Its function according to the Constitution of Moldova is "to carry out the domestic and foreign policy of the State and to apply general control over the work of public administration".

Executive affairs of government are decided by the cabinet.

The composition of the cabinet is decided by the Prime Minister.

It includes the governments of the Moldavian Democratic Republic, which unified with Romania in 1918 shortly after its creation, and the administration of the Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic, which was a constituent republic of the highly centralized Soviet Union from 1940–1941 and again from 1944–1991.Government of Moldova

[3][4][5] Following an airport attack, Recean reshuffled three cabinet positions.