The Government dismissed Sergiu Tatarov from the post of Deputy Minister of Local Public Administration on the basis of his resignation. Tatarov had held the post for about half a year. Earlier, he was senior state consultant in the Tarlev Government, coordinator of the central public administration reform. By another decision, the Government named ex-presidential adviser on special matters Valeriu Balaban as adviser to Deputy Prime Minister Valentin Mejinschi. Previously, Balaban acted as Moldova’s Prosecutor General. He is the second adviser to the new Deputy Prime Minister, alongside Alexandru Gasca.