The Prime Minister of Moldova ( ro, Prim-ministrul Republicii Moldova) is
Moldova
Moldova ( , ; ), officially the Republic of Moldova ( ro, Republica Moldova), is a Landlocked country, landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Romania to the west and Ukraine to the north, east, and south. The List of states ...
's
head of government
The head of government is the highest or the second-highest official in the executive branch of a sovereign state, a federated state, or a self-governing colony, autonomous region, or other government who often presides over a cabinet, a gro ...
. The Prime Minister is formally appointed by the
President of Moldova
The President of the Republic of Moldova () is the head of state of Moldova. The current president is Maia Sandu, who assumed office on 24 December 2020.
Duties and functions
The office of the presidency in Moldova is largely ceremonial, ...
and exercises executive power along with the
cabinet
Cabinet or The Cabinet may refer to:
Furniture
* Cabinetry, a box-shaped piece of furniture with doors and/or drawers
* Display cabinet, a piece of furniture with one or more transparent glass sheets or transparent polycarbonate sheets
* Filing ...
, subject to
parliamentary
A parliamentary system, or parliamentarian democracy, is a system of democratic governance of a state (or subordinate entity) where the executive derives its democratic legitimacy from its ability to command the support ("confidence") of the ...
support.
Natalia Gavrilița
Natalia Gavrilița (; born 21 September 1977) is a Moldovan economist and politician who has served as prime minister of Moldova since 2021. Gavrilița was previously proposed as prime minister by Maia Sandu in February 2021, but was rejected ...
has been serving as Prime Minister since 6 August 2021 following the dissolution of the
Chicu cabinet.
List of prime ministers of Moldova
Moldavian Democratic Republic
The Moldavian Democratic Republic (MDR; ro, Republica Democratică Moldovenească, ), also known as the Moldavian Republic, was a state proclaimed on by the '' Sfatul Țării'' (National Council) of Bessarabia, elected in October–Novemb ...
(1917–1918)
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Pantelimon Erhan
Pantelimon Erhan (1884 – April/May 1971) was a Bessarabian politician and prime minister of the Moldavian Democratic Republic (1917–1918).
Biography
Pantelimon Erhan was born in 1884 in Tănătari, Căușeni District. He died in April or M ...
(7/20 December 1917–13/26 January 1918)
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Daniel Ciugureanu
Daniel Ciugureanu (; 9 December 1885 – 19 May 1950) was a Romanian politician from Bessarabia, deputy in Sfatul Țării from Chișinău, Prime Minister of the Moldavian Democratic Republic from –, Minister for Bessarabia in four Romanian Gove ...
(16/29 January 1918–8/21 April 1918)
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Petru Cazacu
Petru Cazacu ( was a politician from Bessarabia (Moldova).
Biography
He served as the prime minister of the Moldavian Democratic Republic in 1918.
Works
* P. Cazacu, Moldova dintre Prut şi Nistru. 1812–1918, Chişinău, 1992.
* P. Cazacu ...
(9/22 April 1918–29 November/12 December 1918)
Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic
The Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic ( ro, Republica Sovietică Socialistă Moldovenească, Moldovan Cyrillic: ) was one of the 15 republics of the Soviet Union which existed from 1940 to 1991. The republic was formed on 2 August 1940 ...
(1940–1991)
Chairmen of the Council of People's Commissars
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Tihon Konstantinov
Tihon Konstantinov (13 August 1898 – 20 January 1957) was a Moldavian SSR and Ukrainian SSR politician.
Biography
Konstantinov was born in the village Khoroshoe of Pavlograd uyezd, Yekaterinoslav Governorate. The village was located by the Sam ...
(2 August 1940 – 17 April 1945),
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Nicolae Coval
Nicolae Coval (19 December 1904 – 15 January 1970) was a Soviet and Moldavian politician.
Biography
Nicolae Coval was born in the city of Camenca, Russian Empire. After he became a member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union since 1939 ...
(17 April 1945 – 4 January 1946)
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Gherasim Rudi (5 January–4 April 1946)
Chairmen of the Council of Ministers
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Gherasim Rudi (4 April 1946 – 23 January 1958)
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Alexandru Diordiță (23 January 1958 – 15 April 1970)
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Petru Pascari
Petru Pascari (russian: Пётр Андреевич Паскарь, Pyotr Andreyevich Paskar; born 22 September 1929 in Stroenți) is a Moldavian SSR politician.
Biography
Petru Pascari was born in the small village of Stroenți (Stroiești) ...
(24 April 1970 – 1 August 1976) (1st time)
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Semion Grossu
Semion Grossu (born 18 March 1934, Satul Nou) is a Moldovan politician and businessman.
Biography
Grossu was born on 18 March 1934 in the commune of Satu-Nou, Cetatea Albă County, Kingdom of Romania (nowadays Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi Raion, Ukra ...
(1 August 1976 – 30 December 1980)
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Ion Ustian (30 December 1980 – 24 December 1985)
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Ivan Călin (24 December 1985 – 10 January 1990)
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Petru Pascari
Petru Pascari (russian: Пётр Андреевич Паскарь, Pyotr Andreyevich Paskar; born 22 September 1929 in Stroenți) is a Moldavian SSR politician.
Biography
Petru Pascari was born in the small village of Stroenți (Stroiești) ...
(10 January–26 May 1990) (2nd time)
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Mircea Druc
Mircea Druc (born 25 July 1941, in Pociumbăuți, Rîșcani District) is a Moldovan and Romanian politician who served as Prime Minister of Moldova between 26 May 1990 and 22 May 1991.
He was appointed as Prime Minister after the opposition wa ...
(26 May 1990 – 22 May 1991)
Republic of Moldova
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(1991–present)
; Parties
; Status
References
See also
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Cabinet of Moldova
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President of Moldova
The President of the Republic of Moldova () is the head of state of Moldova. The current president is Maia Sandu, who assumed office on 24 December 2020.
Duties and functions
The office of the presidency in Moldova is largely ceremonial, ...
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Moldova, prime minister
Lists of Moldovan politicians
1991 establishments in Moldova