Moldavian Democratic Republic - Leadership

Leadership

The leadership of the Moldavian Republic was composed of Ion Inculeţ, the president of the Sfatul Ţării and President of the Republic; and Pantelimon Erhan, the President of the Council of Directors General, followed when the country declared independence by Daniil Ciugureanu, as President of the Council of Ministers. The Sfatul Ţării was initially composed of 120 elected members, a number which was latter increased to 135 and 150. Due to different circumstances, on 9 April, there were 138 legislators, of which 125 took part in the vote, and 13 were absent.

On December 21 1917, the Sfatul Ţării elected the government of the Moldavian Democratic Republic - the Council of Directors General, with nine members, seven Moldavians, one Ukrainian, and one Jew:

• Pantelimon Erhan, President of the Council, and Director General for Agriculture.
• Vladimir Criste, Director General for Internal Affairs.
• Ştefan Ciobanu, Director General for Education.
• Teofil Ioncu, Director General for Finance.
• Nicolae N. Codreanu, Director General for Railroads.
• Major Teodor Cojocaru, Director General for Armed Forces.
• Mihail Savenco, Director General for Justice.
• E. Grinfeld, Director General for Industry and Trade.
• Ion Pelivan, Director General for Foreign Affairs.

In his thirst decree, the Council set forward the aim to "introduce order in all the aspects of life of the country, to eliminate anarchy and disaster, to organize all the aspects of state administration". An Executive Clerk Office (Cancelarie) of the Council of Directors General was set, and all state, public and private institutions were required to communicate through the Executive Clerk Office to the corresponding Director General for all questions regarding the government of the country. All acts in the domain of public administration made without the previous consent of the respective Directors General were declared legally void, while the director freed from responsibility for such acts.