Ministry of Economic Development and Digitalization

The Ministry of Economic Development and Digitalization (Romanian: Ministerul Dezvoltării Economice și Digitalizării) is one of the fourteen ministries of the Government of Moldova.

Ministry of Economic Development and Digitalization
Ministry overview
Formed6 June 1990; 34 years ago (6 June 1990) (as Ministry of Economy and Finance)
Preceding agencies
  • Ministry of Economy and Infrastructure (2017–2021)
  • Ministry of Economy and Trade (2005–2009)
  • Ministry of Economy and Reforms (1997–2001)
  • Ministry of Economy and Finance (1991–1992)
JurisdictionGovernment of Moldova
HeadquartersGovernment House, Chișinău
Minister responsible
  • Dumitru Alaiba, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Economic Development and Digitalization
Ministry executives
  • Ina Voicu, Secretary General
  • Cristina Ceban, Secretary of State for Quality Infrastructure and Economic Cooperation
  • Viorel Garaz, Secretary of State for Public Property
  • Veronica Arpintin, Secretary of State for Business Environment
  • Cătălina Plinschi, Secretary of State for Digitalization
Websitemded.gov.md

History

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Ministry of Economy of Moldova was founded on 1 June 1990, as Ministry of National Economy of SSR Moldova, while Moldova was part of Soviet Union. Over years, it was restructured a few times and renamed, as follows:

  • Ministry of Economy and Finance (1991–1992)
  • Ministry of Economy (1992–1997)
  • Ministry of Economy and Reforms (1997–2001)
  • Ministry of Economy (2001–2005)
  • Ministry of Economy and Trade (2005–2009)
  • Ministry of Economy (2009–2017)
  • Ministry of Economy and Infrastructure (2017–2021)
  • Ministry of Economy (2021–2023)
  • Ministry of Economic Development and Digitalization (2023–present)

In 2017 as part of the government reform in Moldova, the Ministry of Economy was renamed to Ministry of Economy and Infrastructure, absorbing the Ministry of Transport and Roads Infrastructure, and the Ministry of Informational Technologies and Communications, becoming their legal successor.[1] Also this ministry took the domain of constructions from the former Minister of Construction and Regional Development.[2]

List of ministers

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No. Portrait Name

(Birth–Death)

Office term Notes Cabinet
1   Constantin Tampiza

(born 1947)

6 June 1990 1 July 1992 Deputy Prime Minister Druc

Muravschi

2 Sergiu Certan

(born 1952)

1 July 1992 5 April 1994 Sangheli I
3 Valeriu Bobuțac

(born 1945)

5 April 1994 24 January 1997 Deputy Prime Minister Sangheli II
4 Ion Guțu

(born 1943)

24 January 1997 22 May 1998 Deputy Prime MInister Ciubuc I
5   Ion Sturza

(born 1960)

22 May 1998 12 March 1999 Deputy Prime Minister Ciubuc II
6   Alexandru Muravschi

(born 1950)

12 March 1999 21 December 1999 Deputy Prime Minister Sturza
7 Eugeniu Șlopac

(born 1951)

21 December 1999 15 March 2000 Deputy Prime Minister Braghiș
8 Andrei Cucu

(born 1948)

15 March 2000 4 February 2002 Deputy Prime Minister Braghiș

Tarlev I

9 Ștefan Odagiu

(born 1965)

16 May 2002 2 July 2003 Deputy Prime Minister Tarlev I
10   Marian Lupu

(born 1966)

5 August 2003 24 March 2005
10   Valeriu Lazăr

(born 1968)

19 April 2005 18 September 2006 Tarlev II
11   Igor Dodon

(born 1975)

18 September 2006 14 September 2009 First Deputy Prime Minister Tarlev II

Greceanîi I-II

12   Valeriu Lazăr

(born 1968)

25 September 2009 3 July 2014 Deputy Prime Minister Filat I-II

Leancă

13   Andrian Candu

(born 1975)

3 July 2014 23 January 2015 Deputy Prime Minister Leancă
14   Stéphane Christophe Bridé

(born 1971)

18 February 2015 20 January 2016 Deputy Prime Minister Gaburici

Streleț

15   Octavian Calmîc

(born 1974)

20 January 2016 21 December 2017 Deputy Prime Minister Filip
16   Chiril Gaburici

(born 1976)

10 January 2018 8 June 2019
17   Vadim Brînzan

(born 1971)

8 June 2019 14 November 2019 Sandu
18   Anatol Usatîi

(born 1976)

14 November 2019 16 March 2020 Chicu
19   Sergiu Răilean

(born 1976)

16 March 2020 9 November 2020
20   Anatol Usatîi

(born 1976)

9 November 2020 31 December 2020
21   Sergiu Gaibu

(born 1976)

6 August 2021 16 November 2022 Gavrilița
22   Dumitru Alaiba

(born 1982)

16 November 2022 Incumbent Deputy Prime Minister Gavrilița
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