Prime Minister of Moldova

Prime Minister of Moldova
Prime Minister of Moldova
Prim-ministrul Republicii Moldova
	Seal of the Government of Moldova
	Standard of the Prime Minister
	Incumbent; Natalia Gavrilița; since 6 August 2021
Style	Mr./Madam Premier (informal); His/Her Excellency (formal)
Residence	Government House
Appointer	President of Moldova
Term length	Four years
Inaugural holder	Pantelimon Erhan
Formation	1917
Salary	6,433 USD annually
Website	gov.md/en

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 and exercises executive power along with the cabinet subject to parliamentary support. Natalia Gavrilița has been serving as Prime Minister since 6 August 2021 following the dissolution of Chicu cabinet.

List of prime ministers of Moldova[]

Moldavian Democratic Republic (1917–1918)[]

Pantelimon Erhan (7/20 December 1917–13/26 January 1918)
Daniel Ciugureanu (16/29 January 1918–8/21 April 1918)
Petru Cazacu (9/22 April 1918–29 November/12 December 1918)

Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic (1940–1991)[]

Chairmen of the Council of People's Commissars[]

Tihon Konstantinov (2 August 1940 – 17 April 1945), in exile in Russian SFSR between June 1941 and August 1944
Nicolae Coval (17 April 1945 – 4 January 1946)
Gherasim Rudi (5 January–4 April 1946)

Chairmen of the Council of Ministers[]

Gherasim Rudi (4 April 1946 – 23 January 1958)
Alexandru Diordiță (23 January 1958 – 15 April 1970)
Petru Pascari (24 April 1970 – 1 August 1976) (1st time)
Semion Grossu (1 August 1976 – 30 December 1980)
Ion Ustian (30 December 1980 – 24 December 1985)
Ivan Călin (24 December 1985 – 10 January 1990)
Petru Pascari (10 January–26 May 1990) (2nd time)
Mircea Druc (26 May 1990 – 22 May 1991)

Republic of Moldova (1991–present)[]

Parties

FPM PDAM ADR PCRM PLDM PL PAS Independent

Status

Acting Prime Minister

No.	Name (Birth–Death)	Office term		Political party	Prior office	Election	Cabinet
1	Valeriu Muravschi (1949–2020)	28 May 1991	1 July 1992	Popular Front of Moldova	Deputy Prime Minister; Minister of Finance	—	Muravschi FPM
2	Andrei Sangheli (1944–)	1 July 1992	24 January 1997	Democratic Agrarian Party of Moldova	Minister of Agriculture and Food Industry	—	Sangheli I
2	Andrei Sangheli (1944–)	1 July 1992	24 January 1997	Democratic Agrarian Party of Moldova	Minister of Agriculture and Food Industry	1994	Sangheli II
3	Ion Ciubuc (1943–2018)	24 January 1997	1 February 1999	Alliance for Democracy and Reforms	Chairman of the Court of Accounts	—	Ciubuc I
3	Ion Ciubuc (1943–2018)	24 January 1997	1 February 1999	Alliance for Democracy and Reforms	Chairman of the Court of Accounts	1998	Ciubuc II
—	Serafim Urechean (1950–) Acting Prime Minister	5 February 1999	19 February 1999	Independent	Mayor of Chișinău	—	—
4	Ion Sturza (1960–)	19 February 1999	12 March 1999	Alliance for Democracy and Reforms	Deputy Prime Minister; Minister of Economy and Reforms	—	—
4	Ion Sturza (1960–)	12 March 1999	21 December 1999	Alliance for Democracy and Reforms	Deputy Prime Minister; Minister of Economy and Reforms	—	Sturza
5	Dumitru Braghiș (1957–)	21 December 1999	19 April 2001	Independent	Deputy Minister of Economy and Reforms	—	Braghiș
6	Vasile Tarlev (1963–)	19 April 2001	31 March 2008	Party of Communists		2001	Tarlev I PCRM
6	Vasile Tarlev (1963–)	19 April 2001	31 March 2008	Party of Communists		2005	Tarlev II PCRM
7	Zinaida Greceanîi (1956–)	31 March 2008	14 September 2009	Party of Communists	First Deputy Prime Minister	—	Greceanîi I PCRM
7	Zinaida Greceanîi (1956–)	31 March 2008	14 September 2009	Party of Communists	First Deputy Prime Minister	Apr. 2009	Greceanîi II PCRM
—	Vitalie Pîrlog (1974–) Acting Prime Minister	14 September 2009	25 September 2009	Party of Communists	Minister of Justice	—	—
8	Vladimir Filat (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
8	Vladimir Filat (1969–)	25 September 2009	25 April 2013		Minister of State	2010	Filat II PLDM–PL–PDM
9	Iurie Leancă (1963–)	25 April 2013	30 May 2013	Liberal Democratic Party (Pro-European Coalition)	First Deputy Prime Minister; Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration	—	—
9	Iurie Leancă (1963–)	30 May 2013	18 February 2015	Liberal Democratic Party (Pro-European Coalition)		—	Leancă^[2]^[3] PLDM–PDM–PL
10	Chiril Gaburici (1976–)	18 February 2015	22 June 2015	Independent		2014	Gaburici PLDM–PDM
—	Natalia Gherman (1969–) Acting Prime Minister	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 (1970–)	30 July 2015	30 October 2015	Liberal Democratic Party (Alliance for European Integration III)	Member of Parliament	—	Streleț PLDM–PDM–PL
—	Gheorghe Brega (1951–) Acting Prime Minister	30 October 2015	20 January 2016	Liberal Party (Alliance for European Integration III)	Deputy Prime Minister for Social Issues	—	—
12	Pavel Filip (1966–)	20 January 2016	8 June 2019	Democratic Party	Minister of Informational Technologies and Communications	—	Filip PDM-PL
13	Maia Sandu (1972–)	8 June 2019	14 November 2019	Action and Solidarity Party	Minister of Education	2019	Sandu ACUM-PSRM
14	Ion Chicu (1972–)	14 November 2019	31 December 2020	Independent	Minister of Finance	—	Chicu PSRM-PDM
—	Aureliu Ciocoi (1968–) Acting Prime Minister	31 December 2020	6 August 2021	Independent	Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration	—	—
15	Natalia Gavrilița (1977–)	6 August 2021	Incumbent	Action and Solidarity Party	Minister of Finance	2021	Gavrilița PAS

References[]

^ Maxim, Pulber (20 March 2017). "Salariu de președinte: Cât primește Dodon de la stat - - Independent". Independent.md.
^ New government formed in Moldova
^ The agreement Pro European Coalition set up was made public

v t Prime Ministers of Moldova
Moldavian DR	Pantelimon Erhan Daniel Ciugureanu Petru Cazacu
Moldavian SSR	Tihon Konstantinov Nicolae Coval Gherasim Rudi Alexandru Diordiță Petru Pascari Semion Grossu Ion Ustian Ivan Calin Petru Pascari Mircea Druc
Republic of Moldova	Valeriu Muravschi Andrei Sangheli Ion Ciubuc Serafim Urechean* Ion Sturza Dumitru Braghiș Vasile Tarlev Zinaida Greceanîi Vitalie Pîrlog* Vlad Filat Iurie Leancă Chiril Gaburici Natalia Gherman* Valeriu Streleț Gheorghe Brega* Pavel Filip Maia Sandu (briefly disputed) Ion Chicu Aureliu Ciocoi* Natalia Gavrilița
* denotes acting.

v t Cabinets of Moldova
Moldavian Democratic Republic	Pantelimon Erhan (1917–18) Daniel Ciugureanu (1918) Petru Cazacu (1918)
Moldavian SSR	Konstantinov (1940–41, 1944–45) Coval (1945–46) Rudi (1946–58) Diordiță (1958–70) (1970–76) Grossu (1976–80) Ustian (1980–85) Calin (1985–90) (1990) Druc (1990–91)
Moldova	(1991–92) (1992–94) (1994–97) (1997–98) (1998–99) (1999) (1999–01) Tarlev I (2001–05) Tarlev II (2005–08) Greceanîi I (2008–09) Greceanîi II (2009) Filat I (2009–11) Filat II (2011–13) Leancă (2013–15) Gaburici (2015) Streleț (2015–16) Filip (2016–19) Sandu (2019) Chicu (2019–21) Gavrilița (2021– )