President of the Moldovan Parliament

President of the Parliament of Moldova
Președintele Parlamentului Republicii Moldova
Seal of the Parliament of Moldova
Standard of the president of the Parliament of Moldova
Incumbent
Igor Grosu
since 29 July 2021
StyleHis Excellency (diplomatic)
Member ofParliament of Moldova
National Security Council
ResidenceParliament of Moldova
SeatChișinău
AppointerParliament of Moldova
Term lengthFour years
Constituting instrumentConstitution of Moldova
PrecursorPresident of the Sfatul Țării (1917–1918)
Chairman of the Central Executive Committee of the Moldavian ASSR (1924–1940)
Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Moldavian SSR (1941–1990)
Inaugural holderIon Inculeț
Formation4 December 1917 (original)
27 August 1991 (current form)
DeputyVice Presidents (2)
Salary6,433 USD annually[1]
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The president of the parliament of Moldova (Romanian: Președintele Parlamentului) is the presiding officer of the parliament of Moldova. The current president of the Parliament is Igor Grosu since 29 July 2021.

Last election

Election of the President of the Parliament[2]
Vote → 22 October 2025
Required majority → 51 out of 101
55 / 101
 checkY
32 / 101
 ☒N
Did not vote
  • • PN (6)
  • • PPDA (6)
  • • Non-attached (1)
13 / 101
Absentees
1 / 101

History

Moldavian Democratic Republic

See also: Sfatul Țării
No. Portrait Name

(Birth–Death)

Office term
1 Ion Inculeț

(1884–1940)

4 December 1917 9 April 1918
2 Constantin Stere

(1865–1936)

9 April 1918 25 November 1918
3 Pan Halippa

(1883–1979)

25 November 1918 27 November 1918

Moldavian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic

Chairmen of the Central Executive Committee of the Moldavian ASSR:

No. Portrait Name

(Birth–Death)

Office term
1 Grigore Borisov [ro]

(1880–1937)

12 October 1924 1 May 1926
2 Tihon Konstantinov

(1898–1957)

1 July 1938 28 June 1940

Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic

Source:[3]

Chairmen of the Supreme Soviet of the Moldavian SSR:

No. Portrait Name

(Birth–Death)

Office Term
1 Nikita Salogor

(1901–1986)

8 February 1941 13 May 1947
2 Macarie Radul

(1910–1971)

13 May 1947 26 March 1951
3 Semion Cojuhari

(1905–1960)

26 March 1951 17 April 1959
4 Iosif Vartician

(1910–1982)

17 April 1959 4 March 1963
5 Andrei Lupan

(1912–1992)

4 March 1963 11 April 1967
6 Sergiu Rădăuțanu

(1926–1998)

11 April 1967 14 July 1971
7 Artem Lazarev

(1914–1999)

14 July 1971 10 April 1980
8 Pavel Boțu

(1933–1987)

10 April 1980 29 March 1985
9 Mihail Lupașcu

(1928–2016)

29 March 1985 12 July 1986
10 Ion Ciobanu

(1927–2001)

12 July 1986 17 April 1990
11 Mircea Snegur

(1940–2023)

27 April 1990 3 September 1990
12 Alexandru Moșanu

(1932–2017)

3 September 1990 27 August 1991

Chairmen of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Moldavian SSR:

No. Portrait Name

(Birth–Death)

Office Term
1 Fyodor Brovko

(1904–1960)

10 February 1941 26 March 1951
2 Ion Codiță

(1899–1980)

28 March 1951 3 April 1963
3 Kirill Ilyashenko

(1915–1980)

3 April 1963 10 April 1980
4 Ivan Calin

(1935–2012)

19 April 1980 24 December 1985
5 Alexandru Mocanu

(1934–2018)

24 December 1985 29 July 1989
6 Mircea Snegur

(1940–2023)

29 July 1989 17 April 1990

Parliament of the Republic of Moldova

On 5 June 1990, the Moldavian SSR (RSS Moldovenească) changed its name to Soviet Socialist Republic of Moldova (RSS Moldova). Subsequently, on 23 May 1991 it adopted the name Republic of Moldova (Republica Moldova).

Presidents of the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova:

No. Portrait Name

(Birth–Death)

Office term Political party Prior office Parliament
(Election)
1 Alexandru Moșanu

(1932–2017)

27 August 1991 2 February 1993 Popular Front Chairman of the Supreme Soviet of SSR Moldova 1st
(1990)
2 Petru Lucinschi, March 2012–2.jpg Petru Lucinschi

(born 1940)

4 February 1993 27 February 1994 Agrarian Party of Moldova Ambassador to Russia
27 February 1994 9 January 1997 2nd
(1994)
3 Dumitru Moțpan

(1940–2018)

5 March 1997 22 March 1998 Agrarian Party of Moldova Vice President of the Parliament
4 Dumitru Diacov

(born 1952)

23 April 1998 25 February 2001 Democratic Party Vice President of the Parliament 3rd
(1998)
5 Eugenia Ostapciuc

(born 1947)

20 March 2001 6 March 2005 Party of Communists Member of the Parliament 4th
(2001)
6 Marian Lupu

(born 1966)

24 March 2005 22 April 2009 Party of Communists Minister of Economy 5th
(2005)
7 Владимир Воронин (12-06-2014) Vladimir Voronin

(born 1941)

12 May 2009 28 August 2009 Party of Communists President of Moldova 6th
(Apr. 2009)
8 Mihai Ghimpu

(born 1951)

28 August 2009 28 December 2010 Liberal Party President of the Chișinău Municipal Council 7th
(Jul. 2009)
9 Marian Lupu

(born 1966)

30 December 2010 25 April 2013 Democratic Party President of the Parliament 8th
(2010)
– Liliana Palihovici

(born 1971)

25 April 2013 30 May 2013 Liberal Democratic Party Vice President of the Parliament
10 Igor Corman

(born 1969)

30 May 2013 30 November 2014 Democratic Party Ambasador to Germany and Denmark
11 Andrian Candu

(born 1975)

23 January 2015 24 February 2019 Democratic Party Deputy Prime Minister;

Minister of Economy

9th
(2014)
12 Zinaida Greceanîi

(born 1956)

8 June 2019 26 July 2021 Party of Socialists Prime Minister of Moldova 10th
(2019)
13 Igor Grosu

(born 1972)

29 July 2021 22 October 2025 Party of Action and Solidarity Deputy Minister of Education 11th
(2021)
22 October 2025 Incumbent 12th
(2025)

Sources

allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_the_Moldovan_Parliament