The third cabinet of Ion Antonescu was the government of

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from 27 January 1941 to 23 August 1944. On 22 June 1941, Romania entered

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on the side of the

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and invaded the Soviet Union.

Ministers

The ministers of the cabinet were as follows: *President of the Council of Ministers: :*Gen. Ion Antonescu (27 January 1941 – 23 August 1944) *Vice President of the Council of Ministers: :* Mihai A. Antonescu (21 June 1941 – 23 August 1944) *Minister of State Secretary: :* Mihai A. Antonescu (27 January – 21 June 1941) *Minister of State Secretary and Propaganda: :*

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(27 January – 1 April 1941) *Minister of Foreign Affairs: :*(interim) Gen. Ion Antonescu (27 January – 29 June 1941) :* Mihai A. Antonescu (29 June 1941 – 23 August 1944) *Minister of the Interior: :*Gen. (27 January 1941 - 23 August 1944) *Minister of Justice: :* (27 January – 15 February 1941) :* (15 February 1941 – 14 August 1942) :* Ion C. Marinescu (14 August 1942 – 23 August 1944) *Minister of National Defence: :*Gen. (27 January – 22 September 1941) :*(interim) Marshal Ion Antonescu (22 September 1941 – 22 January 1942) :*Gen. (22 January 1942 – 23 August 1944) *Minister of National Economy: :*Gen. (27 January – 26 May 1941) :* Ion C. Marinescu (26 May 1941 – 14 August 1942) :* (14 August 1942 – 19 February 1943) :*(interim) Gen. (19 February 1943 – 23 August 1944) *Minister of Finance: :*Gen. (27 January 1941 – 8 April 1942) :* Ion C. Marinescu (8 April 1942 – 25 September 1942) :* (25 September 1942 – 1 April 1944) :* (1 April – 23 August 1944) *Minister of Agriculture and Property :*Gen. (27 January 1941 – 19 March 1942) :* (19 March 1942 – 3 July 1943) :* Ion Marian (3 July 1943 – 24 April 1944) :* Petre Nemoianu (24 April – 23 August 1944) *Minister of Public Works and Communications: :*Gen. (27 January – 9 July 1941) :* (9 July 1941 – 5 August 1943) :* (6 October 1943 – 23 August 1944) *Minister of War Production: :*Gen. (16 September 1942 – 23 August 1944) *Minister of Labour, Health and Social Security: :* (27 January 1941 – 23 August 1944) *Minister of National Education, Religious Affairs and the Arts:From 15 February 1941 called the Ministry of Instruction, Education, Religious Affairs and the Arts, and From 1 June 1941, called the Ministry of National Culture and Religious Affairs. :*Gen.

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(27 January – 11 November 1941) :*(interim) Mareșal Ion Antonescu (11 November – 5 December 1941) :*

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(5 December 1941 – 23 August 1944) *Minister of Propaganda: :*

(1 April – 26 May 1941) :*(interim) Mihai A. Antonescu (26 May 1941 – 23 August 1944) *Minister of Coordination and Economic Status: :*Lt. Col. (27 January – 3 April 1941)

References

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