{{Short description|Advisory body to the President of Moldova}} {{Infobox government agency | name = National Security Council of Moldova | native_name = Consiliul Național de Securitate al Republicii Moldova | seal = Consiliul Suprem de Securitate Emblema.png | seal_size = 130px | seal_caption = Seal of the NSC | formed = {{Start date and age|1995|10|31| df=yes}} | jurisdiction = Moldova | headquarters = Presidential Palace, Chișinău | chief1_name = Maia Sandu | chief1_position = President | chief2_name = Stanislav Secrieru | chief2_position = Secretary | website = {{url|presedinte.md/eng/cadrul-normativ}} }} The '''National Security Council (NSC)''' ({{langx|ro|Consiliul Național de Securitate}}, '''CNS''') is an advisory body to the President of Moldova (concurrently the Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Moldovan Armed Forces) which aides and assists the President in the implementation of military policy and national security decisions.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.moldova.org/en/president-dodon-signs-decree-form-new-supreme-security-council/|title=President Dodon signs decree to form the new Supreme Security Council: Who are the members|date=10 March 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url=http://lex.justice.md/index.php?action=view&view=doc&lang=1&id=290266 | title=Capitolul I - Dispoziţii generale | language=ro | trans-title=Chapter I - General provisions | website=lex.justice.md}}</ref> 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 (SSC)''' (Romanian: ''Consiliul Suprem de Securitate'', '''CSS'''). President Maia Sandu renasmed it to the National Security Council on 7 November 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Botu |first=Irina |date=2025-11-07 |title=Maia Sandu has formed the new National Security Council |url=https://ipn.md/en/maia-sandu-has-formed-the-new-national-security-council/ |access-date=2026-01-02 |website=ipn.md |language=en-US}}</ref>
== Members == [[File:MD.C.C - Presidential Palace - dec 2020 - 03.jpg|thumb|The Presidential Palace in Chișinău is the meeting place of the NSC]]Permanent members of the council since October 2009<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Bruneau |first1=Thomas C. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yPxkRivuE7kC&q=supreme+security+council+moldova&pg=PA337 |title=The Routledge Handbook of Civil-military Relations |last2=Matei |first2=Florina Cristiana |publisher=Routledge |year=2013 |isbn=9780415782739}}</ref> have included the following:<ref>{{cite web |title=Componenţa Consiliului Suprem de Securitate — Președinția Republicii Moldova |url=http://www.presedinte.md/componenta-consiliului-suprem-de-securitate |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150524131910/http://www.presedinte.md/componenta-consiliului-suprem-de-securitate |archive-date=2015-05-24 |website=www.presedinte.md}} </ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Moldovan president asks convening of Supreme Security Council immediately |url=https://www.moldpres.md/en/news/2019/08/21/19006573 |website=www.moldpres.md}}</ref> *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 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 – Acting Prosecutor General of Moldova *Anca Dragu – Governor of the National Bank of Moldova *Mihai Popșoi – Deputy Prime Minister, 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.presedinte.md/eng/css-comunicate-de-presa/presedintele-nicolae-timofti-a-semnat-un-decret-privind-constituirea-consiliului-suprem-de-securitate-intr-o-noua-componenta-50338|title=Moldovan president signs decree creating new composition of Supreme Security Council — Presidency of the Republic of Moldova}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/amp/news/articles/2019-06-10/eu-and-russia-back-same-side-amid-dueling-moldovan-governments |title=Moldova's Parallel Leader Warns Incumbent Against New Venezuela |website=www.bloomberg.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190612052926/https://www.bloomberg.com/amp/news/articles/2019-06-10/eu-and-russia-back-same-side-amid-dueling-moldovan-governments |archive-date=2019-06-12}} </ref>
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.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1Dr_CwAAQBAJ&q=supreme+security+council+moldova&pg=PA103|title=Moldova Country Study Guide Volume 1 Strategic Information and Developments|date=3 March 2012|publisher=Lulu.com |isbn=9781438775050}}</ref>
== List of Secretaries == {| class="wikitable" !President !Photo !Name !Term start !Term end |- | rowspan="2" |Vladimir Voronin | |{{ill|Valeriu Gurbulea|ro}} |18 July 2001 |19 February 2004 |- | |Ion Morei |20 February 2004 |11 September 2009 |- |Mihai Ghimpu (acting) | rowspan="3" | | rowspan="3" |Iurie Richicinschi | rowspan="3" |9 November 2009 | rowspan="3" |11 April 2012 |- |Vlad Filat (acting) |- |Marian Lupu (acting) |- |Nicolae Timofti | |Alexei Barbăneagră<ref>{{Cite web |title=One moment, please... |url=https://www.presedinte.md/eng/css-comunicate-de-presa/presedintele-nicolae-timofti-a-semnat-un-decret-privind-constituirea-consiliului-suprem-de-securitate-intr-o-noua-componenta-50338 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220604032048/https://www.presedinte.md/eng/css-comunicate-de-presa/presedintele-nicolae-timofti-a-semnat-un-decret-privind-constituirea-consiliului-suprem-de-securitate-intr-o-noua-componenta-50338 |archive-date=2022-06-04 |access-date=2025-07-20 |website=presedinte.md}}</ref> |11 April 2012 |23 December 2016 |- | rowspan="3" |Igor Dodon | |Artur Gumeniuc<ref>{{Cite web |last=Vlas |first=Cristi |date=2017-03-03 |title=President Dodon appoints defense adviser Artur Gumeniuc, approves Economic Council |url=https://www.moldova.org/en/president-dodon-appoints-defense-adviser-artur-gumeniuc-approves-economic-council/ |access-date=2025-07-20 |website=Moldova.org |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Profile: Artur Gumeniuc |url=http://profiles.rise.md/profile.php?id=190912122746&lang=eng |access-date=2025-07-20 |website=profiles.rise.md}}</ref> |3 March 2017 |25 June 2019 |- | rowspan="2" |frameless|109x109px | rowspan="2" |Victor Gaiciuc |12 August 2019 |14 November 2019 |- |16 March 2020 |9 November 2020 |- | rowspan="3" |Maia Sandu |frameless|73x73px |Ana Revenco |21 January 2021 |2 September 2021 |- |82x82px |Dorin Recean |7 February 2022 |16 February 2023 |- | |Stanislav Secrieru |1 September 2023 |Incumbent |}
==See also== *Government of Moldova *Supreme Council of National Defence (Romania) *National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine *Security Council of Russia
==References== {{Reflist|2}}
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