The first cabinet of

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. Ea ...

was the government of

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from 23 August 1944 to 3 November 1944. During this period, Romania left the

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and joined the

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Ministers

The ministers of the cabinet were as follows: *President of the Council of Ministers: :*Gen.

(23 August – 3 November 1944) *Minister Secretary of State: :*

Iuliu Maniu Iuliu Maniu (; 8 January 1873 – 5 February 1953) was a Romanian lawyer and 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 Union of Transylvania wi ...

(23 August – 3 November 1944) *Minister Secretary of State: :*

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(23 August – 3 November 1944) *Minister Secretary of State: :*

Lucrețiu Pătrășcanu Lucrețiu Pătrășcanu (; 4 November 1900 – 17 April 1954) was a Romanian communist politician and leading member of the Communist Party of Romania (PCR), also noted for his activities as a lawyer, sociologist and economist. For a while, he ...

(23 August – 3 November 1944) *Minister Secretary of State: :*

Constantin Titel Petrescu Constantin Titel Petrescu (5 February 1888 – 2 September 1957) was a Romanian politician and lawyer. He was the leader of the Romanian Social Democratic Party. He was born in Craiova, the son of an employee of the National Bank in Buchar ...

(23 August – 3 November 1944) *Minister of State Secretary for the Department of War: :*Gen.

Ioan Mihail Racoviță Ioan Mihail Racoviță (7 March 1889, Bucharest – 28 June 1954, Sighet Prison) was a Romanian general during World War II, and Minister of Defense in the aftermath of King Michael's Coup of August 1944. Biography In 1906 he was admitted to ...

(23 August – 3 November 1944) *Minister of State Secretary for the Department of Foreign Affairs: :*

Grigore Niculescu-Buzești Grigore Niculescu-Buzești (August 1, 1908 – October 4, 1949) was a Romanian politician who served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Romania. Niculescu-Buzești was one of the founding members of Romanian National Committee (''Comitetul N ...

(23 August – 3 November 1944) *Minister of State Secretary for the Department of Internal Affairs: :*Gen. Aurel Aldea (23 August – 3 November 1944) *Minister of State Secretary for the Department of National Economy and Finance: :*Gen. Gheorghe Potopeanu (23 August – 13 October 1944) :*(interim) Gen.

(13 October – 3 November 1944) *Minister of State Secretary for the Department of Labour, Health and Social Security: :*Gen.

Nicolae Marinescu Nicolae Marinescu (15 December 1906 – 1977) was a Romanian fencer. He competed at the 1936 and 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics (, ), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad (, ) and commonly known as Helsinki ...

(23 August – 3 November 1944) *Minister of State Secretary for the Department of Agriculture and Property :* Dimitrie D. Negel (23 August – 3 November 1944) *Minister of State Secretary for the Department of National Culture and Religious Affairs:From 1 September 1944, Minister of National Culture and Religious Affairs. :*Gen.

Ion Boițeanu Ion Boițeanu (10 October 1885–5 April 1946) was a Romanian lieutenant general during World War II. After graduating from military school in 1909 with the rank of second lieutenant, he advance in rank to lieutenant (1912), captain (1916), majo ...

(23 August – 3 November 1944) *Minister of State Secretary for the Department of Public Works and Communications: :*Gen. Constantin Eftimiu (23 August – 3 November 1944) *Minister of State Secretary for the Department of Justice: :*(interim)

(23 August – 7 September 1944) :* Aureliu Căpățână (7 September – 4 October 1944) :*(interim) Dimitrie D. Negel (4 October – 3 November 1944)

References

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