(born 1951)
Acting
30 October 2015 20 January 2016 Liberal Party
(Alliance for European Integration III)
Deputy Prime Minister for Social Issues
12 Pavel Filip
(born 1966)
20 January 2016 8 June 2019 Democratic Party Minister of Information Technology and Communications Filip
PDM-PL
13 Meeting of the President of Ukraine with the President of the Republic of Moldova in Kyiv (23) (cropped).jpg Maia Sandu
(born 1972)
8 June 2019 14 November 2019 Party of Action and Solidarity Minister of Education 2019 Sandu
ACUM-PSRM
14 Ion Chicu
(born 1972)
14 November 2019 31 December 2020 Independent Minister of Finance Chicu
PSRM-PDM
Aureliu Ciocoi
(born 1968)
Acting
31 December 2020 6 August 2021 Independent Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration
15 Natalia Gavrilița
(born 1977)
6 August 2021 16 February 2023 Party of Action and Solidarity Minister of Finance 2021 Gavrilița
PAS
16 Dorin Recean
(born 1974)
16 February 2023 Incumbent Independent Minister of Internal Affairs Recean
PAS

References[edit]

  1. ^ "New Government Formed in Moldova". Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Press release). 30 May 2013. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
  2. ^ "The Agreement Pro European Coalition Set up Was Made Public". Teleradio Moldova. 3 June 2013. Archived from the original on 5 November 2013. Retrieved 6 March 2014.

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