President of Moldova

President of Moldova
Președinte al Republicii Moldova
Standard of the President
Incumbent
Maia Sandu
since 24 December 2020
StyleHis/Her Excellency
ResidencePresidential Palace
AppointerPopular vote
Term lengthFour years, renewable once
Inaugural holderIon Inculeț (Bessarabia era)
Mircea Snegur (Republic of Moldova)
Formation3 September 1990
Salary9,264 USD annually[1]
Websitepresedinte.md/eng

The president of the Republic of Moldova (Romanian: Președintele Republicii Moldova) is the head of state of Moldova. The current president of Moldova is Maia Sandu since 24 December 2020.

List

Moldavian Democratic Republic (1917–1918)

Party

  Bessarabian Peasants' Party

No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death) 		Took office Left office Political party
1 Ion Inculeț
(1884–1940)		 December 15 [O.S. December 2] 1917 April 9 [O.S. March 27] 1918 Bessarabian Peasants' Party

Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic (1940–1991)

Chairmen of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet

First secretaries of the Moldavian Communist Party

  • Piotr Borodin (2 August 1940 – 11 February 1942) (in exile in Russian SFSR from June 1941)
  • Nikita Salogor (13 February 1942 – 5 January 1946) (in exile in Russian SFSR until August 1944) (acting)
  • Nicolae Coval (5 January 1946 – July 1950)
  • Leonid Brezhnev (26 July 1950 – 25 October 1952)
  • Dimitri Gladki (25 October 1952 – 8 February 1954)
  • Zinovie Serdiuk (8 February 1954 – 29 May 1961)
  • Ivan Bodiul (29 May 1961 – 22 December 1980)
  • Semion Grossu (22 December 1980 – 16 December 1989)
  • Petru Lucinschi (16 November 1989 – 5 February 1991)
  • Grigore Eremei (5 February – August 1991)

Chairman of the Supreme Soviet

Party

  PCM

No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death) 		Took office Left office Political party
1 Mircea Snegur
(1940–2023)		 27 April 1990 3 September 1990 Communist Party of Moldova

Republic of Moldova (1991–present)

Parties

  PDAM   PCRM   PL   PLDM   PDM   PSRM   PAS   Independent

Status
  Acting President
# Portrait Name
(Birth–Death) 		Office term Cabinets Election Prior office Political party
1 Mircea Snegur
(1940–2023) 		3 September 1990 15 January 1997 Druc (1990–91) 1991 Chairman of the Supreme Soviet of the Moldavian SSR Independent
6 years, 134 days
(Lost re-election campaign) 		Muravschi (1991–92)
Sangheli I (1992–94)
Sangheli II (1994–97)
2 Petru Lucinschi
(born 1940) 		15 January 1997 7 April 2001 Ciubuc I (1997–98) 1996 2nd President of the Parliament Democratic Agrarian Party of Moldova
4 years, 82 days
(Opted out of second term in office) 		Ciubuc II (1998–99)
Sturza (1999)
Braghiș (1999–2001)
3 Vladimir Voronin
(born 1941) 		7 April 2001 11 September 2009 Tarlev I (2001–05) 2001
(indirect)
2005
(indirect) 		Minister of Internal Affairs of the Moldavian SSR Party of Communists
8 years, 157 days
(Resigned) 		Tarlev II (2005–08)
Greceanîi I (2008–09)
Greceanîi II (2009)
– Mihai Ghimpu
(born 1951)
Acting President 		11 September 2009 28 December 2010 Filat I (2009–11) — 8th President of the Parliament Liberal Party
(Alliance for European Integration)
– Vlad Filat
(born 1969)
Acting President 		28 December 2010 30 December 2010 — 8th Prime Minister of Moldova Liberal Democratic Party
(Alliance for European Integration)
– Marian Lupu
(born 1966)
Acting President 		30 December 2010 23 March 2012 Filat II (2011–13) — 6th and 9th President of the Parliament Democratic Party
(Alliance for European Integration)
4 Nicolae Timofti
(born 1948) 		23 March 2012 23 December 2016 Filat II (2011–13) 2011–12
(indirect) 		Chairman of the Supreme Magistrate Council Independent
(Alliance for European Integration)
Leancă (2013–15)
4 years, 275 days

(Opted out of second

term in office)

Gaburici (2015)
Streleț (2015)
Filip (2016–19)
5 Igor Dodon
(born 1975) 		23 December 2016 24 December 2020 2016 First Deputy Prime Minister of Moldova;Minister of Economy and Trade Party of Socialists of the Republic of Moldova
4 years, 1 day

(Lost re-election campaign)

Sandu (2019)
Chicu (2019–20)
6 Maia Sandu
(born 1972) 		24 December 2020 Incumbent 2020 13th Prime Minister of Moldova Party of Action and Solidarity
3 years, 71 days Gavrilița (2021–2023)
Recean (2023–)

References

  1. ↑ Maxim, Pulber (20 March 2017). "Salariu de președinte: Cât primește Dodon de la stat – - Independent". Independent.md.