Pantelimon Erhan | |
|---|---|
 Erhan in 1929 | |
| 1st Prime Minister of the Moldavian Democratic Republic | |
| In office 7 December 1917 – 13 January 1918 | |
| President | Ion Inculeț |
| Preceded by | formation of the Republic |
| Succeeded by | Daniel Ciugureanu |
| Director General of Public Instruction | |
| In office 1917–1918 | |
| Preceded by | Ştefan Ciobanu |
| Member of the Moldovan Parliament | |
| In office 1917–1918 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1884 Tănătari, Bessarabia Governorate, Russian Empire (now Moldova) |
| Died | April/May 1971 Bucharest, Socialist Republic of Romania |
| Political party | Socialist Revolutionary Party |
| 1. The name was President of the Council of Directors General. | |
Pantelimon Erhan (1884 – April/May 1971)[1] was a Bessarabian politician and prime minister of the Moldavian Democratic Republic (1917–1918).
Pantelimon Erhan was born in 1884 in Tănătari, Căușeni District. He died in April or May 1971 in Bucharest.
He was the first prime minister of the Moldavian Democratic Republic (7 December [O.S. 24 November] 1917 - 29 January [O.S. 16 January] 1918).
On 7 December [O.S. 24 November] 1917, Sfatul Țării elected the Pantelimon Erhan Cabinet (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 was a cornerstone priority of the Moldavian Democratic Republic government.
The presence of the Romanian Army in the Moldavian Democratic Republic caused tension within the council, with some of its members, including Pantelimon Erhan, protesting against it.[2][3] In particular, they feared that the Romanian government, dominated by large land owners, could use the troops to prevent the envisaged agrarian reform.[4]
