National Security Council of Moldova

The National Security Council is an advisory body to the President of Moldova which aides and assists the President in the implementation of military policy and national security decisions. 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.

History

It was established as the Supreme Security Council . President Maia Sandu renasmed it to the National Security Council on 7 November 2025.

Members

Permanent members of the council since October 2009 have included the following:

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, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and [European Integration (Moldova)|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.
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.