Pantelimon Erhan (1884 – April/May 1971) was a

Bessarabia Bessarabia () is a historical region in Eastern Europe, bounded by the Dniester river on the east and the Prut river on the west. About two thirds of Bessarabia lies within modern-day Moldova, with the Budjak region covering the southern coa ...

n politician and

prime minister A prime minister or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. A prime minister is not the head of state, but r ...

of the

Moldavian Democratic Republic The Moldavian Democratic Republic (MDR; , ), also known as the Moldavian Republic or Moldavian People's Republic, was a state proclaimed on by the ''Sfatul Țării'' (National Council) of Bessarabia, elected in October–November 1917 foll ...

(1917–1918).

Biography

Pantelimon Erhan was born in 1884 in Tănătari, Căușeni District. He died in April or May 1971 in

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Prime minister

He was the first prime minister of the

( - ). On ,

Sfatul Țării ''Sfatul Țării'' ("Council of the Country"; ) was a council of political, public, cultural, and professional organizations in the guberniya, Governorate of Bessarabia in Russian Empire, Tsarist Russia. This became a legislative body which e ...

elected the

Pantelimon Erhan Cabinet Pantelimon Erhan Cabinet was the Cabinet of Moldova (7 / 20 December 1917 - 13 / 26 January 1918). It was the first Cabinet of Moldova, cabinet of the Moldavian Democratic Republic. The government fell after the occupation of the Republic by the ...

(named the Council of Directors General), with nine members and with Pantelimon Erhan as President of the Council of Directors General and Director General for Agriculture.

Agrarian reform Land reform (also known as agrarian reform) involves the changing of laws, regulations, or customs regarding land ownership, land use, and land transfers. The reforms may be initiated by governments, by interested groups, or by revolution. Lan ...

was a cornerstone priority of the

government. The presence of the

Romanian Army The Romanian Land Forces () is the army of Romania, and the main component of the Romanian Armed Forces. Since 2007, full professionalization and a major equipment overhaul have transformed the nature of the Land Forces. The Romanian Land Forc ...

in the

caused tension within the council, with some of its members, including Pantelimon Erhan, protesting against it. In particular, they feared that the Romanian government, dominated by large land owners, could use the troops to prevent the envisaged agrarian reform. Pan Halippa, Anatolie Moraru, ''Testament pentru urmași'', 2nd edition, Hyperion, Chișinău, 1991, p. 85-87

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Erhan, Pantelimon 1884 births 1971 deaths People from Căușeni District People from Bendersky Uyezd Romanian people of Moldovan descent Socialist Revolutionary Party politicians Prime ministers of Moldova Moldovan MPs 1917–1918 Ministers of agriculture of Moldova People of the Russian Revolution Russian Constituent Assembly members

Biography

Prime minister

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