Ministry of Culture (Moldova) explained

Ministry of Culture
Type:Ministry
Seal:Seal of the Ministry of Culture of Moldova.png
Seal Size:220px
Formed: (as Ministry of Culture and Cults)
Preceding1:Ministry of Education, Culture and Research
Preceding2:Ministry of Culture and Tourism
Preceding3:Ministry of Culture and Cults
Jurisdiction:Government of Moldova
Headquarters:24 Nicolae Iorga Street, Chișinău
Minister1 Name:Sergiu Prodan
Minister1 Pfo:Minister of Culture
Chief1 Name:Ana Varzari
Chief1 Position:Secretary General
Chief2 Name:Ion Budeci
Chief2 Position:Secretary of State
Chief3 Name:Andrei Chistol
Chief3 Position:Secretary of State

The Ministry of Culture (Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Ministerul Culturii) is one of the fourteen ministries of the Government of Moldova. The current minister is Sergiu Prodan.[1] He has raised complaints due to the neglectance of culture in the Moldovan Government and the low salaries that the workers of the Ministry of Culture receive, specifying that in 2022 they would increase.[2]

List of ministers

No.PortraitName(Birth–Death)Office termCabinet
1Ion Ungureanu6 June 19905 April 1994DrucMuravschiSangheli I
2Mihail Cibotaru5 April 199424 January 1997Sangheli II
3Ghenadie Ciobanu24 January 199719 April 2001Ciubuc I-IISturzaBraghiș
4Ion Păcuraru19 April 200123 December 2002Tarlev I
5Veaceslav Madan23 December 200219 April 2005
6Artur Cozma19 April 20051 December 2008Tarlev IIGreceanîi I
7Mihail Barbulat10 June 200925 September 2009Greceanîi II
8Boris Focșa25 September 200930 May 2013Filat I-II
9Monica Babuc30 May 201326 July 2017LeancăGaburiciStrelețFilip
10Sergiu Prodan6 August 2021IncumbentGavrilițaRecean

Notes and References

  1. https://www.publika.md/sondaj-topul-partidelor-politice-din-moldova-pas-primul-in-lista-iar-psrm---al-doilea_3117023.html SONDAJ: Topul partidelor politice din Moldova. PAS primul în listă, iar PSRM – al doilea
  2. https://adevarul.ro/moldova/politica/ministrul-culturii-r-moldova-doar-sase-oameni-lucrau-efectiv-minister-1_61c1910d5163ec4271d154ee/index.html Ministrul Culturii al R. Moldova: Doar șase oameni lucrau, efectiv, la Minister