Prime Minister of Moldova

The prime minister of Moldova is Moldova's head of government. The prime minister is formally appointed by the president and holds executive power along with the cabinet. They need to parliamentary support.

Prime Minister of Moldova
Standard of the Prime Minister
Incumbent Dorin Recean since 16 February 2023
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

List of prime ministers

Parties

  FPM   PDAM   ADR   PCRM   PLDM   PL   PAS   Independent

Status

  Acting Prime Minister

#	Portrait	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
							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
							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	—	—
			12 March 1999	21 December 1999				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
							2005	Tarlev II PCRM
7		Zinaida Greceanîi (1956–)	31 March 2008	14 September 2009	Party of Communists	First Deputy Prime Minister	—	Greceanîi I PCRM
							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
							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	—	—
			30 May 2013	18 February 2015			—	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	16 February 2023	Action and Solidarity Party	Minister of Finance	2021	Gavrilița PAS
16		Dorin Recean (1974–)	16 February 2023	Incumbent	Independent	Ministry of Internal Affairs	—	Recean PAS