Ministry of Internal Affairs (Moldova)

Ministry of Internal Affairs
Ministerul Afacerilor Interne
	Seal of the Ministry
	; Headquarters in Chișinău
Ministry overview
Formed	6 June 1990; 34 years ago
Jurisdiction	Government of Moldova
Headquarters	75 Ștefan cel Mare Avenue, Chișinău,
Minister responsible	Daniela Misail-Nichitin, Minister of Internal Affairs;
Ministry executive	Vladislav Cojuhari, Deputy Secretary General; Jana Costachi, Secretary of State; Andrei Cecoltan, Secretary of State;
Website	mai.gov.md

The Ministry of Internal Affairs (Romanian: Ministerul Afacerilor Interne, MAI) is one of the fourteen ministries of the Government of Moldova. It is the main executive body responsible for the Trupele de Carabinieri.

History

During the Moldavian Democratic Republic, Vladimir Cristi served as Director General for Internal Affairs.

The Ministry was created upon cessation by Soviet Union of Bessarabia which was part of Romania in 1940. On 8 August 1940 The Government of Soviet Union has announced creation of NKVD Internal affairs organization that was responsible public order and state secret service in newly created Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic. After the World War II now with permanent soviet occupation local organization of NKVD on 26 March 1946 changes name to Ministry of Internal Affairs thus being direct inherit to current Ministry of Internal Affairs of Moldova. On 18 December 1990 the Parliament of newly Independent Moldovan Republic adopted law in relation to name of police (Poliţia) instead of Militsiya.

Among the departments of the Ministry are the General Division of State Guard, the Division of Information and Operative Evidence and the Department of Public order.

Ministers

No.	Name (Birth–Death)	Office term		Cabinet
1	Ion Costaș (born 1944)	6 June 1990	5 February 1992	Druc Muravschi
2	Constantin Antoci (born 1949)	5 February 1992	24 January 1997	Muravschi Sangheli I-II
3	Mihail Plămădeală (born 1945)	24 January 1997	22 May 1998	Ciubuc I
4	Victor Catan (born 1949)	22 May 1998	21 December 1999	Ciubuc II Sturza
5	Vladimir Țurcan (born 1954)	21 December 1999	19 April 2001	Braghiș
6	Vasile Drăgănel (born 1962)	19 April 2001	27 February 2002	Tarlev I
7	Gheorghe Papuc (born 1954)	27 February 2002	31 March 2008	Tarlev I-II
8	Valentin Mejinschi (born 1967)	31 March 2008	21 October 2008	Greceanîi I
9	Gheorghe Papuc (born 1954)	21 October 2008	25 September 2009	Greceanîi I-II
10	Victor Catan (born 1949)	25 September 2009	14 January 2011	Filat I
11	Alexei Roibu (born 1954)	14 January 2011	24 July 2012	Filat II
12	Dorin Recean (born 1974)	24 July 2012	18 February 2015	Filat II Leancă
13	Oleg Balan (born 1969)	18 February 2015	20 January 2016	Gaburici Streleț
14	Alexandru Jizdan (born 1975)	20 January 2016	8 June 2019	Filip
15	Andrei Năstase (born 1975)	8 June 2019	14 November 2019	Sandu
16	Pavel Voicu (born 1973)	14 November 2019	6 August 2021	Chicu
17	Ana Revenco (born 1977)	6 August 2021	14 July 2023	Gavrilița Recean
18	Adrian Efros (born 1982)	17 July 2023	19 November 2024	Recean
19	Daniela Misail-Nichitin (born 1976)	19 November 2024	Incumbent	Recean