title: People's Assembly of Gagauzia
text: # People's Assembly of Gagauzia
  
  The People's Assembly of Gagauzia (Gagauz: Gagauziyanin Halk Topluşu, Romanian: Adunarea Populară a UTA Găgăuzia, Russian: Народное Собрание Гагаузии) is the representative and legislative body of Gagauzia, an autonomous territorial unit of Moldova.
  
  ## Composition
  
  The People's Assembly consists of 35 deputies, elected for a term of four years, in single-mandate territorial constituencies, on the basis of universal, equal and direct suffrage with secret and free voting.
  
  ## Chairmen
  
  The work of the National Assembly is headed by the President of the People's Assembly of Gagauzia and the Presidium of the National Assembly. Below is a list of office-holders:
  
  | Name | Entered office | Left office |
  | - | - | - |
  | Petru Pașalî | October 1995 | 1999 |
  | Mihail Kendighelean | 1999 | May 23, 2002 |
  | Ivan Kristioglo | May 23, 2002 | December 20, 2003 |
  | Stepan Esir | December 20, 2003 | March 16, 2008 |
  | Ana Harlamenco | July 31, 2008 | November 5, 2012 |
  | Dmitrii Constantinov | November 5, 2012 | January 20, 2017 |
  | Alexandr Tarnavski | January 20, 2017 | February 20, 2017 |
  | Vladimir Cîssa | March 3, 2017 | February 4, 2022 |
  | Dmitrii Constantinov | February 4, 2022 | Present |
  