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The Supreme Council of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic ( ro, Sovietul Suprem al Republicii Moldovenești Nistrene,
Moldovan Cyrillic The Moldovan Cyrillic alphabet is a Cyrillic alphabet designed for the Romanian language spoken in the Soviet Union ( Moldovan) and was in official use from 1924 to 1932 and 1938 to 1989 (and still in use today in the breakaway Moldovan regio ...
: Советул Супрем ал Републичий Молдовенешть Нистрене; russian: Верховный Совет Приднестровской Молдавской Республики;Верховный Совет Приднестровской Молдавской Республики
retrieved 15 April 2011
uk, Верховна Рада Придністровської Молдавської Республіки) is the parliament of Transnistria. The unicameral legislature consists of 33 seats, all of which are determined by single mandate constituencies. It is headed by a chairman (or
speaker Speaker may refer to: Society and politics * Speaker (politics), the presiding officer in a legislative assembly * Public speaker, one who gives a speech or lecture * A person producing speech: the producer of a given utterance, especially: ** In ...
).


History

The
Republic of Moldova A republic () is a "state in which power rests with the people or their representatives; specifically a state without a monarchy" and also a "government, or system of government, of such a state." Previously, especially in the 17th and 18th ...
still considers Transnistria to be part of its territory, although the Second Congress of People's Deputies declared separation from the Soviet Socialist Republic of Moldova on 2 September 1990 as the
Pridnestrovian Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic , image_map = Transnistria-map.png , capital = Tiraspol , common_languages = , leader1 = Igor Smirnov (at independence) , title_leader = Chairman , year_leader1 = 1990– ...
. As Transnistria was not an autonomous region before the declaration of its independence, it had no government bodies of its own in the Soviet Union. This meant that all government authorities had to be formed from scratch. On 2 September 1990, the Second Extraordinary Congress of People's Deputies of all levels of Transnistria elected the Provisional Supreme Council of Transnistria, which was tasked to prepare elections to the permanent Supreme Council.
Igor Smirnov Igor Smirnov may refer to: * Igor Smirnov (politician) (born 1941), president of the unrecognized Transdniestrian Moldovan Republic * Igor Smirnov (scientist) (1951–2004), controversial Russian mind control researcher See also * Igor Mirnov ...
was elected chairman of the Provisional Supreme Council in March 1990. After Smirnov was elected
Chairman The chairperson, also chairman, chairwoman or chair, is the presiding officer of an organized group such as a board, committee, or deliberative assembly. The person holding the office, who is typically elected or appointed by members of the gro ...
of the Republic (later this post was transformed into the presidential office) on 29 November 1990 he was succeeded by Vladimir Gonchar. On 25 November 1990, the first legislative elections to the Supreme Council of PMR took place in Transnistria. The first Supreme Council was bicameral: it consisted of two chambers – the Council of the Republic and the Council of Nationalities. The Supreme Council was elected for a five-year term and consisted of 64 deputies. On 30 January 1991, the Supreme Council elected native-born Transnistrian of Moldovan origin
Grigore Mărăcuță Grigory Stepanovich Marakutsa (russian: Григóрий Степáнович Маракуца}, ; born 15 October 1942 in Teiu, Grigoriopol District) is a Transnistrian politician and member of Pridnestrovian Supreme Soviet. He is a member o ...
as its chairman. After referendum in 1995 and the adoption of the second
Constitution of Transnistria The current Constitution of Transnistria was approved by national referendum on 24 December 1995, and signed into law by the President of Transnistria on 17 January 1996. As part of the territory's move towards market based reforms, it was modified ...
, the composition of the Supreme Council changed. The Council of the Republic was replaced by the Chamber of Legislators and the Council of Nationalities by the Chamber of Representatives. The second Supreme Council was elected for a five-year term and consisted of 67 deputies (32 in the lower house and 35 in the upper house). Elections to the second Supreme Council took place on 24 December 1995. In 2000 amendments were made in the Constitution of PMR leading to new change in the organization of the Supreme Council. It became unicameral and consisted of 43 deputies. Until 2005, the chairman of the parliament was
Grigore Mărăcuță Grigory Stepanovich Marakutsa (russian: Григóрий Степáнович Маракуца}, ; born 15 October 1942 in Teiu, Grigoriopol District) is a Transnistrian politician and member of Pridnestrovian Supreme Soviet. He is a member o ...
, but following the election victory of the opposition party Obnovlenie the new chairman became Obnovlenie party leader
Yevgeny Shevchuk Yevgeny Vasilyevich Shevchuk (russian: Евге́ний Васи́льевич Шевчу́к, tr. ''Yevgeniy Vasilyevich Shevchuk'', uk, Євге́н Васи́льович Шевчу́к, tr. ''Yevhen Vasylovych Shevchuk'', Moldovan Cyrilli ...
. In 2009, President Igor Smirnov set up a commission to draft a new constitution. On 22 July 2009, Shevchuk resigned as speaker and was succeeded by Russian-born ethnic Ukrainian
Anatoly Kaminski Anatoliy Vladimirovich Kaminski ( uk, Анато́лій Володи́мирович Камі́нський, russian: Анатолий Владимирович Каминский) (born 15 March 1950 in Baley, Russian SFSR) is an ethnic Ukrain ...
, also from Obnovlenie. Shevchuk cited the newly proposed constitution as a major factor as to why he resigned.Yevgeny Shevchuk, "I call on you all to unite to protect our future, where there is the rule of law, the strong people are just, the weak people are protected, and everyone works and maintains stability”.
/ref> He defeated both Smirnov and his former colleague Kaminski in the 2011 presidential elections. Following his defeat in the elections Kaminski resigned both as speaker and as head of Obnovlenie. He was succeeded by
Mikhail Burla Mikhail Porfirovich Burla (russian: Михаи́л Порфирович Бурла; uk, Михайло Порфірович Бурла, ''Mykhaylo Profirovych Burla''; born 22 November 1957 in village Mejdurechie, Storozhynets Raion, Chernivtsi ...
, an ethnic Ukrainian.


Members of parliament

Most of the members of parliament are native-born Transnistrians. According to official PMR data, 22 of the 43 members of the parliament were born in PMR, while four were born in Moldova, seven were born in Russia, six in Ukraine and four did not declare.Supreme Council of the PMR: Members of Parliament
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List of speakers

*
Igor Smirnov Igor Smirnov may refer to: * Igor Smirnov (politician) (born 1941), president of the unrecognized Transdniestrian Moldovan Republic * Igor Smirnov (scientist) (1951–2004), controversial Russian mind control researcher See also * Igor Mirnov ...
(November 1990) *
Vladimir Gonchar Vladimir may refer to: Names * Vladimir (name) for the Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Macedonian, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovak and Slovenian spellings of a Slavic name * Uladzimir for the Belarusian version of the name * Volodymyr for the Ukr ...
(November 1990 – January 1991; ''acting'') *
Grigore Mărăcuță Grigory Stepanovich Marakutsa (russian: Григóрий Степáнович Маракуца}, ; born 15 October 1942 in Teiu, Grigoriopol District) is a Transnistrian politician and member of Pridnestrovian Supreme Soviet. He is a member o ...
(1991–2005) *
Yevgeny Shevchuk Yevgeny Vasilyevich Shevchuk (russian: Евге́ний Васи́льевич Шевчу́к, tr. ''Yevgeniy Vasilyevich Shevchuk'', uk, Євге́н Васи́льович Шевчу́к, tr. ''Yevhen Vasylovych Shevchuk'', Moldovan Cyrilli ...
(2005–2009) *
Anatoly Kaminski Anatoliy Vladimirovich Kaminski ( uk, Анато́лій Володи́мирович Камі́нський, russian: Анатолий Владимирович Каминский) (born 15 March 1950 in Baley, Russian SFSR) is an ethnic Ukrain ...
(2009–2012) *
Mikhail Burla Mikhail Porfirovich Burla (russian: Михаи́л Порфирович Бурла; uk, Михайло Порфірович Бурла, ''Mykhaylo Profirovych Burla''; born 22 November 1957 in village Mejdurechie, Storozhynets Raion, Chernivtsi ...
(13 June 2012 – 23 December 2015) *
Vadim Krasnoselski Vadim Nikolaevich Krasnoselsky (russian: Вади́м Никола́евич Красносе́льский; ro, Vadim Nicolaevici Crasnoselschii; born 14 April 1970) is a Transnistrian politician who is the 3rd and current President of Transn ...
(23 December 2015 – 14 December 2016) *
Alexander Shcherba Alexander is a male given name. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history. Variants listed here are Aleksandar, Al ...
(14 December 2016 – 2019) *
Alexander Korshunov Alexandr Viktorovich Korshunov (russian: Алекса́ндр Ви́кторович Ко́ршунов; born 2 April 1968 in Bălți, Moldovan SSR, Soviet Union The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USS ...
(6 February 2019 - present)


References


External links


Official website


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