Prime Minister of Moldova

Head of the government of Moldova

Prime Minister of the Republic of Moldova

Prim-ministrul Republicii Moldova

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Incumbent
Dorin Recean

since 16 February 2023

Executive branch of the Government of Moldova
Style| Mr. Premier (informal)
His Excellency (diplomatic)
Type| Head of government
Member of| Cabinet
Supreme Security Council
Residence| Government House
Seat| Chișinău
Nominator| Parliament of Moldova
Appointer| President of Moldova
Term length| Four years
Constituting instrument| Constitution of Moldova
Inaugural holder| Pantelimon Erhan
Formation| 7 December 1917
Deputy| Deputy Prime Ministers
Deputy Prime Minister for European Integration
Deputy Prime Minister for Reintegration
Salary| 119,332 lei annually
Website| gov.md

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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

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### Moldavian Democratic Republic (1917–1918)

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No. | Portrait  | Name
(Birth–Death) | Office term

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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)

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#### Chairmen of the Council of People's Commissars

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No. | Portrait  | Name
(Birth–Death) | Office term

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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

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No. | Portrait  | Name
(Birth–Death) | Office term

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|
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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)

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Parties

FPM PDAM ADR PCRM PLDM PL PAS Independent

Status

Acting prime minister

No. | Portrait  | Name
(Birth–Death) | Office term  | Political party  | Prior office  | Election  | Cabinet

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|
|
|
|
|
|

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
(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
PLDM–PL–PDM–AMN
2010 | Filat II
PLDM–PL–PDM
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]
PLDM–PDM–PL
10  |  | Chiril Gaburici
(born 1976) | 18 February 2015 | 22 June 2015 | Independent |  | 2014 | Gaburici
PLDM–PDM
—  |  | 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  |  | Valeriu Streleț
(born 1970) | 30 July 2015 | 30 October 2015 | Liberal Democratic Party
(Alliance for European Integration III) | Member of Parliament | — | Streleț
PLDM–PDM–PL
—  |  | 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-PLPDM-PPEM
13  |  | 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

### Timeline

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## References

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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.

## See also

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* Pantelimon Erhan
* Daniel Ciugureanu
* Petru Cazacu

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* Nicolae Coval
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* Ion Ustian
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* Mircea Druc

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* Ion Ciubuc
* Ion Sturza
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* Vasile Tarlev
* Zinaida Greceanîi
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* Iurie Leancă
* Chiril Gaburici
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* Valeriu Streleț
* Gheorghe Brega*
* Pavel Filip
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