Ministry of Defense (Moldova)

Ministry of Defence

Ministerul Apărării
Flag of the armed forces
Eugen Sturza
Agency overview
Formed	September 12, 1991
Jurisdiction	Parliament of Moldova
Headquarters	84 Hincesti Street, Chisinau, Moldova
Minister responsible	Eugen Sturza
Agency executive	Brigader General Igor Cutie, Chief of the General Staff
Parent department	Ministry of Defense of the Moldovan SSR
Child agency	General Staff of the Armed Forces of Moldova
Website	www.army.gov.md

The Ministry of Defence of Moldova (Ministerul Apărării Republica Moldova) is one of the nine ministries of the Government of Moldova. It is the main executive body responsible for the Armed Forces of Moldova. The current Minister of Defense of Moldova is Eugen Sturza.

List of Ministers

Secretary of Defense William Cohen (right) escorting Minister of Defense Boris Gamurari (left) into the Pentagon on April 25, 2000.

Ion Costas.

• Division General Ion Costaș (February 5, 1992 – July 29, 1992)
• Pavel Creangă (July 29, 1992 – January 24, 1997)
• Valeriu Pasat (January 24, 1997 – May 11, 1999)
• Boris Gămurari (May 11, 1999 – April 19, 2001)
• Brigadier General Victor Gaiciuc (April 19, 2001 – October 15, 2004)
• Tudor Colesniuc (Acting) (October 15, 2004 – December 29, 2004)
• Valeriu Pleșca (December 29, 2004 – June 11, 2007)
• Brigadier General Ion Coropcean (Acting) (June 11, 2007 – July 16, 2007)
• Vitalie Vrabie (July 16, 2007 – September 25, 2009)
• Vitalie Marinuța (September 25, 2009 – February 27, 2014)
• Valeriu Troenco (February 27, 2014 – February 18, 2015)
• Viorel Cibotaru (February 18, 2015 – July 30, 2015)
• Anatol Șalaru (July 30, 2015 – December 27, 2016)
• Gheorghe Galbura (Acting) (December 27, 2016 – October 24, 2017)
• Eugen Sturza (October 24, 2017 – Present)

External links

• www.army.gov.md