Prime Minister of Moldova

Prime Minister of the Republic of Moldova
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

Last updated March 04, 2025

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.

List of Prime Ministers

Moldavian Democratic Republic (1917–1918)

No.	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.	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.	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.	Name (Birth–Death)	Office term		Political party	Prior office	Election	Cabinet
1	Valeriu Muravschi (1949–2020)	28 May 1991	1 July 1992	Popular Front	Minister of Finance	—	Muravschi FPM
2	Andrei Sangheli (born 1944)	1 July 1992	24 January 1997	Democratic Agrarian Party	First Deputy Prime Minister; Minister of Agriculture and Food Industry	—	Sangheli I
2	Andrei Sangheli (born 1944)	1 July 1992	24 January 1997	Democratic Agrarian Party		1994	Sangheli II
3	Ion Ciubuc (1943–2018)	24 January 1997	1 February 1999	Alliance for Democracy and Reforms	First Deputy Prime Minister	—	Ciubuc I
3	Ion Ciubuc (1943–2018)	24 January 1997	1 February 1999	Alliance for Democracy and Reforms	First Deputy Prime Minister	1998	Ciubuc II
4	Ion Sturza (born 1960)	19 February 1999	12 March 1999	Alliance for Democracy and Reforms	Deputy Prime Minister; Minister of Economy and Reforms	—	—
4	Ion Sturza (born 1960)	12 March 1999	21 December 1999	Alliance for Democracy and Reforms	Deputy Prime Minister; Minister of Economy and Reforms	—	Sturza
5	Dumitru Braghiș (born 1957)	21 December 1999	19 April 2001	Independent	First Deputy Minister of Economy and Reforms	—	Braghiș
6	Vasile Tarlev (born 1963)	19 April 2001	31 March 2008	Party of Communists		2001	Tarlev I PCRM
6	Vasile Tarlev (born 1963)	19 April 2001	31 March 2008	Party of Communists		2005	Tarlev II PCRM
7	Zinaida Greceanîi (born 1956)	31 March 2008	14 September 2009	Party of Communists	First Deputy Prime Minister	—	Greceanîi I PCRM
7	Zinaida Greceanîi (born 1956)	31 March 2008	14 September 2009	Party of Communists	First Deputy Prime Minister	Apr. 2009	Greceanîi II PCRM
—	Vitalie Pîrlog (born 1974) Acting	14 September 2009	25 September 2009	Party of Communists	Minister of Justice	—	—
8	Vladimir Filat (born 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 (born 1969)	25 September 2009	25 April 2013		Minister of State	2010	Filat II PLDM–PL–PDM
9	Iurie Leancă (born 1963)	25 April 2013	30 May 2013	Liberal Democratic Party (Pro-European Coalition)	Deputy Prime Minister; Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration	—	—
9	Iurie Leancă (born 1963)	30 May 2013	18 February 2015	Liberal Democratic Party (Pro-European Coalition)		—	Leancă ^[1]^[2] PLDM–PDM–PL
10	Chiril Gaburici (born 1976)	18 February 2015	22 June 2015	Independent		2014	Gaburici PLDM–PDM
—	Natalia Gherman (born 1969) Acting	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 (born 1970)	30 July 2015	30 October 2015	Liberal Democratic Party (Alliance for European Integration III)	Member of Parliament	—	Streleț PLDM–PDM–PL
—	Gheorghe Brega (born 1951) Acting	30 October 2015	20 January 2016	Liberal Party (Alliance for European Integration III)	Deputy Prime Minister for Social Issues	—	—
12	Pavel Filip (born 1966)	20 January 2016	8 June 2019	Democratic Party	Minister of Information Technology and Communications	—	Filip PDM-PL PDM-PPEM
13	Maia Sandu (born 1972)	8 June 2019	14 November 2019	Party of Action and Solidarity	Minister of Education	2019	Sandu ACUM-PSRM
14	Ion Chicu (born 1972)	14 November 2019	31 December 2020	Independent	Minister of Finance	—	Chicu PSRM-PDM
—	Aureliu Ciocoi (born 1968) Acting	31 December 2020	6 August 2021	Independent	Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration	—	—
15	Natalia Gavrilița (born 1977)	6 August 2021	16 February 2023	Party of Action and Solidarity	Minister of Finance	2021	Gavrilița PAS
16	Dorin Recean (born 1974)	16 February 2023	Incumbent	Independent	Minister of Internal Affairs	—	Recean PAS

Timeline

References

↑ "New Government Formed in Moldova". Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Press release). 30 May 2013. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
↑ "The Agreement Pro European Coalition Set up Was Made Public". Teleradio Moldova. 3 June 2013. Archived from the original on 5 November 2013. Retrieved 6 March 2014.

v t e 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 Ion Sturza Dumitru Braghiș Vasile Tarlev Zinaida Greceanîi Vitalie Pîrlog* Vladimir Filat Iurie Leancă Chiril Gaburici Natalia Gherman* Valeriu Streleț Gheorghe Brega* Pavel Filip Maia Sandu Aureliu Ciocoi* Natalia Gavrilița Dorin Recean
* denotes acting.

v t e 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) 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 (2019–21) Gavrilița (2021–23) Recean (2023–)