Look for biographies of the leaders (in Spanish) at CIDOB website. See also former USSR for data before 1991.
Parties: ADR: Alliance for Democracy and Reforms - DA: Dignity and Truth Platform Party - FPM: Popular Front of Moldova - PAS: Party of Action and Solidarity - PCM: Communist Party of Moldova - PCRM: Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova - PDAM: Agrarian Democratic Party of Moldova - PDM: Democratic Party of Moldova - PL: Liberal Party - PLDM: Liberal Democratic Party of Moldova - PPCD: Christian-Democratic People's Party - PRCM: Party of Revival and Conciliation of Moldova - PRM: Republican Party of Moldova - PSL: Social Liberal Party - PSM: Socialist Party of Moldova - PSRM: Party of Socialists of the Republic of Moldova - Partidul SOR: Republican Socio-Political Movement Equality
 Presidents of the Republic
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Mircea Ion Snegur 3 Sep 1990 - 15 Jan 1997 (†2023) PCM, PRCM (1)
Petru Chiril Lucinschi 15 Jan 1997 - 7 Apr 2001 n/p
Vladimir Nicolae Voronin 7 Apr 2001 - 11 Sep 2009 PCRM
Mihai Ghimpu 11 Sep 2009 - 28 Dec 2010 PL (acting)
Vladimir (Vlad) Filat 28 Dec 2010 - 30 Dec 2010 PLDM (acting)
Marian Lupu 30 Dec 2010 - 23 Mar 2012 PDM (acting)
Nicolae Timofti 23 Mar 2012 - 23 Dec 2016 n/p
Igor Dodon 23 Dec 2016 - 24 Dec 2020 PSRM (2)
Maia Sandu 24 Dec 2020 - PAS, n/p
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(1) Chairman of the Supreme Soviet from 29 Jul 1989 to 3 Sep 1990; ruler of an independent state from 25 Dec 1991 (the declaration of independence made on 27 Aug 1991 was effective as the USSR was dissolved).
(2) Suspended by the Constitutional Court twice: from 20 to 24 Oct 2017 (the chairman of the Parliament, Andrian Candu, acted as interim president in the meantime); and from 9 to 14 Jun 2019 (the prime minister, Pavel Filip, upon ruling of the Constitutional Court, performed the presidential functions to his resignation).
| Prime Ministers
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Mircea George Druc 26 May 1990 - 28 May 1991 FPM
Valeriu Tudor Muravschi 28 May 1991 - 1 Jul 1992 (†2020) PRCM
Andrei Sangheli 1 Jul 1992 - 24 Jan 1997 PDAM
Ion Ciubuc 24 Jan 1997 - 3 Mar 1999 (†2018) ADR
Ion Sturza 3 Mar 1999 - 22 Dec 1999 ADR
Dumitru Braghis 22 Dec 1999 - 19 Apr 2001 n/p
Vasile Petru Tarlev 19 Apr 2001 - 31 Mar 2008 n/p, PCRM
Zinaida Greceanîi 31 Mar 2008 - 14 Sep 2009 PCRM
Vitalie Pirlog 14 Sep 2009 - 25 Sep 2009 PCRM (acting)
Vladimir (Vlad) Filat 25 Sep 2009 - 25 Apr 2013 PLDM
Iurie Leancă 25 Apr 2013 - 18 Feb 2015 PLDM (acting to 31 May 2013)
Chiril Gaburici 18 Feb 2015 - 22 Jun 2015 PLDM
Natalia Gherman 22 Jun 2015 - 30 Jul 2015 PLDM (acting)
Valeriu Strelet 30 Jul 2015 - 30 Oct 2015 PLDM
Gheorghe Brega 30 Oct 2015 - 20 Jan 2016 PL (acting)
Pavel Filip 20 Jan 2016 - 14 Jun 2019 PDM
Maia Sandu 8 Jun 2019 - 14 Nov 2019 PAS (3)
Ion Chicu 14 Nov 2019 - 31 Dec 2020 n/p
Aureliu Ciocoi 1 Jan 2021 - 6 Aug 2021 n/p (acting)
Natalia Gavrilita 6 Aug 2021 - 16 Feb 2023 PAS
Dorin Recean 16 Feb 2023 - n/p
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(3) Maia Sandu was elected by the Parliament and appointed by president Dodon on 8 Jun 2019, but not recognized by the Constitutional Court, which declared her appointment unconstitutional on 9 Jun 2019. Pavel Filip, recognized as Prime Minister by the Constitutional, resigned and ceased in office on 14 Jun 2019.
| First Deputy Prime Ministers
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Nicolae Andronati 1992-1994
Nicolae Andronic 1999
Vasile Iovv 2002-2005 PCRM
Zinaida Greceanîi 2005-2008 PCRM
Igor Dodon 2008-2009 PCRM
Iurie Leancă 2009-2013 PLDM
Natalia Gherman 2013-2015 PLDM
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| Foreign Ministers
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Nicolae Tâu 1990-1993 n/p
Ion Botnaru 1993-1994 (acting)
Mihai Popov 1994-1997 n/p
Nicolae Tabacaru 1997-2000 n/p
Nicolae Cernomaz 2000-2001 n/p
Iurie Leancă 2001 n/p (acting)
Nicolae Dudau 2001-2004 n/p
Andrei Stratan 2004-2009 PRM
Iurie Leancă 2009-2013 PLDM
Natalia Gherman 2013-2016 n/p, PLDM
Andrei Galbur 2016-2018 n/p
Tudor Ulianovschi 2018-2019 n/p
Nicolae Popescu 2019 n/p
Aureliu Ciocoi 2019-2020 n/p
Oleg Tulea 2020 PDM
Aureliu Ciocoi 2020-2021 n/p
Nicu Popescu 2021-2024 n/p
Mihai Popsoi 2024- PAS
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| Presidents of the Parliament
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Mircea Snegur 1990 (†2023) PCM
Alexandru Mosanu 1990-1993 (†2017) PSL
Petru Chiril Lucinschi 1993-1997 PDAM
Dumitru Motpan 1997-1998 PDAM
Dumitru Diacov 1998-2001 PDM
Eugenia Ostapciuc 2001-2005 PCRM
Marian Lupu 2005-2009 PCRM
Ivan Calin 2009 PCRM (acting)
Vladimir Nicolae Voronin 2009 PCRM
Mihai Ghimpu 2009-2010 PL
Marian Lupu 2010-2013 PDM
Liliana Palihovici 2013 PLDM (acting)
Igor Corman 2013-2015 PDM
Andrian Candu 2015-2019 PDM
Zinaida Greceanîi 2019-2021 PSRM
Igor Grosu 2021- PAS
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 Presidents of PSRM
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Eduard Smirnov +
Veronica Abramciuc 1997-2005
Veronica Abramciuc 2005-2011
Igor Dodon 2011-2016
Zinaida Greceanîi 2016-2020
Igor Dodon 2020-
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The PSRM was founded on 29 Jun 1997 by splinters of the PSM. Between 2005 and 2011 it was known as the Party of Socialists of Moldova "Patria-Rodina" (PSMPR).
 Presidents of PDM
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Dumitru Diacov 1997-2009
Marian Lupu 2009-2016
Vladimir Plahotniuc 2016-2019
Pavel Filip 2019-
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The PDM was founded on 8 Feb 1997. It was knonw as Movement for a Democratic and Prosperous Moldova (MpMDP) to 15 Apr 2000.
 President of PAS
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Maia Sandu 2016-2020
Igor Grosu 2020- (acting)
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The PAS was founded on 15 May 2016.
 President of DA
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Andrei Năstase 2015-2021
Dinu Plîngău 2021- (acting)
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The DA was founded on 13 Dec 2015.
 Presidents of Partidul SOR
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Valerii Klimenco 1998-2016
Ilan Șor 2016-
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The Sor Party was founded on 13 Jun 1998.
 Presidents of PLDM
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Vladimir (Vlad) Filat 2007-2015
Valeriu Strelet 2015-2016 (interim)
Viorel Cibotaru 2016-2018
Deliu Tudor 2018-2020
Vladimir (Vlad) Filat 2020-
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The PLDM was founded on 8 Oct 2007 by splinters of PDM and PPCD.
 Presidents of PL
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Anatol Salaru 1993-1997
Mihai Ghimpu 1997-2018
Dorin Chirtoacă 2018-
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The PL was founded on 5 Sep 1993. It was knonw as Reform Party (PR) to 24 Apr 2005.
The PCRM was founded on 27 Apr 1994.
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