Prime Minister of Moldova

Prime Minister of Moldova
	Standard of the Prime Minister
	Flag of Moldova
	Incumbent; Aureliu Ciocoi; (Acting); since 31 December 2020
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[1]
Website	gov.md/en

The prime minister of 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. Aureliu Ciocoi has served as acting prime minister since 31 December 2020 following the dissolution of Ion Chicu's 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)

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)

Republic of Moldova (1991–present)

Parties

FPM PDAM ADR PCRM PLDM PL Independent

Status

Acting Prime Minister

№	Name (Birth–Death)	Took office	Left office	Political party	Election	Cabinet
1	Valeriu Muravschi (1949–2020)	28 May 1991	1 July 1992	Popular Front of Moldova	—	Muravschi FPM
2	Andrei Sangheli (1944–)	1 July 1992	24 January 1997	Democratic Agrarian Party of Moldova	—	Sangheli I
2	Andrei Sangheli (1944–)	1 July 1992	24 January 1997	Democratic Agrarian Party of Moldova	1994	Sangheli II
3	Ion Ciubuc (1943–2018)	24 January 1997	Resigned: 5 Feb. 1999 12 March 1999	Alliance for Democracy and Reforms	—	Ciubuc I
3	Ion Ciubuc (1943–2018)	24 January 1997	Resigned: 5 Feb. 1999 12 March 1999	Alliance for Democracy and Reforms	1998	Ciubuc II
—	Serafim Urechean (1950–) Acting Prime Minister	5 February 1999	19 February 1999	Independent	—	—
4	Ion Sturza (1960–)	19 February 1999	12 March 1999	Alliance for Democracy and Reforms	—	—
4	Ion Sturza (1960–)	12 March 1999	21 December 1999	Alliance for Democracy and Reforms	—	Sturza
5	Dumitru Braghiș (1957–)	21 December 1999	19 April 2001	Independent	—	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	—	Greceanîi I PCRM
7	Zinaida Greceanîi (1956–)	31 March 2008	14 September 2009	Party of Communists	Apr. 2009	Greceanîi II PCRM
—	Vitalie Pîrlog (1974–) Acting Prime Minister	14 September 2009	25 September 2009	Party of Communists	—	—
8	Vlad Filat (1969–)	25 September 2009	25 April 2013	Liberal Democratic Party (Alliance for European Integration)	Jul. 2009	Filat I PLDM–PL–PDM–AMN
8	Vlad Filat (1969–)	25 September 2009	25 April 2013		2010	Filat II PLDM–PL–PDM
9	Iurie Leancă (1963–)	25 April 2013	30 May 2013	Liberal Democratic Party (Pro-European Coalition)	—	—
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)	—	—
11	Valeriu Streleț (1970–)	30 July 2015	30 October 2015	Liberal Democratic Party (Alliance for European Integration III)	—	Streleț PLDM–PDM–PL
—	Gheorghe Brega (1951–) Acting Prime Minister	30 October 2015	20 January 2016	Liberal Party (Alliance for European Integration III)	—	—
12	Pavel Filip (1966–)	20 January 2016	8 June 2019	Democratic Party	—	Filip PDM-PL
13	Maia Sandu (1972–)	8 June 2019	14 November 2019	Action and Solidarity Party	2019	Sandu ACUM-PSRM
14	Ion Chicu (1972–)	14 November 2019	31 December 2020	Independent	—	Chicu
—	Aureliu Ciocoi (1968–) Acting Prime Minister	31 December 2020	Incumbent		—	—

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

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*
* denotes acting.

Cabinets of Moldova
Moldavian Democratic Republic	Pantelimon Erhan Daniel Ciugureanu Petru Cazacu
Moldavian SSR	Konstantinov (1940–41–1944–45) Coval (1945–46) Rudi (1946–58) Diordiță (1958–70) Pascari I (1970–76) Grossu (1976–80) Ustian (1980–85) Calin (1985–90) Pascari II (1990) Druc (1990–91)
Moldova	Muravschi (1991–92) Sangheli I (1992–94) Sangheli II (1994–97) Ciubuc I (1997–98) Ciubuc II (1998–99) Sturza (1999) Braghiș (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 (2019–20)