The Ministry of Finance () 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. 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.
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. 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. Armașu resigned on 30 November 2018 to become governor of the National Bank of Moldova on the same day, being succeeded by Ion Chicu.
Belous ministership (2024–present) On 31 July 2024, Victoria Belous was appointed finance minister in the government of Dorin Recean.
Structure
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.PortraitName (Birth–Death)Office termNotesCabinet1Constantin Tampiza6 June 19904 August 1992Druc Muravschi2Claudia Melnic4 August 19925 April 1994Sangheli I3Valeriu Chițan5 April 199422 May 1998Sangheli I Ciubuc I4Anatol Arapu22 May 199821 December 1999Ciubuc II Sturza5Mihail Manoli21 December 19997 February 2002Braghiș Tarlev I6Zinaida Greceanîi26 February 200210 October 2005Tarlev I-II7Mihail Pop12 October 200531 March 2008Tarlev II8Mariana Durleșteanu31 March 200825 September 2009Greceanîi I-II9Veaceslav Negruța25 September 200914 August 2013Filat I-II Leancă10Anatol Arapu14 August 201320 January 2016Leancă Gaburici
Streleț11 Octavian Armașu20 January 201630 November 2018Filip12Ion Chicu10 December 20188 June 201913Natalia Gavrilița8 June 201914 November 2019Sandu14 Sergiu Pușcuța14 November 201931 December 2020Deputy Prime MinisterChicu15 Dumitru Budianschi6 August 202116 February 2023Gavrilița16 Veronica Sirețeanu16 February 202327 September 2023Recean17 Petru Rotaru28 September 202331 July 202418Victoria Belous31 July 20241 November 202519Andrian Gavriliță1 November 202522 July 2026Munteanu20Victoria Belous22 July 2026IncumbentTofan
References
External links Official website