The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Moldova

Moldova

Moldova , officially the Republic of Moldova is a landlocked state in Eastern Europe, located between Romania to the West and Ukraine to the North, East and South. It declared itself an independent state with the same boundaries as the preceding Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic in 1991, as part...

is one of the sixeteen ministries of the Government of Moldova.

History

During the Moldavian Democratic Republic

Moldavian Democratic Republic

The Moldavian Democratic Republic , a.k.a. Moldavian Republic, was the state proclaimed on by Sfatul Ţării of Bessarabia, elected in October-November 1917 in the wake of the February Revolution and disintegration of the political power in the Russian Empire.Sfatul Ţării was its legislative body,...

, Vladimir Cristi

Vladimir Cristi

Vladimir Cristi was a Moldovan politician.- Biography :He served as Director General for Internal Affairs in Pantelimon Erhan Cabinet and Daniel Ciugureanu Cabinet....

 served as Director General for Internal Affairs.

The Ministry was created upon cessation by Soviet Union

Soviet Union

The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....

 of Bessarabia

Bessarabia

Bessarabia is a historical term for the geographic region in Eastern Europe bounded by the Dniester River on the east and the Prut River on the west....

 which was part of Romania

Romania

Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...

 in 1940. On 8 August 1940 The Government of Soviet Union

Soviet Union

The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....

 has announced creation of NKVD

NKVD

The People's Commissariat for Internal Affairs was the public and secret police organization of the Soviet Union that directly executed the rule of power of the Soviets, including political repression, during the era of Joseph Stalin....

 Internal affairs organization that was responsible public order and state secret service in newly created Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic. After the World War II

World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...

 now with permanent soviet occupation local organization of NKVD

NKVD

The People's Commissariat for Internal Affairs was the public and secret police organization of the Soviet Union that directly executed the rule of power of the Soviets, including political repression, during the era of Joseph Stalin....

 on 26 March 1946 changes name to Ministry of Internal Affairs thus being direct inherit to current Ministry of Internal Affairs of Moldova

Moldova

Moldova , officially the Republic of Moldova is a landlocked state in Eastern Europe, located between Romania to the West and Ukraine to the North, East and South. It declared itself an independent state with the same boundaries as the preceding Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic in 1991, as part...

.
On 18 December 1990 the Parliament of newly Independent Moldovan Republic adopted law in relation to name of police (Poliţia) instea of Militsiya

Militsiya

Militsiya or militia is used as an official name of the civilian police in several former communist states, despite its original military connotation...

.

In 2006, the deputies of Gheorghe Papuc

Gheorghe Papuc

- Biography :He has graduated from a Russian law school. Papuc was active in the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the USSR. He was the Moldovan Minister of the Interior .-External links:*...

 were Botnari Vladimir Ilie and Boestean Gheorghe Matei.

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.

Appointed as minister on 25 September 2009, the current Minister is Victor Catan

Victor Catan

Victor Catan is a Moldovan politician. He is the current Interior Minister in Vlad Filat Cabinet.- Biography :...

, is an independent but linked indirectly to Vlad Filat

Vlad Filat

Vladimir Filat is a Moldovan politician, the Prime Minister of Moldova since 25 September 2009.- Education and early career :...

 who is a leader of Liberal Democratic Party of Moldova (PLDM)

Liberal Democratic Party of Moldova

The Liberal Democratic Party of Moldova is a political party in the Republic of Moldova. The Party's Founding Congress was held on December 8, 2007 and Vlad Filat was elected as president....

.

Ministers

Name	Date	Party	Organisation	Title
Victor Catan Victor Catan Victor Catan is a Moldovan politician. He is the current Interior Minister in Vlad Filat Cabinet.- Biography :...	25 September 2009 – Present	Independent	Ministry of Internal Affairs	Major General of Police
Gheorghe Papuc Gheorghe Papuc - Biography :He has graduated from a Russian law school. Papuc was active in the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the USSR. He was the Moldovan Minister of the Interior .-External links:*...	2002–2009	PCRM	Ministry of Internal Affairs	Lieutenant General of Police
Vasile Drăgănel	2001–2002	Independent	Ministry of Internal Affairs	Major General of Police
Vladimir Ţurcan Vladimir Ţurcan -References:...	2000–2001	PCRM	Ministry of Internal Affairs	Major General of Police
Victor Catan Victor Catan Victor Catan is a Moldovan politician. He is the current Interior Minister in Vlad Filat Cabinet.- Biography :...	1998–2000	Independent	Ministry of Internal Affairs	Major General of Police
Mihai Plămădeală	1997–1998	Independent	Ministry of Internal Affairs	Major General of Police
Constantin Antoci	1992–1997	Independent	Ministry of Internal Affairs	Lieutenant General of Police
Ion Costaş Ion Costaş Ion Costaş is a Moldovan soldier and a former Minister of Interior and Defence .He is a leader of the Democratic Forum of Romanians in Moldova.-External links:...	1990–1992	CPSU Communist Party of the Soviet Union The Communist Party of the Soviet Union was the only legal, ruling political party in the Soviet Union and one of the largest communist organizations in the world...	Ministry of Internal Affairs	Major General
Vladimir Voronin Vladimir Voronin Vladimir Nicolaevici Voronin is a Moldovan politician. He was the third President of Moldova from 2001 until 2009 and has been the First Secretary of the Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova since 1994...	1988–1990	CPSU Communist Party of the Soviet Union The Communist Party of the Soviet Union was the only legal, ruling political party in the Soviet Union and one of the largest communist organizations in the world...	Ministry of Internal Affairs (MVD)	Major General
Gheorghe Lavranciuc	1985–1988	CPSU Communist Party of the Soviet Union The Communist Party of the Soviet Union was the only legal, ruling political party in the Soviet Union and one of the largest communist organizations in the world...	Ministry of Internal Affairs (MVD)	Major General
Nicolai Bradulov	1961–1985	CPSU Communist Party of the Soviet Union The Communist Party of the Soviet Union was the only legal, ruling political party in the Soviet Union and one of the largest communist organizations in the world...	Ministry of Internal Affairs (MVD)	Lieutenant General
Moisei Romanov	1956–1961	CPSU Communist Party of the Soviet Union The Communist Party of the Soviet Union was the only legal, ruling political party in the Soviet Union and one of the largest communist organizations in the world...	Ministry of Internal Affairs (MVD)	Colonel
Petr Kulik	1954–1956	CPSU Communist Party of the Soviet Union The Communist Party of the Soviet Union was the only legal, ruling political party in the Soviet Union and one of the largest communist organizations in the world...	Ministry of Internal Affairs (MVD)	Major General
Iosif Mordoveţ	1953–1954	CPSU Communist Party of the Soviet Union The Communist Party of the Soviet Union was the only legal, ruling political party in the Soviet Union and one of the largest communist organizations in the world...	Ministry of Internal Affairs (MVD)	Major General
Petr Kulik	1951–1953	CPSU Communist Party of the Soviet Union The Communist Party of the Soviet Union was the only legal, ruling political party in the Soviet Union and one of the largest communist organizations in the world...	Ministry of Internal Affairs (MVD)	Major General
Feodor Tutuşkin	1946–1951	CPSU Communist Party of the Soviet Union The Communist Party of the Soviet Union was the only legal, ruling political party in the Soviet Union and one of the largest communist organizations in the world...	Ministry of Internal Affairs (MVD)	Lieutenant General
Mihail Markeev	1944–1946	CPSU Communist Party of the Soviet Union The Communist Party of the Soviet Union was the only legal, ruling political party in the Soviet Union and one of the largest communist organizations in the world...	NKVD NKVD The People's Commissariat for Internal Affairs was the public and secret police organization of the Soviet Union that directly executed the rule of power of the Soviets, including political repression, during the era of Joseph Stalin....	Commissar
M. Dimitrenco	1941 - 1944 (In Exile Moscow)	CPSU Communist Party of the Soviet Union The Communist Party of the Soviet Union was the only legal, ruling political party in the Soviet Union and one of the largest communist organizations in the world...	NKVD NKVD The People's Commissariat for Internal Affairs was the public and secret police organization of the Soviet Union that directly executed the rule of power of the Soviets, including political repression, during the era of Joseph Stalin....	Commissar
N. Sazikin	1940 - 1941 (Soviet Occupation)	CPSU Communist Party of the Soviet Union The Communist Party of the Soviet Union was the only legal, ruling political party in the Soviet Union and one of the largest communist organizations in the world...	NKVD NKVD The People's Commissariat for Internal Affairs was the public and secret police organization of the Soviet Union that directly executed the rule of power of the Soviets, including political repression, during the era of Joseph Stalin....	Commissar