Pavel Ștefan (1914–1984) was a Romanian politician who served as

Minister of Internal Affairs An interior minister (sometimes called a minister of internal affairs or minister of home affairs) is a cabinet official position that is responsible for internal affairs, such as public security, civil registration and identification, emergency ...

from 20 September 1952 to 1957, in

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and

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cabinets of

Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej (; 8 November 1901 – 19 March 1965) was a Romanian politician. He was the first Socialist Republic of Romania, Communist leader of Romania from 1947 to 1965, serving as first secretary of the Romanian Communist Party ...

and in First Stoica cabinet.

Biography

He was expelled from the

Romanian Communist Party The Romanian Communist Party ( ; PCR) was a communist party in Romania. The successor to the pro-Bolshevik wing of the Socialist Party of Romania, it gave an ideological endorsement to a communist revolution that would replace the social system ...

from 1942 to 1945 for "faction activity" and again from 1958 to 1965, this time on the guilt of "not completely honest with the party regarding his participation in some legionary meetings". Pavel Ștefan was elected deputy in the Great National Assembly in the sessions 1952 - 1957 and 1957 - 1961. He commanded to "cure the sick with work", referring to Romania's labour camp system. He became subject to investigation following his involvement in the violations of human rights in Romania's penal system. From 19.8.1969 to 11.02.1971 he served as Minister of Transport. At some point in the 40s he was acquainted with

Franț Țandără Franț Țandără (22 February 1930, Izbiceni, Olt County – 2 May 2004, Giurgiu) was a Romanian communist and self-described torturer. Țandără was born into a poor and dysfunctional family. Abandoned by both parents, he became an army ward at ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ștefan, Pavel Members of the Great National Assembly Romanian Communist Party politicians 1914 births 1984 deaths