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Prime Minister no. 10
Chiril Gaburici
Term ended- Term duration
- 114 days
- PM affiliation
- Independent
- Born
- 23 November 1976, Logănești, raionul Hîncești
- Previous office
- Telecom executive (Moldcell, Azercell)
Cabinet
Not officially confirmed
The points below come from the press or encyclopedias and could not be checked against Parliament decisions, decrees or the Official Gazette.
- Between the announced resignation (12 June 2015) and the acting appointment (22 June) no one was formally acting prime minister; his status (independent, nominated by PLDM) comes from the press.
- President
- Nicolae Timofti
- Political backing
- PLDM and PDM (Political Alliance for a European Moldova), with PCRM votes at the investiture
- How the mandate began
- Designated by President Timofti by decree on 14 February 2015 on the PLDM's proposal; invested by Parliament on 18 February 2015 with 60 of 101 votes (PLDM, PDM and PCRM); the cabinet was sworn in the same day.
- How it ended
- Announced his resignation on 12 June 2015 amid the inquiry into his studies. By decision no. 16 of 17 June 2015 the Constitutional Court held that a resignation takes effect upon communication, so the government kept only administrative powers until a new government was sworn in; the cabinet formally tendered its resignation on 16 June and Parliament took note on 18 June. Gaburici declined to serve as caretaker and Natalia Gherman was named interim PM from 22 June.
Events
- 18 February 2015: Parliament approves the Gaburici cabinet by 60 votes and the PM is sworn in the same day.
- February 2015: media investigations into the PM's studies are followed by a criminal case over alleged falsified diplomas.
- Spring 2015: the government backs continued investigations in the banking sector and the fight against corruption.
- 4 June 2015: he presents a 100-day progress report.
- 12 June 2015: he announces his resignation; the whole cabinet submits its resignation on 16 June.
- 22 June 2015: President Timofti names Natalia Gherman interim PM after Gaburici declined to serve as caretaker.
Cabinet composition
Cabinet composition: Gaburici Cabinet 20 members
| Name | Position | Party |
|---|---|---|
| Chiril Gaburici | Prim-ministru | |
| Victor Osipov | Viceprim-ministru pentru reintegrare | |
| Stephane Christophe Bride | Viceprim-ministru, ministru al economiei | |
| Natalia Gherman | Viceprim-ministru, ministru al afacerilor externe și integrării europene | PLDM |
| Anatol Arapu | Ministru al finanțelor | |
| Vladimir Grosu | Ministru al justiției | PLDM |
| Oleg Balan | Ministru al afacerilor interne | PLDM |
| Viorel Cibotaru | Ministru al apărării | PLDM |
| Vasile Bîtca | Ministru al dezvoltării regionale și construcțiilor | PDM |
| Ion Sulă | Ministru al agriculturii și industriei alimentare | PLDM |
| Vasile Botnari | Ministru al transporturilor și infrastructurii drumurilor | PDM |
| Sergiu Palihovici | Ministru al mediului | PLDM |
| Maia Sandu | Ministru al educației | |
| Monica Babuc | Ministru al culturii | PDM |
| Ruxanda Glavan | Ministru al muncii, protecției sociale și familiei | PDM |
| Mircea Buga | Ministru al sănătății | PLDM |
| Serghei Afanasenco | Ministru al tineretului și sportului | |
| Pavel Filip | Ministru al tehnologiei informației și comunicațiilor | PDM |
| Mihail Formuzal | Guvernator al Găgăuziei | PRM |
| Gheorghe Duca | Președinte al Academiei de Științe a Moldovei |
Initial composition; later changes may be missing. Position titles are given in Romanian, as in the source. Source: alegeri.md (secondary source).
Education
He studied at the Slavonic University of Moldova and later at ULIM, though his educational record was publicly questioned in 2015.
Background
Party: Independent (nominated by the PLDM)
Chiril Gaburici was born in 1976 in Logănești. Before politics he built a business career in telecommunications: he was the first Moldovan manager of the operator Moldcell and joined Azercell in 2012.
In February 2015, after the November 2014 parliamentary elections and months of coalition talks, the PLDM nominated him as prime minister, and his cabinet was approved with votes from the PLDM, PDM and PCRM. A technocrat with no prior political office, he took the job as the country was dealing with the fallout of the 2014 banking fraud.
His mandate was short. Soon after the investiture, investigative journalists questioned his school diplomas, and the Prosecutor General's Office opened a criminal case over alleged falsification of study documents. Gaburici presented a 100-day report on 4 June 2015 and resigned on 12 June 2015.
After office
From 10 January 2018 to 8 June 2019 he served as Minister of Economy and Infrastructure in the Filip government. He also competes in motorsport and heads a national autosport club.