The cabinet of

Barbu Catargiu Barbu Catargiu (26 October 1807 – ) was a conservative Romanian politician and journalist. He was the first Prime Minister of Romania, in 1862, until he was assassinated on 20 June that year. He was a staunch defender of the great estates of t ...

was the first government of the

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, after formal union of

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with

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, and lasted from 22 January to 24 June 1862. Prime Minister Barbu Catargiu was assassinated on 20 June and the government collapsed soon thereafter.

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: :*

(22 January - 20 June 1862) :*(interim) Apostol Arsache (20 - 24 June 1862) *Minister of the Interior: :*

(22 January - 20 June 1862) :*(interim) Apostol Arsache (20 - 24 June 1862) *Minister of Foreign Affairs: :* Apostol Arsache (22 January - 24 June 1862) *Minister of Finance: :* Alexandru C. Moruzi (22 - 27 January 1862) :* Grigore Balș (27 January - 11 March 1862) :* Alexandru Catargiu (11 - 24 March 1862) :* (24 March - 24 June 1862) *Minister of Justice: :* Constantin N. Brăiloiu (22 January - 7 June 1862) :*

Dimitrie Cornea Dimitrie Cornea (1816–1884) was the Minister of Justice during the Barbu Catargiu cabinet, from 22 January to 24 June 1862, and Minister of Foreign Affairs from 4 April 1876 until 26 April 1876 during the existence of United Principalities T ...

(7 - 24 June 1862) *Minister of Religious Affairs: :* Grigore Balș (22 January - 7 February 1862) :* Barbu Bellu (7 February - 24 June 1862) *Minister of War:5 :*Gen. Ioan G. Ghica (22 January - 24 June 1862) *Minister of Public Works: :*(interim)

(22 - 27 January 1862) :*

(27 January - 7 June 1862) :*(interim) Alexandru Em. Florescu (7 - 24 June 1862) *Minister of Control: :* Alexandru Em. Florescu (24 March - 24 June 1862)

References

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