The second cabinet of

Ion Antonescu Ion Antonescu (; ; – 1 June 1946) was a Romanian military officer and marshal who presided over two successive wartime dictatorships as Prime Minister and ''Conducător'' during most of World War II. A Romanian Army career officer who made ...

was the government of

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from 14 September 1940 to 24 January 1941. On September 14, Romania was declared a "

National Legionary State The National Legionary State was a Totalitarianism, totalitarian Fascism, fascist regime which governed Kingdom of Romania, Romania for five months, from 14 September 1940 until its official dissolution on 14 February 1941. The regime was led by ...

". On 23 November 1940, Romania joined the

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. The cabinet ended in a failed coup.

Ministers

The ministers of the cabinet were as follows:Stelian Neagoe - "Istoria guvernelor României de la începuturi - 1859 până în zilele noastre - 1995" (Ed. Machiavelli, Bucharest, 1995) *President of the Council of Ministers: :*Gen.

(14 September 1940 - 24 January 1941) *Vice President of the Council of Ministers: :*

Horia Sima Horia Sima (3 July 1906 – 25 May 1993) was a Romanian fascist politician, best known as the second and last leader of the fascist paramilitary movement known as the Iron Guard (also known as the Legion of the Archangel Michael). Sima was ...

(14 September 1940 - 20 January 1941) :* Mihai A. Antonescu (20 - 24 January 1941) *Minister of State Secretary for the Department of Foreign Affairs: :* Mihail R. Sturdza (14 September 1940 - 20 January 1941) :*Gen.

(20 - 24 January 1941) *Minister of State Secretary for the Department of Internal Affairs: :*Gen.

Constantin Petrovicescu Constantin Petrovicescu (; October 22, 1883 – September 8, 1949) was a Romanian soldier and politician, who served as Interior Minister from September 14, 1940 to January 21, 1941 during the National Legionary State. A sympathizer and secre ...

(14 September 1940 - 20 January 1941) :*Gen. Dumitru I. Popescu (20 - 24 January 1941) *Minister of State Secretary for the Department of Justice: :* Mihai A. Antonescu (14 September 1940 - 24 January 1941) *Minister of State Secretary for the Department of National Defence: :*Gen.

(14 September 1940 - 24 January 1941) *Minister of State Secretary for the Department of National Economy: :* Gheorghe N. Leon (14 September - 10 November 1940) :* Mircea Cancicov (10 November 1940 - 24 January 1941) *Minister of State Secretary for the Department of Finance: :* George Cretzianu (14 September 1940 - 24 January 1941) *Minister of State Secretary for the Department of Agriculture and Property :* Nicolae Mareș (14 September 1940 - 24 January 1941) *Minister of State Secretary for the Department of Public Works and Communications: :* Pompiliu Nicolau (14 September - 23 October 1940) :* Ion Protopopescu (23 October 1940 - 23 January 1941) *Minister of State Secretary for the Department of Labour, Health and Social Security: :* Vasile Iașinschi (14 September 1940 - 21 January 1941) *Minister of State Secretary for the Department of National Education, Religious Affairs and the Arts: :*

Traian Brăileanu Traian Brăileanu or BrăileanAndrei Corbea-Hoișie, "'Wie die Juden Gewalt schreien': Aurel Onciul und die antisemitische Wende in der Bukowiner Öffentlichkeit nach 1907", in ''East Central Europe'', Vol. 39, Issue 1, 2012, p. 22 (September 14, ...

(14 September 1940 - 21 January 1941) *Minister of State Secretary for Coordination and Economic Status: :*Lt. Col. Nicolae Dragomir (14 September 1940 - 24 January 1941)

References

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