Profile updated: 10.06.2020
Mihail Formuzal
former governor
former governor
Date of Birth: 07.11.1959
Place of Birth: Besghioz village, Ceadir-Lunga district
Citizenship: Republic of Moldova
Mihail Formuzal is a career military. In 1983 he graduated from the High Military School for Artillery Commanders in Odessa, then Soviet Ukraine, and until 1994 he held various commanding posts in the USSR armed forces. When the Soviet Union disintegrated he remained an active duty officer in Moldova’s National Army. In November 1994 Mr. Formuzal was discharged in major’s rank.
In 1995, Mr. Formuzal received the post of deputy to the mayor of Ceadir-Lunga, a town in the Gagauzian autonomy. Four years later he was elected himself as the head of the town administration, and kept the job for two consecutive mandates.
In 2006, Mihail Formuzal won the election for the governor of Gagauzia, defeating in the second round his opponent Nicolai Dudoglo. Four years later Mr. Formuzal won a new mandate, again after defeating Mr. Dudoglo in the second round.
In 2011, Mihail Formuzal was elected as chairman of the Party of Regions, a pro-Russia political force, and resigned from its leadership in 2016 in favor of Alexander Kalinin, head of the Moldovan Diaspora Congress in Russia. The Party of Regions advertised for the entry of Moldova into the Russia-led Euroasian Customs Union.
In 2014, Mr. Formuzal - using his political status - supported a referendum seeking Gagauzia’s entry in the Euroasian Customs Union. The results showed that 98% of Gagauzian voters favored such a path but the central government in Chisinau branded the referendum as illegitimate and the Prosecutor-General’s Office filed a case for despotism.
In 2015 the second mandate as Gagauzia’s governor came to an end and Mr. Formuzal retired from public life. In a discussion with RISE Moldova, he said he took “a political vacation.”
In 1995, Mr. Formuzal received the post of deputy to the mayor of Ceadir-Lunga, a town in the Gagauzian autonomy. Four years later he was elected himself as the head of the town administration, and kept the job for two consecutive mandates.
In 2006, Mihail Formuzal won the election for the governor of Gagauzia, defeating in the second round his opponent Nicolai Dudoglo. Four years later Mr. Formuzal won a new mandate, again after defeating Mr. Dudoglo in the second round.
In 2011, Mihail Formuzal was elected as chairman of the Party of Regions, a pro-Russia political force, and resigned from its leadership in 2016 in favor of Alexander Kalinin, head of the Moldovan Diaspora Congress in Russia. The Party of Regions advertised for the entry of Moldova into the Russia-led Euroasian Customs Union.
In 2014, Mr. Formuzal - using his political status - supported a referendum seeking Gagauzia’s entry in the Euroasian Customs Union. The results showed that 98% of Gagauzian voters favored such a path but the central government in Chisinau branded the referendum as illegitimate and the Prosecutor-General’s Office filed a case for despotism.
In 2015 the second mandate as Gagauzia’s governor came to an end and Mr. Formuzal retired from public life. In a discussion with RISE Moldova, he said he took “a political vacation.”
Political Affiliation
Private Function
Public Function
Career
2006
Executive Committee of UTA Gagauzia
2015
governor
1999
Ceadir-Lunga City Hall
2006
mayor
1995
Ceadir-Lunga City Hall
1999
deputy mayor
1983
Armed forces of USSR/Republic of Moldova
1994
various functions, including leadership
2011
Party of Regions
2016
chairman
Income
2015
Total: 378.707,00 MDL
2013
Total: 234.914,29 MDL
2012
Total: 155.337,00 MDL
Real Estate
2014
Apartment
Value: 64.737,00 MDL
Area: 68,7 mp
Ownership: 50%
2010
Other real estate
Value: 49.000,00 MDL
Area: 13,7 mp
Ownership: 100%
2008
Other real estate
Value: 42.075,00 MDL
Area: 73,6 mp
Ownership: 100%
1999
Apartment
Value: 22.270,00 MDL
Area: 29,1 mp
Ownership: 100%
1998
House
Value: 87.508,00 MDL
Area: 120 mp
Ownership: 100%
1998
Urban land
Value: 20.927,00 MDL
Area: 708 mp
Ownership: 100%
1994
Garage
Value: 6.000,00 MDL
Area: 24 mp
Ownership: 100%
Mobile Assets
2013
Car
Volkswagen
Value: 430.000,00 MDL
Company
ATB24 SA
Value: N/A
Company
Centrul Tehnik
Value: N/A
Bank Accounts
Total: 9.630,00 MDL
Loans (Taken)
2013 - 2018
Makar Formuzal
(0)
290.000,00 MDL
Mihail Formuzal
2013 - 2018
Mihail Formuzal
(0)
295.000,00 MDL
Mihail Formuzal
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