Constantin Popescu (1921–1999) was a

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n communist politician and forestry engineer. Between November 1952 to March 1957, he served in several cabinets under the

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. In particular, he was Minister of Forestry Management from November 1952 to January 1953 under

Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej (; 8 November 1901 – 19 March 1965) was a Romanian communist politician and electrician. He was the first Communist leader of Romania from 1947 to 1965, serving as first secretary of the Romanian Communist Party ( ...

. In the next Gheorghiu-Dej cabinet, he held the same post from January to November 1953. Then, from May 1954 to October 1955, he was Forestry Agriculture Minister. Under

Chivu Stoica Chivu Stoica (the family name being Chivu; 8 August 1908 – 18 February 1975) was a leading Romanian Communist politician, who served as 48th Prime Minister of Romania. Early life Stoica was born in Smeeni, Buzău County, the sixth child of a ...

, he was Forestry Agriculture Minister from October 1955 to January 1956. Finally, he was Forestry Management Minister from January 1956 to March 1957.Ion Alexandrescu, ''Enciclopedia de istorie a României'', vol. 2, pp. 121-23. Bucharest: Editura Meronia, 2000.

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