| Supreme Soviet of the Moldavian SSR | |
| Native Name: | Sovietul Suprem al RSS Moldovenească Советул Супрем ал РСС Молдовенешть Верховный Совет Молдавской ССР |
| Coa Caption: | Emblem of the Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic |
| Succeeded By: | Parliament of the Republic of Moldova |
| Established: | 1941 |
| Disbanded: | 1993 |
| House Type: | Supreme Soviet[1] |
| Last Election1: | 1990 |
| Legislature: | (1941–1991) (1991–1993) |
The Supreme Soviet of the Moldavian SSR (Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Sovietul Suprem al RSS Moldovenești, ; Russian: Верховный Совет Молдавской ССР|Verkhovnyy Sovet Moldavskoy SSR) was the supreme soviet (main legislative institution) of the Moldavian SSR and later the independent Republic of Moldova from 1941 to 1993. The last elections of the Supreme Soviet of the Moldavian SSR were held in 1990 and 371 deputies were elected.
On May 23, 1991, the 12th convocation of the Supreme Soviet of the Moldavian SSR became the first Parliament of the Republic of Moldova.[2]
| Portrait | Chairman | From | To | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikita Salogor | 8 February 1941 | 13 May 1947 | ||
| Macarie Radul | 13 May 1947 | 26 March 1951 | ||
| Semion Cojuhari | 26 March 1951 | 17 April 1959 | ||
| Iosif Vartician | 17 April 1959 | 3 April 1963 | ||
| Andrei Lupan | 3 April 1963 | 11 April 1967 | ||
| Sergiu Rădăuțanu | 11 April 1967 | 14 July 1971 | ||
| Artiom Lazarev | 14 July 1971 | 10 April 1980 | ||
| Pavel Boțu | 10 April 1980 | 29 March 1985 | ||
| Mihail Lupaşcu | 29 March 1985 | 12 July 1986 | ||
| Ion Constantin Ciobanu | 12 July 1986 | 17 April 1990 | ||
| Mircea Snegur | 27 April 1990 | 3 September 1990 | ||
| Alexandru Moșanu | 3 September 1990 | 3 February 1993 |
| Portrait | Chairman | From | To | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fyodor Brovko | 10 February 1941 | 26 March 1951 | ||
| Ion Codiță | 28 March 1951 | 3 April 1963 | ||
| Kirill Ilyashenko | 3 April 1963 | 10 April 1980 | ||
| Ivan Calin | 19 April 1980 | 24 December 1985 | ||
| Alexandru Mocanu | 24 December 1985 | 29 July 1989 | ||
| Mircea Snegur | 29 July 1989 | 17 April 1990 |