# President of the Moldovan Parliament

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.

## History
### Moldavian Democratic Republic

| No. | Name (Birth–Death) | Office term | 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 | Office term |
| 1 | | Grigore Borisov (1880–1937) | 12 October 1924 | 1 May 1926 |
| 2 | | Tihon Konstantinov (1898–1957) | 1 July 1938 | 28 June 1940 |

### Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic

Chairmen of the Supreme Soviet of the Moldavian SSR:
| No. | Name (Birth–Death) | Office Term | 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. | Name (Birth–Death) | Office Term | 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. | Name (Birth–Death) | Office term | Office term | Political party | Prior office |
| 1 | Alexandru Moșanu (1932–2017) | 27 August 1991 | 2 February 1993 | Popular Front | Chairman of the Supreme Soviet of SSR Moldova |
| 2 | Petru Lucinschi (born 1940) | 4 February 1993 | 9 January 1997 | Agrarian Party of Moldova | Ambassador to Russia |
| 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 |
| 5 | Eugenia Ostapciuc (born 1947) | 20 March 2001 | 6 March 2005 | Party of Communists | Member of the Parliament |
| 6 | Marian Lupu (born 1966) | 24 March 2005 | 22 April 2009 | Party of Communists | Minister of Economy |
| 7 | Vladimir Voronin (born 1941) | 12 May 2009 | 28 August 2009 | Party of Communists | President of Moldova |
| 8 | Mihai Ghimpu (born 1951) | 28 August 2009 | 28 December 2010 | Liberal Party | President of the Chișinău Municipal Council |
| 9 | Marian Lupu (born 1966) | 30 December 2010 | 25 April 2013 | Democratic Party | President of the Parliament |
| – | 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 |
| 12 | Zinaida Greceanîi (born 1956) | 8 June 2019 | 26 July 2021 | Party of Socialists | Prime Minister of Moldova |
| 13 | Igor Grosu (born 1972) | 29 July 2021 | Incumbent | Party of Action and Solidarity | Deputy Minister of Education |

## Sources

* ↑ Maxim, Pulber (March 20, 2017). "Salariu de președinte: Cât primește Dodon de la stat - - Independent". Independent.md.
* ↑ "Молдавская Советская Социалистическая Республика". Archived from the original on November 19, 2011. Retrieved March 1, 2011.