Executive Committee of Gagauzia


The Executive Committee of Gagauzia is the chief executive body of the Autonomous territorial unit of Gagauzia, a territorial autonomous unit within the Republic of Moldova. It comprises a diverse array of officials responsible for governing various administrative and strategic departments. By law, the Committee is elected by the People's Assembly of Gagauzia in its first sitting after the elections, following the proposals of the Başkan. In case the Başkan is unable to fulfill its duties or the post becomes vacant, the first vice president of the Executive Committee takes over its duties. The Committee has the right to initiate legislation in the People's Assembly. Unusually, after the 2023 elections, the Executive Committee could only be voted in the People's Assembly's ninth sitting, on the seventh attempt. One of the main points of the Assembly's opposition was that seven of the originally proposed members were unable to speak Gagauz.

Structure

The structure of the Executive Committee as voted on September 20, 2023 is as follows:
PositionName
President of the Executive Committee - Governor of GagauziaEvghenia Guțul
First Vice-president of the Executive Committee of GagauziaIlia Uzun
Vice-president of the Executive Committee of GagauziaVictor Petrov
Head of the General Department of Affairs of the Başkan and the Executive CommitteePavel Tulba
Head of the General Department of Economic Development and TourismLarisa Cerven
Head of the General Department of FinanceAna Peev
Head of the General Department of External RelationsAnastasia Ciolac
General Department of the Agro-Industrial ComplexSergey Ibrishim
Head of the General Department of Health and Social ProtectionEdgar Dimov
Head of the General Department of EducationNatalia Cristeva
Head of the General Department of Youth Affairs and SportsVeaceslav Dragoi
Head of the General Department of CultureMarina Semyonova
Head of the General Department of Fiscal AdministrationIvanna Avramova
Head of the General Construction and Infrastructure Departmentvacant
Head of the General Internal Affairs Departmentvacant
Head of the Information and Security Service Departmentvacant
President of the Comrat DistrictVadim Ceban
President of Ciadîr-Lunga DistrictNatalia Shosheva
President of Vulcănești DistrictPyotr Ceban