Pantelimon Erhan Cabinet was the Cabinet of Moldova (7 / 20 December 1917 - 13 / 26 January 1918). It was the first

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of the

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. The government fell after the occupation of the Republic by the

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n troops. Erhan, along with

Ion Inculeț Ion Constantin Inculeț (; 5 April 1884, Răzeni, Bessarabia Governorate, Russian Empire, now the Republic of Moldova – 18 November 1940, Bucharest, Romania) was a Bessarabian and Romanian politician, the President of the Country Council of the ...

, president of the

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, and

Gherman Pântea Gherman Vasile Pântea (; surname also spelled Pîntea; russian: Герман Васильевич Пынтя, translit=German Vasilyevich Pyntya; uk, Герман Васильович Пинтя, translit=Herman Vasylyovich Pyntia; May 13, 1894 ...

, Director of Armed Forces, were accused by the nationalist Directors of opposing the entry of the

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, sending the Moldavian National Guard against it, and negotiating with the

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-dominated council that controlled the capital during early January.

Membership of the Cabinet

On 7 December 1917,

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(called

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) elected the Cabinet of Moldova (called the Council of Directors General), with nine members, seven Moldavians, one Ukrainian, and one Jew:Halipa, Moraru, p.74-75 * Pantelimon Erhan, President of the Council and Director General of Agriculture *

Ion Pelivan Ion Gheorghe Pelivan (April 1, 1876 in Răzeni – January 25, 1954 in Sighetu Marmației) was a Romanian politician. In 1898, Ion Pelivan graduated from the Theological Seminary of Chișinău and in 1903 from the University of Tartu. Then ...

, Director General of Foreign Affairs *

Vladimir Cristi Vladimir Cristi (1880–1956) was a Romanian publicist and politician who served as State Minister in the Nicolae Iorga government between 16 January and 6 June 1932. Cristi was Mayor of Chișinău between 1938 and 1940. Biography Cristi was ...

, Director General of Internal Affairs *

Teodor Cojocaru Teodor Cojocaru (; born 3 May 1879 in Bubuieci; died 23 January 1941 in Chișinău) was a Moldovan military and politician. He served as Moldovan Minister of Defense, Director General for Armed Forces in the Pantelimon Erhan Cabinet, and as a memb ...

and

, Director General of War *

Mihail Savenco Mihail Savenco (russian: Михаи́л Саве́нко; uk, Михайло Савенко) was a Moldovan politician of Ukrainian descent. He was a high-ranking official of the Moldavian Democratic Republic. Biography He served as Direct ...

, Director General of Justice *

Teofil Ioncu Teofil Ioncu (22 July 1885, in Olișcani – 16 March 1954, in Iași) was a Bessarabian and Romanian politician, member of Sfatul Țării.Alexandru Chiriac, ''Mic dicționar al membrilor Sfatului Țării din Chișinău, (21 noiembrie 1917 ...

, Director General of Finance * Ştefan Ciobanu, Director General of Public Instruction *

Nicolae Bosie-Codreanu Nicolae Bosie-Codreanu (21 December 1885 – 1969) was a Bessarabian politician who voted for the Union of Bessarabia with Romania on 27 March 1918. Biography He served as Member of the Moldovan Parliament (1917–1918). After , he served in ...

, Director General of Communications * Veniamin I. Grinfeld, Director General of Industry and Commerce

Notes

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