Moldovan parliament approves new government
{{date|April 1, 2008}}

{{Moldova}}A new [[w:Cabinet of Moldova|government]] has been formed in the [[Moldova|Republic of Moldova]] on Monday afternoon [[w:Eastern European Summer Time|EEST]] ([[w:UTC+3|UTC+3]]), though the vote of confidence in the [[w:Zinaida Greceanîi|Zinaida Greceanîi]] - cabinet came from only 56 members of the 101-seat [[w:Parliament of the Republic of Moldova|Parliament of Moldova]]. 

New ministers constitute only one - third of the governmental team. For the first time in the independent republic's history, the government is headed by a woman. More that than, this is the [[w:Cabinet of Moldova|Cabinet]] with the most number of women in the Moldova's history - Prime Minister Zinaida Greceanîi will be among five other women heading ministries.

The new composition of the Moldovan Government is as follows:
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|[[w:Prime Minister of Moldova|Prime Minister]] ||[[w:Zinaida Greceanîi|Zinaida Greceanîi]]
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|First Deputy Premier, Minister of Economy and Trade ||Igor Dodon
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|Deputy Prime Minister ||Victor Stepaniuc
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|Deputy Premier, Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration ||Andrei Stratan
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|Minister of Finance ||Marianna Durlesteanu
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|Minister of the Interior ||Gen. Valentin Mejinschi
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|Minister of Agriculture and Food Industry ||Anatol Gorodenco
|-
|Minister of Transport and Roads ||Vasile Ursu
|-
|Minister of Environment and Natural Resources ||Violeta Ivanova
|-
|Minister of Social Protection, Family and Child ||Galina Balmos
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|Minister of Culture and Tourism ||Arthur Kozma
|-
|Minister of Justice ||Vitalie Pirlog
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|Minister of Reintegration ||Vasile Sova
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|Minister of Local Public Administration ||Valentin Guznac
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|Minister of Defense ||Vitalie Vrabie
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|Minister of Education and Youth Affairs ||Larissa Savga
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|Minister of Health ||Larissa Catrinici
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|Minister of Informational Development ||Pavel Buceatchi
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|Minister of Construction and Territories Development ||Vladimir Baldovici
|-
|}

The governor of the [[w:Autonomous Territorial Unit of Gagauzia|Autonomous Territorial Unit of Gagauzia]], south of Moldova, Mihail Formuzal, and the chairman of the [[w:Academy of Science of Moldova|Academy of Science]], Gheorghe Duca, are government members [[w:ex officio|ex officio]].

The heads of departments, national agencies and bureaus will be appointed later by corresponding governmental Resolutions. 

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== Sources ==
*{{source|url=http://azi.md/news?ID=48753
|title=New government of Moldova receives Parliament's vote of confidence
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|pub=azi.md
|date=March 31, 2008}}
*{{source|url=http://www.moldpres.md/
|title=Moldovan parliament gives vote of confidence to cabinet's composition, action programme
|author=
|pub=Moldpres
|date=March 31, 2008}}

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[[fr:Le parlement moldave approuve le nouveau gouvernement du pays]]
A new government has been formed in the Republic of Moldova on Monday afternoon EEST (UTC+3), though the vote of confidence in the Zinaida Greceanîi - cabinet came from only 56 members of the 101-seat Parliament of Moldova. 

New ministers constitute only one - third of the governmental team. For the first time in the independent republic's history, the government is headed by a woman. More that than, this is the Cabinet with the most number of women in the Moldova's history - Prime Minister Zinaida Greceanîi will be among five other women heading ministries.

The new composition of the Moldovan Government is as follows:

Prime Minister 

Zinaida Greceanîi

First Deputy Premier, Minister of Economy and Trade 

Igor Dodon

Deputy Prime Minister 

Victor Stepaniuc

Deputy Premier, Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration 

Andrei Stratan

Minister of Finance 

Marianna Durlesteanu

Minister of the Interior 

Gen. Valentin Mejinschi

Minister of Agriculture and Food Industry 

Anatol Gorodenco

Minister of Transport and Roads 

Vasile Ursu

Minister of Environment and Natural Resources 

Violeta Ivanova

Minister of Social Protection, Family and Child 

Galina Balmos

Minister of Culture and Tourism 

Arthur Kozma

Minister of Justice 

Vitalie Pirlog

Minister of Reintegration 

Vasile Sova

Minister of Local Public Administration 

Valentin Guznac

Minister of Defense 

Vitalie Vrabie

Minister of Education and Youth Affairs 

Larissa Savga

Minister of Health 

Larissa Catrinici

Minister of Informational Development 

Pavel Buceatchi

Minister of Construction and Territories Development 

Vladimir Baldovici

The governor of the Autonomous Territorial Unit of Gagauzia, south of Moldova, Mihail Formuzal, and the chairman of the Academy of Science, Gheorghe Duca, are government members ex officio.

The heads of departments, national agencies and bureaus will be appointed later by corresponding governmental Resolutions.
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