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The President of Moldova is elected every four years, and has been since 1990. Under current rules, the parliament of Moldova must approve a nomination for Head of State by a two-thirds majority following legislative elections, or upon the post becoming vacant. If an individual is not selected within 30 days the Parliament is dissolved.

Leaders of Moldova since 1940

Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic (1940-1991)

First Secretaries of the Moldavian Communist Party

• Pyotr Grigoryevich Borodin (2 August 1940 - 11 February 1942) (in exile in Russian SFSR from 1941)
• Nikita Leontyevich Salogor (13 February 1942 - 5 January 1946) (in exile in Russian SFSR until 1944) (acting)
• Nikolay Grigoryevich Koval (5 January 1946 - July 1950)
• Leonid Ilich Brezhnev (26 July 1950 - 25 October 1952)
• Dmitry Spiridonovich Gladky (25 October 1952 - 8 February 1954)
• Zinovy Timofeyevich Serdyuk (8 February 1954 - 29 May 1961)
• Ivan Ivanovich Bodyul (29 May 1961 - 22 December 1980)
• Semyon Kuzmich Grossu (22 December 1980 - 16 December 1989)
• Petru Chiril Lucinschki (16 November 1989 - 5 February 1991)
• Grigory Isidorovich Yeremy (5 February - August 1991)

Chairmen of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet

• Fyodor Grigorievich Brovko (28 June 1940 - 29 March 1951)
• Ivan Sergeyevich Koditsa (29 March 1951 - 5 April 1963)
• Kirill Fyodorovich Ilyashenko (5 April 1963 - 10 April 1980)
• Ivan Petrovich Kalin (10 April 1980 - 24 December 1985)
• Aleksandr Alekandrovich Mokanu (24 December 1985 - 29 July 1989)
• Mircea Ion Snegur (29 July 1989 - 27 April 1990)

Chairman of the Supreme Soviet

• Mircea Ion Snegur (27 April - 3 September 1990)

Republic of Moldova (1991-Present)

Presidents

• Mircea Ion Snegur (3 September 1990 - 15 January 1997)
• Petru Chiril Lucinschki (15 January 1997 - 7 April 2001)
• Vladimir Voronin (7 April 2001 - Present)

See also

• Politics of Moldova

External links

• [1] - official Moldovan president web page

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