Governor of Gagauzia | |
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Gagauz: Gagauz Yeri başkanı Romanian: Guvernator al UTA Găgăuzia Russian: Башкан Гагаузии | |
since 19 July 2023 | |
General Department of Affairs of the Governor (Bashkan) | |
Style | Her Excellency |
Type | Head of Government |
Member of | Cabinet of Moldova Executive Committee of Gagauzia |
Residence | Comrat |
Appointer | Universal suffrage election (as governor) President of Moldova (as member of cabinet)[1] |
Term length | Four years, renewable once (consecutively) |
Constituting instrument | Constitution of Moldova Law on Special Legal Status of Gagauzia |
Inaugural holder | Gheorghe Tabunșcic |
Formation | 14 January 1995 |
Website | gagauzia.md |
The governor of Gagauzia (Başkan (pronounced [ˈbaʃkan])) is the highest political position in Gagauzia, an autonomous territorial unit of Moldova. They chair the Executive Committee of Gagauzia and are an ex-officio member of the Cabinet of Moldova.