Prime Minister of Moldova facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Prime Minister of the Republic of Moldova Prim-ministrul Republicii Moldova
Standard of the prime minister
Seal of the Government of Moldova
Incumbent Dorin Recean since 16 February 2023
Executive branch of the Government of Moldova
Style	Mr. Premier (informal) His Excellency (diplomatic)
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

The Prime Minister of Moldova (Romanian: Prim-ministrul Republicii Moldova) is the main leader of the government in Moldova. Think of them as the head of the team that runs the country day-to-day. The President of Moldova officially chooses the Prime Minister. This person then works with their team, called the Cabinet, to make important decisions. But they need the support of the Parliament to do their job.

Currently, Dorin Recean has been Moldova's Prime Minister since February 16, 2023. He took over after the previous government, led by Natalia Gavrilița, finished its work.

Who Has Been Prime Minister?

Moldova has had many leaders over the years. Their roles and titles changed as the country's history changed. Let's look at some of the people who have held this important position.

Leaders of the Moldavian Democratic Republic (1917–1918)

This was a short period when Moldova was trying to become independent. Here are the first leaders who acted like prime ministers.

No.	Portrait	Name (Born–Died)	Time in Office
1		Pantelimon Erhan (1884–1971)	December 7, 1917	January 13, 1918
2		Daniel Ciugureanu (1885–1950)	January 16, 1918	April 8, 1918
3		Petru Cazacu (1873–1956)	April 9, 1918	November 29, 1918

Leaders During the Soviet Era (1940–1991)

During this time, Moldova was part of the Soviet Union. The leaders had different titles, like "Chairmen of the Council of People's Commissars" or "Chairmen of the Council of Ministers." They were still in charge of the government.

Chairmen of the Council of People's Commissars

No.	Portrait	Name (Born–Died)	Time in Office
1		Tihon Konstantinov (1898–1957)	August 2, 1940	April 17, 1945
2		Nicolae Coval (1904–1970)	April 17, 1945	January 4, 1946
3		Gherasim Rudi (1907–1982)	January 5, 1946	April 4, 1946

Chairmen of the Council of Ministers

No.	Portrait	Name (Born–Died)	Time in Office
1		Gherasim Rudi (1907–1982)	April 4, 1946	January 23, 1958
2		Alexandru Diordiță (1911–1996)	January 23, 1958	April 15, 1970
3		Petru Pascari (born 1929)	April 24, 1970	August 1, 1976
4		Semion Grossu (born 1934)	August 1, 1976	December 30, 1980
5		Ion Ustian (born 1939)	December 30, 1980	December 24, 1985
6		Ivan Calin (1935–2012)	December 24, 1985	January 10, 1990
7		Petru Pascari (born 1929)	January 10, 1990	May 26, 1990
8		Mircea Druc (born 1941)	May 26, 1990	May 22, 1991

Prime Ministers of the Republic of Moldova (1991–Present)

Since Moldova became an independent country in 1991, the head of government has been called the Prime Minister. Here is a list of all the Prime Ministers and the political parties they belonged to.

Parties

      FPM       PDAM       ADR       PCRM       PLDM       PL       PAS       Independent

Status

     Acting prime minister

No.	Portrait	Name (born–died)	Term of office			Political party		Elected	Cabinet (coalition)	Prior office	Ref.
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
1		Valeriu Muravschi (1949–2020)	May 28, 1991	July 1, 1992	1 year, 34 days		Popular Front	—	Muravschi FPM	Minister of Finance
2		Andrei Sangheli (born 1944)	July 1, 1992	January 24, 1997	4 years, 207 days		Democratic Agrarian Party	—	Sangheli I	First Deputy Prime Minister; Minister of Agriculture and Food Industry
								1994	Sangheli II
3		Ion Ciubuc (1943–2018)	January 24, 1997	February 1, 1999	2 years, 8 days		Alliance for Democracy and Reforms	—	Ciubuc I	First Deputy Prime Minister
								1998	Ciubuc II
–		Ion Sturza (born 1960)	February 19, 1999	March 12, 1999	21 days		Alliance for Democracy and Reforms	—	—	Deputy Prime Minister; Minister of Economy and Reforms
4			March 12, 1999	December 21, 1999	284 days				Sturza
5		Dumitru Braghiș (born 1957)	December 21, 1999	April 19, 2001	1 year, 119 days		Independent	—	Braghiș	First Deputy Minister of Economy and Reforms
6		Vasile Tarlev (born 1963)	April 19, 2001	March 31, 2008	6 years, 347 days		Party of Communists	2001	Tarlev I PCRM
								2005	Tarlev II PCRM
7		Zinaida Greceanîi (born 1956)	March 31, 2008	September 14, 2009	1 year, 167 days		Party of Communists	—	Greceanîi I PCRM	First Deputy Prime Minister
								Apr. 2009	Greceanîi II PCRM
—		Vitalie Pîrlog (born 1974) acting	September 14, 2009	September 25, 2009	11 days		Party of Communists	—	—	Minister of Justice
8		Vladimir Filat (born 1969)	September 25, 2009	April 25, 2013	3 years, 212 days		Liberal Democratic Party (Alliance for European Integration)	Jul. 2009	Filat I PLDM–PL–PDM–AMN	Minister of State
								2010	Filat II PLDM–PL–PDM
–		Iurie Leancă (born 1963)	April 25, 2013	May 30, 2013	35 days		Liberal Democratic Party (Pro-European Coalition)	—	—	Deputy Prime Minister; Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration
9			May 30, 2013	February 18, 2015	1 year, 264 days			—	Leancă PLDM–PDM–PL
10		Chiril Gaburici (born 1976)	February 18, 2015	June 22, 2015	124 days		Independent	2014	Gaburici PLDM–PDM
—		Natalia Gherman (born 1969) acting	June 22, 2015	July 30, 2015	38 days		Liberal Democratic Party (Political Alliance for a European Moldova)	—	—	Deputy Prime Minister; Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration
11		Valeriu Streleț (born 1970)	July 30, 2015	October 30, 2015	92 days		Liberal Democratic Party (Alliance for European Integration III)	—	Streleț PLDM–PDM–PL	Member of Parliament
—		Gheorghe Brega (born 1951) acting	October 30, 2015	January 20, 2016	82 days		Liberal Party (Alliance for European Integration III)	—	—	Deputy Prime Minister for Social Issues
12		Pavel Filip (born 1966)	January 20, 2016	June 8, 2019	3 years, 139 days		Democratic Party	—	Filip PDM-PLPDM-PPEM	Minister of Information Technology and Communications
13		Maia Sandu (born 1972)	June 8, 2019	November 14, 2019	159 days		Party of Action and Solidarity	2019	Sandu ACUM-PSRM	Minister of Education
14		Ion Chicu (born 1972)	November 14, 2019	December 31, 2020	1 year, 47 days		Independent	—	Chicu PSRM-PDM	Minister of Finance
—		Aureliu Ciocoi (born 1968) acting	December 31, 2020	August 6, 2021	218 days		Independent	—	—	Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration
15		Natalia Gavrilița (born 1977)	August 6, 2021	February 16, 2023	1 year, 194 days		Party of Action and Solidarity	2021	Gavrilița PAS	Minister of Finance
16		Dorin Recean (born 1974)	February 16, 2023	Incumbent	2 years, 177 days		Independent	—	Recean PAS	Minister of Internal Affairs

Timeline of Prime Ministers

This timeline shows when each Prime Minister served and their political party.

See also

In Spanish: Primer ministro de Moldavia para niños

• Cabinet of Moldova
• President of Moldova