Ion I. Câmpineanu (October 10, 1841 – November 13, 1888) was a

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 ...

n statesman who served as the Minister of Justice from January 27, 1877 to September 23, 1877,

Minister of Finance A finance minister is an executive or cabinet position in charge of one or more of government finances, economic policy and financial regulation. A finance minister's portfolio has a large variety of names around the world, such as "treasury", " ...

in two terms, from September 23, 1877 to November 25, 1878 and from February 25, 1880 to July 15, 1880, and

Minister of Foreign Affairs A foreign affairs minister or minister of foreign affairs (less commonly minister for foreign affairs) is generally a cabinet minister in charge of a state's foreign policy and relations. The formal title of the top official varies between cou ...

from November 25, 1878 until July 10, 1879, He was one of the founders and most important members of the National Liberal Party. After the proclamation of the

Kingdom of Romania The Kingdom of Romania ( ro, Regatul României) was a constitutional monarchy that existed in Romania from 13 March ( O.S.) / 25 March 1881 with the crowning of prince Karl of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen as King Carol I (thus beginning the Romanian ...

, Ion I. Câmpineanu was appointed the Minister of Foreign Affairs and held the office from February 2, 1885 until October 27, 1885. He was then the Mayor of Bucharest in 1887 and then became the first

Governor A governor is an administrative leader and head of a polity or political region, ranking under the head of state and in some cases, such as governors-general, as the head of state's official representative. Depending on the type of political ...

of National Bank of Romania, which he headed until his death on November 13, 1888. ''Retrieved from Romanian Wikipedia'' One of the central streets in

Bucharest Bucharest ( , ; ro, București ) is the capital and largest city of Romania, as well as its cultural, industrial, and financial centre. It is located in the southeast of the country, on the banks of the Dâmbovița River, less than north of ...

was named after Câmpineanu. His father was (1798–1863), a participant in the

Wallachian Revolution of 1848 The Wallachian Revolution of 1848 was a Romanian liberal and nationalist uprising in the Principality of Wallachia. Part of the Revolutions of 1848, and closely connected with the unsuccessful revolt in the Principality of Moldavia, it sought t ...

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Romanian Ministers of Foreign Affairs 1841 births 1888 deaths Romanian Ministers of Justice Romanian Ministers of Finance Romanian Ministers of Agriculture Governors of the National Bank of Romania Politicians from Bucharest {{Romania-politician-stub