Candidate for premier office presents composition of new Moldovan government

15:26 | 30.07.2015 Category: Political

Chisinau, 30 July /MOLDPRES/ - The candidate for the office of prime minister, Valeriu Streleț, presented the nominal composition of the new government in the parliament's plenum today.

Most ministers of the former government will be in the new one as well. Thus, Natalia Gherman will further serve as foreign and European integration minister. As to the Finance Ministry, Agriculture and Food Industry Ministry and Interior Ministry, they will continue to be led by the present ministers, namely Anatol Arapu, Ion Sula and, respectively, Oleg Balan. Also, other ministers to keep their posts will be Stephane Bride, Monica Babuc, Pavel Filip and Vasile Bitca.

At the same time, the Labour, Social Protection and Family Ministry will be led by Liberal Democrat Mircea Buga and Loretta Handrabura will head the Youth and Sports Ministry. Acting Labour Minister Ruxanda Glavan will head the Health Ministry and Vladimir Cebotari will lead the Justice Ministry.

Liberal MP Valeriu Munteanu was delegated to the Environment Ministry and lawmaker Iurie Chirinciuc - to the Transport and Road Infrastructure Ministry. The Education Ministry will be led by Corina Fusu and the Defence Ministry - by Anatol Șalaru.

The new government will have four deputy prime ministers: Victor Osipov, Stephane Bride, Natalia Gherman and Gheorghe Brega.

(Reporter A. Zara, Editor L. Alcaza)

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