Ministry of Finance (Moldova)

Ministry of Finance

Headquarters in Chișinău
Ministry overview
Formed27 August 1991 (27 August 1991)
Preceding Ministry
  • Ministry of Economy and Finance (1991–1992)
JurisdictionGovernment of Moldova
Headquarters9 Constantin Tănase Street, Chișinău
Minister responsible
Ministry executives
  • Dina Roșca, Secretary General
  • Vladimir Arachelov, Secretary of State
  • Ion Gumene, Secretary of State
  • Cristina Ixari, Secretary of State
Websitemf.gov.md

The Ministry of Finance (Romanian: Ministerul Finanțelor) is one of the fourteen ministries of the Government of Moldova. It is the central specialized body of public administration, which develops and promotes the unique policy of training and managing public finances, applying financial levers in line with the requirements of the market economy. In its activity, the Ministry of Finance is governed by the Constitution of the Republic of Moldova, the laws of the Republic, the decrees of the President of the Republic of Moldova, the resolutions of the Parliament, the ordinances, the decisions and the provisions of the Cabinet of Moldova.

History

Armașu ministership (2016-2018)

On 20 January 2016, Armașu took office as finance minister in the government headed by prime minister Pavel Filip, succeeding Anatol Arapu who had held the position since 2013.[1] On 30 November, Armașu signed a memorandum with several NGOs, business associations, and IT companies for the adoption of an electronic public procurement system, which was scheduled to launch on 1 January 2017.[2][3][4]

In October 2018, Armașu introduced a unified salary law for the Moldovan public sector, replacing multiple pay regulations with a single wage grid, guaranteeing a minimum monthly salary of 2,000 Moldovan lei (MDL) and raising wages for lower-income categories.[5] He stated that the reform reduced the ratio between the highest and lowest salaries from 33:1 to around 16:1, introduced a coefficient scale ranging from 1 to 15 with fixed and variable components, and increased the total wage fund by 1.3 billion MDL to ensure full coverage.[5]

Structure

Land flag of the Moldovan Customs Service

The Minister of Finance is responsible for fulfilling the tasks of the Ministry, representing the Ministry in relations with third parties, as well as with the legal and physical persons from the country or abroad. The Deputy Ministers shall exercise the powers delegated by the Minister of Finance. At the same time, the Minister is personally responsible for the way the budgetary means intended to ensure the ministry's activity are used, and to ensure the integrity of financial means and material assets at the disposal of the ministry concerned.

The ministry has the following subordinated institutions:

  • State Tax Service
  • Customs Service
  • Public Procurement Agency
  • Financial Inspection

List of ministers

No. Portrait Name

(Birth–Death)

Office term Notes Cabinet
1 Constantin Tampiza

(born 1947)

6 June 1990 4 August 1992 Druc

Muravschi

2 Claudia Melnic 4 August 1992 5 April 1994 Sangheli I
3 Valeriu Chițan

(born 1955)

5 April 1994 22 May 1998 Sangheli I

Ciubuc I

4 Anatol Arapu

(born 1962)

22 May 1998 21 December 1999 Ciubuc II

Sturza

5 Mihail Manoli

(born 1954)

21 December 1999 7 February 2002 Braghiș

Tarlev I

6 Zinaida Greceanîi

(born 1956)

26 February 2002 10 October 2005 Tarlev I-II
7 Mihail Pop

(born 1955)

12 October 2005 31 March 2008 Tarlev II
8 Mariana Durleșteanu

(born 1971)

31 March 2008 25 September 2009 Greceanîi I-II
9 Veaceslav Negruța

(born 1972)

25 September 2009 14 August 2013 Filat I-II

Leancă

10 Anatol Arapu

(born 1962)

14 August 2013 20 January 2016 Leancă

Gaburici Streleț

11 Octavian Armașu

(born 1969)

20 January 2016 30 November 2018 Filip
12 Ion Chicu

(born 1972)

10 December 2018 8 June 2019
13 Natalia Gavrilița

(born 1977)

8 June 2019 14 November 2019 Sandu
14 Sergiu Pușcuța

(born 1972)

14 November 2019 31 December 2020 Deputy Prime Minister Chicu
15 Dumitru Budianschi

(born 1961)

6 August 2021 16 February 2023 Gavrilița
16 Veronica Sirețeanu

(born 1985)

16 February 2023 27 September 2023 Recean
17 Petru Rotaru

(born 1984)

28 September 2023 31 July 2024
18 Victoria Belous

(born 1984)

31 July 2024 Incumbent

References

  1. ^ Moșneag, Victor (1 October 2016). "Cine este Octavian Armașu, ministrul Finanțelor stropit cu lapte de activistul Donică". Ziarul de Gardă. Archived from the original on 1 July 2025. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  2. ^ "Ministerul finanțelor de la Chișinău a semnat un memorandum pentru adoptarea sistemului de achiziții publice electronice". Radio Europa Liberă Moldova. 30 November 2016. Archived from the original on 29 October 2024. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  3. ^ "Ministru: Acest sistem electronic reprezintă doar un element al reformei ample anunțate pe domeniul achizițiilor publice". Oficial.md. 7 April 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  4. ^ "Ministru: Acest sistem electronic reprezintă doar un element al reformei ample anunțate pe domeniul achizițiilor publice". mf.gov.md. . 25 August 2017. Archived from the original on 7 July 2021. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  5. ^ a b Ceapai, Alla (24 October 2018). "Noua lege a salarizării în sectorul public". Radio Europa Liberă Moldova. Archived from the original on 13 January 2025. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
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