A List of Ministers of Finance of

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Before independence (1862–1877)

* Alexandru C. Moruzi – 22 January 1862 – 27 January 1862 *

Grigore Balș Grigore Balș (d. 1895) was a Moldavian-born Romanian politician. Born into an old Moldavian '' boyar'' family, the son of a logothete, Balș was active in the movement for the Union of the Principalities. In 1858, he edited ''Constituționalul'' ...

– 27 January 1862 – 1 March 1862 * Alexandru Catargi – 11 March 1862 – 24 March 1862 * Teodor Ghica – 24 March 1862 – 12 July 1862 * Alexandru Cantacuzino – 12 July 1862 – 30 September 1862 * Alexandru Cantacuzino – 30 September 1862 – 16 March 1863 * Constantin I. Iliescu – 16 March 1863 – 31 July 1863 * Constantin I. Iliescu – 31 July 1863 – 11 October 1863 * Ludovic Steege – 11 October 1863 – 21 January 1865 *

Nicolae Rosetti-Bălănescu Nicolae Rosetti-Bălănescu (6 December 1827 – 11 May 1884) was a lawyer and Romanian politician who served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Principality of Romania from 29 August 1863 until 29 October 1865. Rosetti-Bălănescu was bo ...

– 21 January 1865 – 26 January 1865 *

Ion Strat Ion Strat (1836–October 20, 1879) was a Moldavian, later Romanian jurist and politician. Born in Roman, Romania, Roman, his secondary education took place under the auspices of a tutor from Heidelberg. Between 1855 and 1859, he studied law an ...

– 26 January 1865 – 14 June 1865 *

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– 14 June 1865 – 30 January 1866 * Ioan Oteteleșanu – 30 January 1866 – 11 February 1866 *

Dimitrie A. Sturdza Dimitrie Sturdza (, in full Dimitrie Alexandru Sturdza-Miclăușanu; 10 March 183321 October 1914) was a Romanian statesman and author of the late 19th century, and president of the Romanian Academy between 1882 and 1884. Biography Born in Iași ...

– 11 February 1866 – 16 February 1866 *

Petre Mavrogheni Petre Mavrogheni (November 1819 – 20 April 1887) also known as Petru Mavrogheni was a Romanian politician who served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs from 11 May until 13 July 1866 and as the Minister of Finance. Life and career Mavroghe ...

– 16 February 1866 – 10 May 1866 * Ion C. Brătianu – 11 May 1866 – 13 July 1866 *

– 15 July 1866 – 21 February 1867 *

Alexandru Văsescu Alexandru is the Romanian form of the name Alexander. Common diminutives are Alecu, Alex, and Sandu. Origin Etymologically, the name is derived from the Greek "Αλέξανδρος" (Aléxandros), meaning "defending men" or "protector of men" ...

– 1 March 1867 – 4 August 1867 * Ludovic Steege – 17 August 1867 – 1 October 1867 * Grigore Arghiropol – 1 October 1867 – 27 October 1867 * Ion C. Brătianu – 27 October 1867 – 13 November 1867 * Ion C. Brătianu – 13 November 1867 – 29 April 1868 * Ion C. Brătianu – 1 May 1868 – 12 August 1868 * Ion C. Brătianu – 12 August 1868 – 16 November 1868 *

Alexandru G. Golescu Alexandru G. Golescu (1819 – 15 August 1881) was a Romanian politician who served as a Prime Minister of Romania in 1870. Life Early life Born in the Golescu family of boyars in Bucharest, Wallachia, he was the cousin of the brothers Ștef ...

– 16 November 1868 – 27 January 1870 * Ioan A. Cantacuzino – 2 February 1870 – 30 March 1870 *

Constantin Grădișteanu Constantin Grădișteanu (17 September 1833–10 April 1890) was a Wallachian-born Romanian politician. Descended from an old ''boyar'' family, his father was Șerban Grădișteanu. He studied at Paris, earning a degree in literature from th ...

– 20 April 1870 – 14 December 1870 *

– 18 December 1870 – 11 March 1871 *

– 11 March 1871 – 7 January 1875 *

Gheorghe Grigore Cantacuzino Prince Gheorghe Grigore Cantacuzino (22 September 1833 – 22 March 1913), was a Romanian politician and lawyer, one of the leading Conservative Party policymakers. Among his political posts were minister of public instruction in Romania, preside ...

– 7 January 1875 – 30 January 1876 *

– 30 January 1876 – 31 March 1876 * Gen.

Christian Tell Christian Tell (January 12, 1808 - February 4/16, 1884) was a Transylvanian-born Wallachian and Romanian general and politician. Life and activity He was born in Brașov on January 12, 1808. He studied at the Saint Sava National College in Buch ...

– 4 April 1876 – 26 April 1876 * Ion C. Brătianu – 27 April 1876 – 27 January 1877 *

– 27 January 1877 – 21 February 1877 * Ion C. Brătianu – 21 February 1877 – 20 August 1877 Source:

Independence to World War I (1878–1918)

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– 20 August 1877 – 23 September 1877 *

– 23 September 1877 – 25 November 1878 *

– 25 November 1878 – 16 February 1880 * Ion C. Brătianu – 16 February 1880 – 25 February 1880 *

– 25 February 1880 – 15 July 1880 * Ion C. Brătianu – 15 July 1880 – 24 October 1880 * Ion C. Brătianu – 24 October 1880 – 5 April 1881 * Col. Nicolae Dabija – 10 April 1881 – 11 April 1881 *

– 11 April 1881 – 8 June 1881 * Ion C. Brătianu – 9 June 1881 – 1 December 1881 *

Gheorghe Chițu Gheorghe Chițu (first name also George or Giorgiu, last name also Chițiu, Chitzu, Kițu or Kitzu; Francized as ''Georges Kitzou''"Roumanie", in ''La Justice'', 7 July 1884, p. 2 or ''Quitzou'';Pecican, p. 161 24 August 1828 – 27 October 1897) ...

– 1 December 1881 – 25 January 1882 *

Gheorghe Lecca Gheorghe Lecca (10 April 1831–30 August 1885) was a Moldavian-born Romanian politician. Born in Bacău, he was the son of '' paharnic'' (royal cup-bearer) Gheorghe Lecca (reportedly a descendant of Leca of Cătun), who died the year after t ...

– 25 January 1882 – 30 August 1885 *

Constantin Nacu Constantin Nacu (June 29, 1844 – February 20, 1920) was a Wallachian, later Romanian politician. Born into a ''boyar'' family in Bucharest, he studied law at the University of Bucharest, later obtaining a law doctorate from the University of Par ...

– 13 September 1885 – 16 December 1885 *

– 16 December 1885 – 1 March 1888 *

– 1 March 1888 – 20 March 1888 * Menelas Ghermani – 23 March 1888 – 26 March 1889 * George D. Vernescu – 29 March 1889 – 3 November 1889 * Menelas Ghermani – 5 November 1889 – 15 February 1891 * George D. Vernescu – 21 February 1891 – 25 November 1891 * Alexandru B. Știrbei – 27 November 1891 – 18 December 1891 * Menelas Ghermani – 18 December 1891 – 3 October 1895 * Gheorghe Cantacuzino-Râfoveanu – 4 October 1895 – 13 March 1897 * Vasile Lascăr – 13 March 1897 – 26 March 1897 * Gheorghe Cantacuzino-Râfoveanu – 31 March 1897 – 1 October 1898 * George D. Pallade – 1 October 1898 – 30 March 1899 * Gen.

Gheorghe Manu Gheorghe Manu (26 July 1833, Bucharest, Wallachia – 16 May 1911, Bucharest, Kingdom of Romania) was a Romanian Army general, artillery inspector and statesman. He served as Prime Minister (1889–1891), Minister of War, Minister of the Inter ...

– 11 April 1899 – 9 January 1900 *

Take Ionescu Take or Tache Ionescu (; born Dumitru Ghiță Ioan and also known as Demetriu G. Ionnescu; – 21 June 1922) was a Romanian centrist politician, journalist, lawyer and diplomat, who also enjoyed reputation as a short story author. Starting his ...

– 9 January 1900 7 July 1900 *

Petre P. Carp Petre P. Carp (; also Petrache Carp, Francized ''Pierre Carp'', Ioana Pârvulescu"O adresă high-life", in ''România Literară'', Nr. 25/2010 occasionally ''Comte Carpe''; 28 Mircea Dumitriu"Petre P. Carp – un suflet, un caracter, o idee", in ...

– 7 July 1900 – 13 February 1901 * George D. Pallade – 14 February 1901 – 9 January 1902 *

– 9 January 1902 – 18 July 1902 * Emil Costinescu – 18 July 1902 – 20 December 1904 *

– 22 December 1904 – 12 March 1907 * Emil Costinescu – 12 March 1907 – 15 December 1910 *

– 29 December 1910 – 28 March 1912 *

Theodor Rosetti Theodor Rosetti (5 May 1837, Iași or Solești, Moldavia – 17 July 1923, Bucharest, Romania) was a Romanian writer, journalist and politician who served as Prime Minister of Romania between 23 March 1888 and 22 March 1889. 1837 bir ...

– 28 March 1912 – 14 October 1912 *

Alexandru Marghiloman Alexandru Marghiloman (4 July 1854 – 10 May 1925) was a Romanian conservative statesman who served for a short time in 1918 (March–October) as Prime Minister of Romania, and had a decisive role during World War I. Early career Born in Buz ...

– 14 October 1912 – 31 December 1913 * Emil Costinescu – 4 January 1914 – 11 December 1916 *

Victor Antonescu Victor Antonescu (September 3, 1871, Antonești, Teleorman County – August 22, 1947, Bucharest) was a Minister of Finance A finance minister is an executive or cabinet position in charge of one or more of government finances, economic po ...

– 11 December 1916 – 10 July 1917 *

Nicolae Titulescu Nicolae Titulescu (; 4 March 1882 – 17 March 1941) was a Romanian diplomat, at various times government minister, finance and foreign minister, and for two terms president of the General Assembly of the League of Nations (1930–32). Early ye ...

– 10 July 1917 – 26 January 1918 * Fotin Enescu – 29 January 1918 – 27 February 1918 * Mihail Seulescu – 6 March 1918 – 4 September 1918 * Constantin C. Arion – 4 September 1918 – 24 October 1918 * Fotin Enescu – 24 October 1918 – 29 October 1918 * Oscar Kiriacescu – 29 October 1918 – 12 September 1919 Source:

Interwar era and World War II (1918–1945)

* Gen. Ioan Popescu – 27 September 1919 – 6 October 1919 * Ion Angelescu – 6 October 1919 – 28 November 1919 * Aurel Vlad – 1 December 1919 – 23 February 1920 *

Mihai Popovici Mihai Popovici (21 October 1879 – 7 May 1966) was an Austria-Hungary, Austro-Hungarian-born Romanian politician. Born in Brașov, he studied at the Andrei Șaguna National College (Brașov), local Romanian high school and then at the universitie ...

– 23 February 1920 – 13 March 1920 *

Constantin Argetoianu Constantin Argetoianu ( – 6 February 1955) was a Romanian politician, one of the best-known personalities of interwar Greater Romania, who served as the Prime Minister between 28 September and 23 November 1939. His memoirs, ''Memorii. Pentru ...

– 13 March 1920 – 13 June 1920 *

– 13 June 1920 – 13 December 1921 *

– 17 December 1921 – 17 January 1922 *

Vintilă Brătianu Vintilă Ion Constantin Brătianu (16 September 1867 – 22 December 1930) was a Romanian politician who served as Prime Minister of Romania between 24 November 1927 and 9 November 1928. He and his brothers Ion I. C. Brătianu and Dinu Brătianu ...

– 19 January 1922 – 27 March 1926 * Ion Lapedatu – 30 March 1926 – 19 March 1927 * Gen.

Alexandru Averescu Alexandru Averescu (; 9 March 1859 – 2 October 1938) was a Romanian marshal, diplomat and populist politician. A Romanian Armed Forces Commander during World War I, he served as Prime Minister of three separate cabinets (as well as being ''inter ...

– 19 March 1927 – 4 June 1927 *

Barbu Știrbey Prince Barbu Alexandru Știrbey (; 4 November 1872 – 24 March 1946) was 30th Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Romania in 1927. He was the son of Prince Alexandru Știrbey and his wife Princess Maria Ghika-Comănești, and grandson of another ...

– 4 June 1927 – 6 June 1927 *

– 6 June 1927 – 20 June 1927 *

– 22 June 1927 – 3 November 1928 *

– 10 November 1928 – 15 October 1929 *

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 ...

– 15 October 1929 – 26 October 1929 *

Virgil Madgearu Virgil Traian N. Madgearu (; December 14, 1887 – November 27, 1940) was a Romanian economist, sociologist, and left-wing politician, prominent member and main theorist of the Peasants' Party and of its successor, the National Peasants' Part ...

– 26 October 1929 – 14 November 1929 *

– 14 November 1929 – 7 June 1930 * Ion Răducanu – 7 June 1930 – 8 June 1930 *

– 13 June 1930 – 8 October 1930 *

– 10 October 1930 – 4 April 1931 *

– 18 April 1931 – 31 May 1932 *

Gheorghe Mironescu Gheorghe G. Mironescu, commonly known as G. G. Mironescu (January 28, 1874 – October 8, 1949), was a Romanian politician, member of the National Peasants' Party (PNȚ), who served as Prime Minister of Romania for two terms. Biography Born in ...

– 6 June 1932 – 17 October 1932 *

– 20 October 1932 – 12 January 1933 *

– 14 January 1933 – 9 November 1933 *

Dinu Brătianu Dinu Brătianu (January 13, 1866 – May 20, 1950), born Constantin I. C. Brătianu, was a Romanian engineer and politician who led the National Liberal Party (PNL) starting in 1934. Life Early career Born at the estate of ''Florica'', in ...

– 14 November 1933 – 3 January 1934 *

Victor Slăvescu Victor Slăvescu ( – 24 September 1977) was a Romanian economist and politician. He was a professor of economics at the Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies and a titular member of the Romanian Academy. He also served as Finance Minister ...

– 5 January 1934 – 1 February 1935 *

– 1 February 1935 – 29 August 1936 * Mircea Cancicov – 29 August 1936 – 14 November 1937 * Mircea Cancicov – 17 November 1937 – 28 December 1937 * Eugen Savu – 28 December 1937 – 10 February 1938 * Mircea Cancicov – 10 February 1938 – 1 February 1939 * Mitiță Constantinescu – 1 February 1939 – 4 July 1940 *

Gheorghe N. Leon Gheorghe N. Leon (April 29, 1888 – December 29, 1959) was a Romanian economist and politician. Born in Iași, his father was the biologist Nicolae Leon.Gabriela Ștefan"Probe noi în cazul torționarului Alexandru Vișinescu", in ''Jurnalul Naț ...

– 4 July 1940 – 14 September 1940 * George Cretzianu – 14 September 1940 – 27 January 1941 * Gen. Nicolae N. Stoenescu – 27 January 1941 – 8 April 1942 * Ion C. Marinescu – 8 April 1942 – 25 September 1942 * Alexandru D. Neagu – 25 September 1942 – 1 April 1944 * Gheron Netta – 1 April 1944 – 23 August 1944 * Gen. Gheorghe Potopeanu – 23 August 1944 – 13 October 1944 * Gen.

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 ...

– 13 October 1944 – 4 November 1944 * Mihail Romniceanu – 4 November 1944 – 28 February 1945 * Dumitru Alimănișteanu – 6 March 1945 – 11 April 1945 * Mircea Duma – 11 April 1945 – 24 August 1945 * Alexandru Alexandrini – 23 August 1945 – 7 November 1947 Source:

Socialist Republic of Romania The Socialist Republic of Romania ( ro, Republica Socialistă România, RSR) was a Marxist–Leninist one-party socialist state that existed officially in Romania from 1947 to 1989. From 1947 to 1965, the state was known as the Romanian People ...
(1947–1989)

Vasile Luca Vasile Luca (born László Luka; 8 June 1898 – 23 July 1963) was an Austro-Hungarian-born Romanian and Soviet communist politician, a leading member of the Romanian Communist Party (PCR) from 1945 and until his imprisonment in the 1950s. ...

– 7 November 1947 – 9 March 1952 * Dumitru Petrescu – 9 March 1952 – 3 October 1955 *

Manea Mănescu Manea Mănescu (9 August 1916 – 27 February 2009) was a Romanian communist politician who served as Prime Minister for five years (27 February 1974 – 29 March 1979) during Nicolae Ceaușescu's Communist regime. His father was a Communist Par ...

– 3 October 1955 – 19 March 1957 * Aurel Vijoli – 19 March 1957 – 16 July 1968 * Virgil Pîrvu – 16 July 1968 – 19 August 1969 * Florea Dumitrescu – 19 August 1969 – 7 March 1978 *

Paul Niculescu-Mizil Paul Niculescu-Mizil (; 25 November 1923 – 5 December 2008) was a Romanian communist politician. Joining the Romanian Communist Party due to his background and intellectual aspirations, he was prominent in the agitprop department during Gheorgh ...

– 7 March 1978 – 30 March 1981 * Petre Gigea – 30 March 1981 – 26 August 1986 * Alexandru Babe – 26 August 1986 – 7 December 1987 * Gheorghe Paraschiv – 7 December 1987 – 28 March 1989 * Ion Pățan – 28 March 1989 – 22 December 1989 Source:

Post-communist Romania (1989–present)

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