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Governor of Gagauzia
Chief executive of Gagauzia, Moldova
Chief executive of Gagauzia, Moldova
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| post | Governor |
| body | Gagauzia |
| insignia | Coat of arms of Gagauzia.svg |
| insigniasize | 100px |
| insigniacaption | Coat of arms of Gagauzia |
| incumbent | Ilia Uzun (acting) |
| incumbentsince | 5 August 2025 |
| style | His Excellency |
| residence | Comrat |
| appointer | Universal suffrage election (as governor) |
| President of Moldova (as member of cabinet) | |
| termlength | Four years, renewable once (consecutively) |
| formation | 14 January 1995 |
| inaugural | Gheorghe Tabunșcic |
| website | gagauzia.md |
| native_name | |
| member_of | Cabinet of Moldova |
| Executive Committee of Gagauzia | |
| department | General Department of Affairs of the Governor (Bashkan) |
| constituting_instrument | Constitution of Moldova |
| Law on Special Legal Status of Gagauzia | |
| type | Head of Government |
President of Moldova (as member of cabinet)
Executive Committee of Gagauzia Law on Special Legal Status of Gagauzia
The governor of Gagauzia (, ) is the highest political position in Gagauzia, an autonomous territorial unit of the Republic of Moldova. They chair the Executive Committee of Gagauzia and are an ex-officio member of the Cabinet of Moldova.
Powers
The position is created by the 14th article of the law on the legal status of Gagauzia No. 344-XIII (December 23, 1994), which entered into force on 14 January 1995. All state authorities in Gagauzia are subordinate to the governor. The governor is elected by universal, equal, direct, secret and free suffrage on an alternative basis for a term of 4 years. One and the same person can be a governor for no more than two consecutive terms. They must be a citizen of Moldova over 35 years old and know the Gagauz language. The governor can issue decisions and decrees valid throughout the territory of Gagauzia. The governor can also sign or veto laws, appoint the members of the cabinet, and grant pardons when allowed to do so by the People's Assembly.
Governors of Gagauzia
| No. | Portrait | Name | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Birth–Death) | Office term | Political party | Notes | |
| 1 | Gheorghe Tabunșcic | |||
| (born 1939) | 19 June 1995 | 24 September 1999 | Party of Communists | |
| 2 | [[File:Croitor (cropped).jpg | framless | 107x107px]] | Dumitru Croitor |
| (born 1959) | 24 September 1999 | 21 June 2002 | Independent | |
| – | Valeriu Ianioglo | |||
| (born 1957) | ||||
| Acting | 21 June 2002 | 10 July 2002 | Independent | |
| – | Ivan Kristioglo | |||
| (born 1952) | ||||
| Acting | 10 July 2002 | 29 July 2002 | Independent | |
| – | Gheorghe Mollo | |||
| (born 1939) | ||||
| Acting | 29 July 2002 | 9 November 2002 | Independent | |
| 3 | Gheorghe Tabunșcic | |||
| (born 1939) | 9 November 2002 | 29 December 2006 | Party of Communists | |
| 4 | [[File:Михаил Формузал (cropped).jpg | frameless | 107x107px]] | Mihail Formuzal |
| (born 1959) | 29 December 2006 | 15 April 2015 | Party of Regions | |
| 5 | [[File:Ирина Влах 03 (29-07-2021).jpg | frameless | 121x121px]] | Irina Vlah |
| (born 1974) | 15 April 2015 | 19 July 2023 | Party of Socialists | |
| 6 | [[File:Gagauzia event-2 (cropped).jpg | frameless | 104x104px]] | Evghenia Guțul |
| (born 1986) | 19 July 2023 | 5 August 2025 | Victory (political bloc) | |
| – | **Ilia Uzun | |||
| **(born 1968) | ||||
| Acting | 5 August 2025 | Incumbent | Party of Socialists |
Timeline
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References
References
- https://www.presedinte.md/eng/presa/guvernatorul-uta-gagauzia-irina-vlaha-depus-juramntul-in-calitate-de-membru-al-guvernului {{Bare URL inline. (August 2024)
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