National Security Council of Moldova
Advisory body to the President of Moldova
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The National Security Council (NSC) (Romanian: Consiliul Național de Securitate, CNS) is an advisory body to the President of Moldova (concurrently the Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Moldovan Armed Forces) which aides and assists the President in the implementation of military policy and national security decisions.[1][2] Its authority is vested in the Constitution of Moldova. The President is one of many permanent members of the council and chairs all of its meetings.
- Maia Sandu, President
- Stanislav Secrieru, Secretary
| Consiliul Național de Securitate al Republicii Moldova | |
Seal of the NSC | |
| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | 31 October 1995 |
| Jurisdiction | Moldova |
| Headquarters | Presidential Palace, Chișinău |
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| Website | presedinte |
History
Members
Permanent members of the council since October 2009[4] have included the following:[5][6]
- Maia Sandu – President of the NSC; President of Moldova
- Stanislav Secrieru – Secretary of the NSC; Defense and National Security Advisor to the President
- Igor Grosu – President of the Moldovan Parliament
- Alexandru Munteanu – Prime Minister of Moldova
- Lilian Carp – Chair of the Parliamentary Committee for National Security, Defense and Public Order
- Anatolie Nosatîi – Minister of Defense
- Daniella Misail-Nichitin – Minister of Internal Affairs
- Alexandru Musteață – Director of the Security and Intelligence Service
- Alexandru Machidon – Prosecutor General of Moldova
- Anca Dragu – Governor of the National Bank of Moldova
- Mihai Popșoi – Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs
- Valeriu Chiveri – Deputy Prime Minister for Reintegration
- Cristina Gherasimov – Deputy Prime Minister for European Integration
- Vladislav Cojuhari – Minister of Justice
- Andrian Gavriliță – Minister of Finance
- Veronica Roșca – Chair of the Parliamentary Judicial Committee for Appointments and Immunities
- Ana Revenco – Director of the Center for Strategic Communication and Combating Disinformation
- Alexei Buzu – Secretary General of the Government
Whenever the new composition of the CNS is officiated, the president signs a decree to appoint them as council members. Other non-permanent members such as parliamentary faction leaders and intellectuals are also invited to attend.[7][8]
In wartime, the CNS is renamed to the National Council on Defense, to which the president chairs the council in their position as Supreme Commander-in-Chief.[9]
List of Secretaries
| President | Photo | Name | Term start | Term end |
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| Vladimir Voronin | Valeriu Gurbulea | 18 July 2001 | 19 February 2004 | |
| Ion Morei | 20 February 2004 | 11 September 2009 | ||
| Mihai Ghimpu (acting) | Iurie Richicinschi | 9 November 2009 | 11 April 2012 | |
| Vlad Filat (acting) | ||||
| Marian Lupu (acting) | ||||
| Nicolae Timofti | Alexei Barbăneagră[10] | 11 April 2012 | 23 December 2016 | |
| Igor Dodon | Artur Gumeniuc[11][12] | 3 March 2017 | 25 June 2019 | |
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Victor Gaiciuc | 12 August 2019 | 14 November 2019 | |
| 16 March 2020 | 9 November 2020 | |||
| Maia Sandu |  |
Ana Revenco | 21 January 2021 | 2 September 2021 |
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Dorin Recean | 7 February 2022 | 16 February 2023 | |
| Stanislav Secrieru | 1 September 2023 | Incumbent |