The Gavrilița Cabinet () was the Cabinet of Moldova, led by former Finance Minister Natalia Gavrilița from 6 August 2021 until 16 February 2023.
Gavrilița was previously proposed as prime minister by Maia Sandu in February 2021, but was rejected by the PSRM-Șor parliamentary majority. Gavrilița resigned along with the cabinet on 10 February 2023. She cited a lack of support for enacting reforms she had proposed in her resignation news conference.Ukraine Loses an Ally After Warning That Putin Planned to 'Destroy' Moldova, Newsweek, 10 February 2023.
History During the vote, the government received the support of 61 members of Moldovan parliament. The ruling Party of Action and Solidarity won mandates during early parliamentary elections in 2021. Gavrilița's appointment marked the end of the six-month absence of government in the country after the previous government resigned in December 2020.
Natalia Gavrilița became the third woman in the post of Prime Minister of Moldova (after Maia Sandu, Zinaida Greceanîi, excluding acting Natalia Gherman). After her nomination by President Sandu, the entire executive branch in the republic became headed by women. As of 6 August 2021, the similar situation has happened only in Estonia, with the current president Kersti Kaljulaid and prime minister Kaja Kallas. In total, three women became ministers. The head of Gagauzia, Irina Vlah, who was elected in a separate vote in 2015, also participates in the work of the cabinet.
Composition The new cabinet has 13 ministries, instead of nine as in recent years. The Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection, the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Culture, the Ministry of Transport and the Ministry of Regional Development and Infrastructure became separate agencies. Furthermore, the Ministry of Environment was recreated.
Nicu Popescu returned to the government as Minister of Foreign Affairs, after working in the Sandu Cabinet. The Minister of Health Ala Nemerenco also returned to the government after working with Maia Sandu.
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.
+Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Ministers in the Gavrilița cabinetTitleMinisterTerm of officeParty Image NameStartEndPrime MinisterNatalia Gavrilița6 August 202116 February 2023PASDeputy Prime MinisterNicu Popescu6 August 202129 January 2024IndependentDeputy Prime MinisterAndrei Spînu6 August 202116 February 2023PASDeputy Prime Minister for ReintegrationVladislav Kulminski6 August 20215 November 2021IndependentOleg Serebrian19 January 202230 June 2025Deputy Prime Minister for DigitalizationIurie Țurcanu6 August 202116 February 2023Independent
+Ministers in the Gavrilița cabinetTitleMinisterTerm of officeParty Image NameStartEndMinister of Agriculture and Food IndustryViorel Gherciu6 August 20218 July 2022 Independent Vladimir Bolea8 July 202219 November 2024PASMinister of CultureSergiu Prodan6 August 20211 November 2025IndependentMinister of DefenseAnatolie Nosatîi6 August 2021IncumbentIndependentMinister of EconomySergiu Gaibu6 August 202116 November 2022IndependentDumitru Alaiba16 November 202216 February 2023PAS Minister of Education and ResearchAnatolie Topală6 August 202114 July 2023IndependentMinister of EnvironmentIuliana Cantaragiu6 August 20218 September 2022PASVladimir Bolea (acting)7 October 202216 November 2022Rodica Iordanov16 November 202213 March 2024IndependentMinister of FinanceDumitru Budianschi6 August 202116 February 2023PASMinister of Foreign Affairs and European IntegrationNicu Popescu6 August 202129 January 2024IndependentMinister of HealthAla Nemerenco6 August 20211 November 2025IndependentMinister of Infrastructure and Regional DevelopmentAndrei Spînu6 August 202116 February 2023PASMinister of Internal AffairsAna Revenco6 August 202114 July 2023IndependentMinister of JusticeSergiu Litvinenco6 August 202116 February 2023PASMinister of Labour and Social ProtectionMarcel Spatari6 August 20219 January 2023IndependentAlexei Buzu9 January 20231 November 2025Governor of GagauziaIrina Vlah15 April 201519 July 2023Independent
References
External links Cabinet of Ministers