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Sandu Cabinet

Cabinet of Moldova
Maia Sandu
Date formed8 June 2019 (2019-06-08)
Date dissolved14 November 2019
People and organisations
Head of stateIgor Dodon
Head of governmentMaia Sandu
Deputy head of governmentAndrei Năstase
Vasilii Șova
No. of ministers9+2
Ministers removed1
Member partiesPPDA, PAS, PSRM
Status in legislatureTemporary coalition[1]
61 / 101 (60%)
Opposition parties
Opposition leaders
History
Outgoing election2019
PredecessorFilip Cabinet
SuccessorChicu Cabinet

The Sandu Cabinet was a six-month Cabinet of Moldova in later 2019, led by Maia Sandu of the Party of Action and Solidarity.[2]

History[edit]

It was inaugurated on 8 June 2019, in the middle of the 2019 Moldovan constitutional crisis when the Constitutional Court of Moldova declared unconstitutional her designation for this position as well as the appointment of the Government of the Republic of Moldova.[3] However on 15 June 2019, the Constitutional Court revised and repealed its previous decisions declaring the Sandu Cabinet to have been constitutionally created.[4] It was ousted in a motion of no confidence in the Parliament of Moldova on 12 November that same year and subsequently replaced by a government headed by Ion Chicu.[5] The reason for the government collapse was the draft law assumed by the government to delegate a part of its plenary powers to the Prime Minister to propose a "short list" with the candidates for Prosecutor General's position.[6][7] President Igor Dodon mentioned that by assuming this powers by Government, the ACUM bloc violated the agreement made with the PSRM which clearly stipulated that the applicants for the position of Prosecutor General are selected by an expert committee.[8][9]

Composition[edit]

Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Ministers in the Sandu cabinet
Title Minister Term of office Party
Image Name Start End
Prime Minister Maia Sandu 8 June 2019 14 November 2019 PAS
Deputy Prime Minister Andrei Năstase 8 June 2019 14 November 2019 PPDA
Deputy Prime Minister for Reintegration Vasilii Șova 8 June 2019 14 November 2019 PSRM
Ministers in the Sandu cabinet
Title Minister Term of office Party
Image Name Start End
Minister of Agriculture, Regional Development and Environment Georgeta Mincu 8 June 2019 14 November 2019 Independent
Minister of Defense Pavel Voicu 8 June 2019 14 November 2019 PSRM
Minister of Economy and Infrastructure Vadim Brînzan 8 June 2019 14 November 2019 Independent
Minister of Education, Culture and Research Liliana Nicolaescu-Onofrei 8 June 2019 14 November 2019 PAS
Minister of Finance Natalia Gavrilița 8 June 2019 14 November 2019
Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration Nicu Popescu 8 June 2019 14 November 2019 Independent
Minister of Health, Labour and Social Protection Ala Nemerenco 8 June 2019 14 November 2019
Minister of Internal Affairs Andrei Năstase 8 June 2019 14 November 2019 PPDA
Minister of Justice Stanislav Pavlovschi 8 June 2019 24 June 2019
Olesea Stamate 24 June 2019 14 November 2019 Independent
Governor of Gagauzia Irina Vlah 15 April 2015 19 July 2023

The Başkan (Governor) of Gagauzia is elected by universal, equal, direct, secret and free suffrage on an alternative basis for a term of 4 years. One and the same person can be a governor for no more than two consecutive terms. The Başkan of Gagauzia is confirmed as a member of the Moldovan government by a decree of the President of Moldova.[10]

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Preceded by Cabinet of Moldova
8 June 2019 – 14 November 2019
Succeeded by

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