Prime Minister of Moldova

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.

Prime Minister of the Republic of Moldova
Prim-ministrul Republicii Moldova
Seal of the Government of Moldova
Standard of the prime minister
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

List of Prime Ministers

Moldavian Democratic Republic (1917–1918)

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

Chairmen of the Council of People's Commissars

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Office term
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

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

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)	28 May 1991	1 July 1992	1 year, 34 days		Popular Front	—	Muravschi FPM	Minister of Finance
2		Andrei Sangheli (born 1944)	1 July 1992	24 January 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)	24 January 1997	1 February 1999	2 years, 8 days		Alliance for Democracy and Reforms	—	Ciubuc I	First Deputy Prime Minister
								1998	Ciubuc II
–		Ion Sturza (born 1960)	19 February 1999	12 March 1999	21 days		Alliance for Democracy and Reforms	—	—	Deputy Prime Minister; Minister of Economy and Reforms
4			12 March 1999	21 December 1999	284 days				Sturza
5		Dumitru Braghiș (born 1957)	21 December 1999	19 April 2001	1 year, 119 days		Independent	—	Braghiș	First Deputy Minister of Economy and Reforms
6		Vasile Tarlev (born 1963)	19 April 2001	31 March 2008	6 years, 347 days		Party of Communists	2001	Tarlev I PCRM
								2005	Tarlev II PCRM
7		Zinaida Greceanîi (born 1956)	31 March 2008	14 September 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	14 September 2009	25 September 2009	11 days		Party of Communists	—	—	Minister of Justice
8		Vladimir Filat (born 1969)	25 September 2009	25 April 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)	25 April 2013	30 May 2013	35 days		Liberal Democratic Party (Pro-European Coalition)	—	—	Deputy Prime Minister; Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration
9			30 May 2013	18 February 2015	1 year, 264 days			—	Leancă PLDM–PDM–PL		[1][2]
10		Chiril Gaburici (born 1976)	18 February 2015	22 June 2015	124 days		Independent	2014	Gaburici PLDM–PDM
—		Natalia Gherman (born 1969) acting	22 June 2015	30 July 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)	30 July 2015	30 October 2015	92 days		Liberal Democratic Party (Alliance for European Integration III)	—	Streleț PLDM–PDM–PL	Member of Parliament
—		Gheorghe Brega (born 1951) acting	30 October 2015	20 January 2016	82 days		Liberal Party (Alliance for European Integration III)	—	—	Deputy Prime Minister for Social Issues
12		Pavel Filip (born 1966)	20 January 2016	8 June 2019	3 years, 139 days		Democratic Party	—	Filip PDM-PLPDM-PPEM	Minister of Information Technology and Communications
13		Maia Sandu (born 1972)	8 June 2019	14 November 2019	159 days		Party of Action and Solidarity	2019	Sandu ACUM-PSRM	Minister of Education
14		Ion Chicu (born 1972)	14 November 2019	31 December 2020	1 year, 47 days		Independent	—	Chicu PSRM-PDM	Minister of Finance
—		Aureliu Ciocoi (born 1968) acting	31 December 2020	6 August 2021	218 days		Independent	—	—	Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration
15		Natalia Gavrilița (born 1977)	6 August 2021	16 February 2023	1 year, 194 days		Party of Action and Solidarity	2021	Gavrilița PAS	Minister of Finance
16		Dorin Recean (born 1974)	16 February 2023	Incumbent	2 years, 181 days		Independent	—	Recean PAS	Minister of Internal Affairs

Timeline

See also

• Moldova portal
• Politics portal

• Cabinet of Moldova
• President of Moldova