The first cabinet of

Constantin Sănătescu Constantin Sănătescu (14 January 1885 – 8 November 1947) was a Romanian general and statesman who served as the 44th Prime Minister of Romania after the 23 August 1944 coup after which Romania left the Axis powers and joined the Allies. Earl ...

was the government of

Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeast Europe, Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, S ...

from 23 August 1944 to 3 November 1944. During this period, Romania left the

Axis powers The Axis powers, ; it, Potenze dell'Asse ; ja, 枢軸国 ''Sūjikukoku'', group=nb originally called the Rome–Berlin Axis, was a military coalition that initiated World War II and fought against the Allies. Its principal members were ...

and joined the

Allies of World War II The Allies, formally referred to as the United Nations from 1942, were an international military coalition formed during the Second World War (1939–1945) to oppose the Axis powers, led by Nazi Germany, Imperial Japan, and Fascist Italy. ...

Ministers

The ministers of the cabinet were as follows: *President of the Council of Ministers: :*Gen.

(23 August – 3 November 1944) *Minister Secretary of State: :*

Iuliu Maniu Iuliu Maniu (; 8 January 1873 – 5 February 1953) was an Austro-Hungarian-born lawyer and Romanian politician. He was a leader of the National Party of Transylvania and Banat before and after World War I, playing an important role in the Un ...

(23 August – 3 November 1944) *Minister Secretary of State: :* Constantin I. C. Brătianu (23 August – 3 November 1944) *Minister Secretary of State: :*

Lucrețiu Pătrășcanu Lucrețiu Pătrășcanu (; November 4, 1900 – April 17, 1954) was a Romanian communist politician and leading member of the Communist Party of Romania (PCR), also noted for his activities as a lawyer, sociologist and economist. For a while, he w ...

(23 August – 3 November 1944) *Minister Secretary of State: :*

Constantin Titel Petrescu Constantin Titel Petrescu (5 February 1888 – 2 September 1957) was a Romanian politician and lawyer. He was the leader of the Romanian Social Democratic Party. He was born in Craiova, the son of an employee of the National Bank in Buchare ...

(23 August – 3 November 1944) *Minister of State Secretary for the Department of War: :*Gen.

Ioan Mihail Racoviță Ioan Mihail Racoviță (7 March 1889, Bucharest – 28 June 1954, Sighet Prison) was a Romanian general during World War II, and Minister of Defense in the aftermath of King Michael's Coup of August 1944. Biography In 1906 he was admitted to ...

(23 August – 3 November 1944) *Minister of State Secretary for the Department of Foreign Affairs: :*

Grigore Niculescu-Buzești Grigore Niculescu-Buzești (August 1, 1908 – October 4, 1949) was a Romanian politician who served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Romania. Niculescu-Buzești was one of the founding members of Romanian National Committee (''Comitetul N ...

(23 August – 3 November 1944) *Minister of State Secretary for the Department of Internal Affairs: :*Gen.

Aurel Aldea Aurel Aldea (18 March 1887 – 17 October 1949) was a Romanian general, Interior Minister, and anti-communist resistance leader. Education Aurel Aldea was born in Slatina, Olt County on 28 March 1887. He graduated from the Artillery and Enginee ...

(23 August – 3 November 1944) *Minister of State Secretary for the Department of National Economy and Finance: :*Gen. Gheorghe Potopeanu (23 August – 13 October 1944) :*(interim) Gen.

(13 October – 3 November 1944) *Minister of State Secretary for the Department of Labour, Health and Social Security: :*Gen.

Nicolae Marinescu Nicolae Marinescu (15 December 1906 – 1977) was a Romanian fencer. He competed at the 1936 and 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Ga ...

(23 August – 3 November 1944) *Minister of State Secretary for the Department of Agriculture and Property :* Dimitrie D. Negel (23 August – 3 November 1944) *Minister of State Secretary for the Department of National Culture and Religious Affairs:From 1 September 1944, Minister of National Culture and Religious Affairs. :*Gen.

Ion Boițeanu Ion Boițeanu (10 October 1885–5 April 1946) was a Romanian lieutenant general during World War II. After graduating from military school in 1909 with the rank of second lieutenant, he advance in rank to lieutenant (1912), captain (1916), major ...

(23 August – 3 November 1944) *Minister of State Secretary for the Department of Public Works and Communications: :*Gen.

Constantin Eftimiu Constantin Eftimiu (28 June 1893 – 19 September 1950) was a Romanian brigadier general during World War II and Minister for Public Works and Communications in the First Sănătescu cabinet. Biography Early years He was born in Bucharest in 18 ...

(23 August – 3 November 1944) *Minister of State Secretary for the Department of Justice: :*(interim)

(23 August – 7 September 1944) :* Aureliu Căpățână (7 September – 4 October 1944) :*(interim) Dimitrie D. Negel (4 October – 3 November 1944)

References

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