The Mayor of Chișinău, officially the General Mayor of the Municipality of Chișinău ( ro, Primar general al municipiul Chișinău), is the head of the executive branch of

Chișinău Chișinău ( , , ), also known as Kishinev (russian: Кишинёв, r=Kishinjóv ), is the Capital city, capital and largest city of the Republic of Moldova. The city is Moldova's main industrial and commercial center, and is located in the ...

's government and a member of the city's

Municipal Council A municipal council is the legislative body of a municipality or local government area. Depending on the location and classification of the municipality it may be known as a city council, town council, town board, community council, rural counci ...

History

The first mayor of Chișinău was

Anghel Nour Anghel Nour was a Bessarabian politician. He served as the first mayor of Chişinău between 1817 and 1821. Biography Angel Nour was born in a family of Moldavian small-local nobles. He participated in the Russo-Turkish War (1806–1812), repr ...

in 1817. In 1941, the office was abolished. After the end of the

Soviet era The history of Soviet Russia and the Soviet Union (USSR) reflects a period of change for both Russia and the world. Though the terms "Soviet Russia" and "Soviet Union" often are synonymous in everyday speech (either acknowledging the dominance ...

and the re-establishment of the office in 1990,

Nicolae Costin Nicolae Costin (7 April 1936 in Pecişte, Orhei County, Kingdom of Romania today in Rezina District, Republic of Moldova – 16 February 1995 in Chişinău) was a Moldovan politician and one of the leaders of the national emancipation move ...

History

List of mayors

Russian Empire

Moldavian Democratic Republic

Kingdom of Romania

Moldavian SSR

Republic of Moldova

See also