Worldwide Guide to Women in Leadership
Republic of Moldova/ Republicii Moldova/ Republika Moldovenesca
(Female Suffrage 1930). The Bessarabian area became part of Russia 1812,
annexed to Romania 1919, a Soviet republic 1940-91 and Independence since
27.8.91
See
also Moldova_Parliament and Moldova Heads
1955 Deputy
Chairperson of the Council of Mi
1959-61 Minister of Education
Secretary of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet 1961-75.
(b. 1911-)
1962-89/90
Minister of Social Affairs and Deputy Head of the Central Committee Department of
Trade and Finance Olga V. Bykova
1964-(89)
Minister of Light Industry Galina M. Ahitniuk
1969-71
First Deputy Minister of Local Industry Nellya P. Kinijah
1980 Deputy Premier Minister
In 1980-89 Secretary of the Supreme Soviet.
1990-94
Minister of Finance Klavdiya Melnik (Claudia Melinc)
1990-95
Vice-Minister of
Finance Lidia Guţu
1999-2001 Vice-Premier in charge of Social Problems
Between 1995-99 she worked in the private banking sector. (b. 1954-)
1997-? Director General of the State Departmant for Statistics
1997-99
Vice-Minister of Finance Valentina Aposholov
1997-2001
Vice-Minister of Culture Valentina Ghemaz-Tazhlauana
1997-99
Vice-Minister of Education Valentina Badrajan
1999-2001 First Vice-Minister of Finance
1997-ca.99
Vice-Minister of Health Maria Tarus
1997-ca.99
Vice-Minister of Territorial Development, Public Utilities and Construction
Svetlana Missticci
1997-2001
Vice-Minister of Telecommunication and Information Stela Scola
1998 Acting Minister of Transport and Telecommunication
Circa
1994-98 Vice-Minister of Privatization and State Property Administration Zinaida
Grafchim
Circa
1994-98 Director General of Inter-Ethnic Relations Veronica Abramcivc
Circa
1998 Director General of National Relations and Language Functions Tatiana
Stoianov
1999
Minister of Trade and Industry Alexandra Can
Circa
1999-2009 Vice-Minister of Economy and Reforms Valentina Posţrolachi
The minister of the Department was Alexandru Muranuchi
Circa
1999-2001 Vice-Minister of Labour, Social Protection and Family Jana Costache
Circa
1999-2001 Vice-Minister of Labour, Social Protection and Family Eulampie Donos
Circa
1999 Vice-Minister of Justice Elisei Secrieru
1999-2001
Minister of Justice Valeria Şterbeţ
Judge in the Supreme Court 1984-97 and 1997-99 its Vice-President (b. 1946-)
2000-02
Vice-Minister of Finance Mariana Durlesteanu
2002-06 1. Vice-Minister
2008-09 Minister of Finance
2000-02
Vice-Minister of Finance
Zinaida Grecianîi
2001-02 1. Vice-Minister of Finance
2002-05 Minister of Finance
2005-08 1. Vice Prime Minister
2008-09 Prime Minister
As Vice-Premier Zinaida Grecianii coordinated
the activity of executive institution in charge with economic-financial sector.
In 2005 she gathered the highest number of votes at the elections for
Mayor-General of Chisinau municipality, but the elections was invalidated
because of low turnout.
Following the parliamentary
elections in March she was put forward on two rounds of voting for the post of
President in May and June but got 60 votes, one short of the required majority,
and the result was new elections. Later Deputy Leader of the newly formed
Socialist Party and apparently became Parliamentary Leader in 2015.
Around 2001 Vice-Minister of Labour Anghelina Apostol
2001-09
Vice-Minister of Finance Elvira Lupan
2001-06
Vice-Minister of Justice Galina Chirinciuc
2001-06 First Vice-Minister of Ecology, Construction and Territorial Planning Svetlana Dogotaru
2001-06 Vice-Minister of Labour, Social Protection and Family Lidia Calancea
2002-06 Vice-Minister of Finance Feodosia Furculiţă
2002-06 Vice-Minister of Economy Elena Gorelova
2002-06 Vice-Minister of Education Lilia Pogolsa
2005-08 Minister of Justice Victoria Iftodi
Circa 2005-09 Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration Eugenia Kistruga
2006-09
Vice-Minister of Education and Sports
Viorelia Moldovan-Batrinac
2007-09 Vice-Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources Violeta Ivanov
2008-09 Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources
Parliamentary Leader of the Communist Group from 2014.
2008-09 Minister of Education and Youth Larisa Savga
2008-09 Minister of Health Larisa Catrinici
2008-09 Minister of Social Protection, Family and Childen Galina Balmos
2009-15 Minister of Labour, Social Protection and Family Valentina
Buliga
2009-13 Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration
Natalia Gherman
2013-16 Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs
2015 Acting Prime Minister
Ambassador to Austria, OSCE and other International Organisations in Vienna
2002-06 and to Sweden, Norway and Finland 2006-09. She is daughter of former
President Mircea Snegur
2009-13 Vice-Minister of Education Tatiana Potang
2013-15
Deputy Prime Minister of Social Issues
2013- Minister of Education Maia Sandu
Presidential Candidate in 2016.
2009-16 Vice-Minister of Finance
Maria Cărăuş
2009-13 Vice-Minister of Information Technology Mihaela Iacob
2009-13 Vice-Minister of Labour and Social
Protection Ana Vasilache
2009-15 Vice-Minister of Education
Loretta Handrabura
2015-16
Minister of Youth and Sport
2013-16 Vice-Minister of Economy Lilia Palii
2013-16 Vice-Minister of Justice Sabina Cerbu
2013-16 Vice-Minister of
Defence Ana Vasilachi
2013-16 Vice-Minister of Education Iliana Nicolaescu-Onofrei
2013- Vice-Minister of Labour, Social
Protection and Family Ruxanda Glavan
2013-16 Vice-Minister of Health Svetlana
Cotelea
2013-16 State Secretary of Finance Veronica Ursu
2015- Minister of Culture Monica Babuc
2015 Minister of Labor, Social Protection and Family Ruxanda Glavan
2015-
Minister of Health
2015- Member of the Government, Governor of Gagauzia Irina Vlah
2015 Nominee for Prime Minister Maia Sandu
She was nominated by the LDP, but the two other coalition parties did not want to accept her demands for the resignation of National Bank Governor Dorin Dragutanu accused of involvement in a high-profile case of embezzlement from the country’s banking system.
2015- Minister of Education Corina Fusu
2016 Designate Deputy Prime
Minister, Minister of Labor, Social Protection and Family Dona Școla
The designate government was rejected by the parliament.
2016 Designate Minister of Education Loreta Handrabura
2016 Designate
Minister of Regional Development and Constructions Svetlana Dogotaru
2016
Designate Minister of Health Ala Nemerenco
2016- Minister of Labour, Social Protection and
Family Stela Grigoras
Last updates 14.11.16