Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Romania)

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| Ministry of Foreign Affairs | |
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Coat of arms of the Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs | |
Incumbent Teodor Meleșcanu since 4 January 2017 | |
| Formation | 22 January 1862 |
| First holder | Apostol Arsache |
| Website | www.mae.ro |
The Romanian Ministry for Foreign Affairs (Romanian: Ministerul Afacerilor Externe) is the ministry responsible for external affairs of the Romanian Government. The current Foreign Minister is Teodor Melescanu.
List of Ministers of Foreign Affairs
| No. |
Name |
Term start |
Term end |
Cabinet |
Party |
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United Principalities | ||||||||
| 1 |
Apostol Arsache |
22 January 1862 |
24 June 1862 |
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| 2 |
Alexandru Cantacuzino |
24 June 1862 |
29 September 1862 |
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| 3 |
General Ioan G. Ghica |
29 September 1862 |
29 August 1863 |
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| 4 |
Nicolae Rosetti-Bălănescu |
29 August 1863 |
29 October 1865 |
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| 5 |
Alexandru Papadopol-Calimah |
29 October 1865 |
10 February 1866 |
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| 6 |
Ion Ghica |
11 February 1866 |
10 May 1866 |
ML |
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| 7 |
Petre Mavrogheni |
11 May 1866 |
13 July 1866 |
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| 8 |
George Barbu Ştirbei |
15 July 1866 |
21 February 1867 |
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| 9 |
Ştefan Golescui |
1 March 1867 |
5 August 1867 |
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| 10 |
Alexandru Teriachiu |
17 August 1867 |
12 November 1867 |
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| 11 |
Ştefan Golescuii |
13 November 1867 |
30 April 1868 |
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| 12 |
Nicolae Golescu |
1 May 1868 |
15 November 1868 |
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| 13 |
Dimitrie Ghica |
16 November 1868 |
27 November 1869 |
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| 14 |
Nicolae Calimachi-Catargiui |
28 November 1869 |
1 February 1870 |
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Alexandru G. Golescu |
2 February 1870 |
18 April 1870 |
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| 15 |
Petre P. Carpi |
20 April 1870 |
14 December 1870 |
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| 16 |
Nicolae Calimachi-Catargiuii |
18 December 1870 |
11 March 1871 |
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| 17 |
Gheorghe Costaforu |
11 March 1871 |
27 April 1873 |
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| 18 |
Vasile Boerescui |
28 April 1873 |
29 January 1876 |
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| 19 |
Ion Bălăceanu |
30 January 1876 |
31 March 1876 |
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| 20 |
Dimitrie Cornea |
4 April 1876 |
26 April 1876 |
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| 21 |
Mihail Kogălniceanui |
27 April 1876 |
23 July 1876 |
PNL |
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| 22 |
Nicolae Ionescu |
24 July 1876 |
2 April 1877 |
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| 23 |
Mihail Kogălniceanuii |
3 April 1877 |
24 November 1878 |
PNL |
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| 24 |
Ion C. Câmpineanui |
25 November 1878 |
10 July 1879 |
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| 25 |
Vasile Boerescuii |
11 July 1879 |
9 April 1881 |
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Kingdom of Romania | ||||||||
| 26 |
Dimitrie C. Brătianu |
10 April 1881 |
8 June 1881 |
PNL |
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| 27 |
Eugeniu Stătescu |
9 June 1881 |
30 July 1881 |
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| 28 |
Dimitrie A. Sturdzai |
1 August 1881 |
1 February 1885 |
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| 29 |
Ion C. Câmpineanuii |
2 February 1885 |
27 October 1885 |
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Ion Brătianu |
28 October 1885 |
15 December 1885 |
PNL |
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| 30 |
Mihail Pherekyde |
16 December 1885 |
21 March 1888 |
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| 31 |
Petre P. Carpii |
21 March 1888 |
5 November 1889 |
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| 32 |
Alexandru Lahovaryi |
5 November 1889 |
21 February 1891 |
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| 33 |
Constantin Esarcu |
21 February 1891 |
26 November 1891 |
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| 34 |
Alexandru Lahovaryii |
27 November 1891 |
3 October 1895 |
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| 35 |
Dimitrie A. Sturdzaii |
4 October 1895 |
21 November 1896 |
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| 36 |
Constantin Stoicescu |
21 November 1896 |
29 March 1897 |
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| 37 |
Dimitrie A. Sturdzaiii |
31 March 1897 |
30 March 1899 |
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| 38 |
Ioan Lahovaryi |
11 April 1899 |
6 July 1900 |
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| 39 |
Alexandru Marghiloman |
7 July 1900 |
13 February 1901 |
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| 40 |
Dimitrie A. Sturdzaiv |
14 February 1901 |
8 January 1902 |
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| 41 |
Ion I. C. Brătianui |
9 January 1902 |
11 December 1904 |
PNL |
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| 42 |
General Iacob Lahovary |
22 December 1904 |
8 February 1907 |
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| 43 |
Ioan Lahovaryii |
9 February 1907 |
11 March 1907 |
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| 44 |
Dimitrie A. Sturdzav |
12 March 1907 |
27 December 1908 |
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| 45 |
Ion I. C. Brătianuii |
27 December 1908 |
1 November 1909 |
PNL |
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| 46 |
Alexandru Djuvara |
1 November 1909 |
28 December 1910 |
PNL |
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| 47 |
Titu Maiorescu |
29 December 1910 |
4 January 1914 |
PC |
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| 48 |
Emanuel Porumbaru |
4 January 1914 |
7 December 1916 |
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| 49 |
Ion I. C. Brătianuiii |
8 December 1916 |
28 January 1918 |
PNL |
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Alexandru Averescu |
29 January 1918 |
4 March 1918 |
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| 50 |
Constantin C. Arion |
5 March 1918 |
23 October 1918 |
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| 51 |
General Constantin Coandă |
24 October 1918 |
28 November 1918 |
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| 52 |
Ion I. C. Brătianuiv |
29 November 1918 |
26 September 1919 |
PNL |
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Arthur Văitoianu |
27 September 1919 |
14 October 1919 |
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| 53 |
Nicolae Mișu |
15 October 1919 |
30 November 1919 |
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| 54 |
Alexandru Vaida-Voevodi |
1 December 1919 |
9 January 1920 |
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| 55 |
Duiliu Zamfirescu |
13 March 1920 |
12 June 1920 |
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| 56 |
Take Ionescu |
13 June 1920 |
16 December 1921 |
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| 57 |
Gheorghe Derussi |
17 December 1921 |
19 January 1922 |
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| 58 |
Ion G. Duca |
19 January 1922 |
29 March 1926 |
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| 59 |
Ion Mitilineu |
30 March 1926 |
3 June 1927 |
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Barbu Știrbey |
4 June 1927 |
20 June 1927 |
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| 60 |
Ion I. C. Brătianuv |
21 June 1927 |
24 November 1927 |
PNL |
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| 61 |
Nicolae Titulescui |
24 November 1927 |
9 November 1928 |
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| 62 |
Gheorghe Mironescu |
10 November 1928 |
9 October 1930 |
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| 63 |
Ion Mihalache |
10 October 1930 |
17 April 1931 |
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Constantin Argetoianu |
18 April 1931 |
26 April 1932 |
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| 64 |
Dimitrie I. G. Ghica |
27 April 1931 |
5 June 1932 |
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| 65 |
Alexandru Vaida-Voevodii |
6 June 1932 |
19 October 1932 |
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| 66 |
Nicolae Titulescuii |
20 October 1932 |
1 October 1934 |
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Gheorghe Tătărescu |
2 October 1934 |
9 October 1934 |
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| 67 |
Nicolae Titulescuiii |
10 October 1934 |
28 August 1936 |
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| 68 |
Victor Antonescu |
29 August 1936 |
28 December 1937 |
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| 69 |
Istrate Micescu |
29 December 1937 |
10 February 1938 |
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Gheorghe Tătărescu |
11 February 1938 |
29 March 1938 |
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| 70 |
Nicolae Petrescu-Comnen |
30 March 1938 |
31 January 1939 |
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| 71 |
Grigore Gafencu |
1 February 1939 |
1 June 1940 |
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| 72 |
Ion Gigurtu |
1 June 1940 |
28 June 1940 |
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| 73 |
Constantin Argetoianu |
28 June 1940 |
4 July 1940 |
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| 74 |
Mihail Manoilescu |
4 July 1940 |
14 September 1940 |
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| 75 |
Mihail R. Sturdza |
14 September 1940 |
17 January 1941 |
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Ion Antonescu |
18 January 1941 |
1 January 1943 |
Mil. |
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| 76 |
Mihai Antonescu |
1 January 1943 |
23 August 1944 |
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| 77 |
Grigore Niculescu-Buzești |
23 August 1944 |
3 November 1944 |
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| 78 |
Constantin Vișoianu |
4 November 1944 |
5 March 1945 |
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| 79 |
Gheorghe Tătărescu |
6 March 1945 |
29 December 1947 |
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Communist Romania | ||||||||
| 80 |
Ana Pauker |
30 December 1947 |
9 July 1952 |
PMR |
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| 81 |
Simion Bughici |
10 July 1952 |
3 October 1955 |
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| 82 |
Grigore Preoteasa |
4 October 1955 |
14 July 1957 |
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| 83 |
Ion Gheorghe Maurer |
15 July 1957 |
15 January 1958 |
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| 84 |
Avram Bunaciu |
23 January 1958 |
20 March 1961 |
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| 85 |
Corneliu Mănescu |
20 March 1961 |
20 August 1965 |
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Corneliu Mănescu |
21 August 1965 |
18 October 1972 |
PCR |
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| 86 |
George Macovescu |
18 October 1972 |
8 March 1978 |
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| 87 |
Ștefan Andrei |
8 March 1978 |
11 November 1985 |
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| 88 |
Ilie Văduva |
11 November 1985 |
26 August 1986 |
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| 89 |
Ioan Totu |
26 August 1986 |
2 November 1989 |
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| 90 |
Ion Stoian |
2 November 1989 |
22 December 1989 |
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Romania since 1989 | ||||||||
| 91 |
Sergiu Celac |
26 December 1989 |
28 June 1990 |
Roman I |
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| 92 |
Adrian Năstase |
28 June 1990 |
30 April 1991 |
Roman II |
FSN |
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| 30 April 1991 |
16 October 1991 |
Roman III |
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| 16 November 1991 |
18 November 1992 |
Stolojan I |
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| 93 |
Teodor Meleșcanu |
19 November 1992 |
11 December 1996 |
Văcăroiu I |
FDSN/PDSR |
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| 94 |
Adrian Severin |
12 December 1996 |
29 December 1997 |
Ciorbea I |
PD |
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| 95 |
Andrei Pleșu |
29 December 1997 |
17 April 1998 |
Ciorbea I |
Independent |
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| 17 April 1998 |
22 December 1999 |
Vasile I |
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| 96 |
Petre Roman |
22 December 1999 |
28 December 2000 |
Isărescu I |
PD |
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| 97 |
Mircea Geoană |
28 December 2000 |
28 December 2004 |
Năstase I |
Independent/PSD |
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| 98 |
Mihai-Răzvan Ungureanu |
28 December 2004 |
21 March 2007 |
Tăriceanu I |
PNL |
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Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu |
21 March 2007 |
5 April 2007 |
PNL |
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| 99 |
Adrian Cioroianu |
5 April 2007 |
15 April 2008 |
Tăriceanu II |
PNL |
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| 100 |
Lazăr Comănescu |
15 April 2008 |
22 December 2008 |
PNL |
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| 101 |
Cristian Diaconescui |
22 December 2008 |
1 October 2009 |
Boc I |
PSD |
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Cătălin Predoiu |
1 October 2009 |
23 December 2009 |
Independent |
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| 102 |
Teodor Baconschi |
23 December 2009 |
23 January 2012 |
Boc II |
PD-L |
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Cristian Diaconescuii |
24 January 2012 |
9 February 2012 |
Boc II |
UNPR |
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| 9 February 2012 |
7 May 2012 |
Ungureanu |
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| 103 |
Andrei Marga |
7 May 2012 |
6 August 2012 |
Ponta I |
PNL |
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| 104 |
Titus Corlățean |
6 August 2012 |
10 November 2014 |
Ponta I, II, III |
PSD |
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| 105 |
Teodor Meleșcanu |
10 November 2014 |
24 November 2014 |
Ponta III |
Independent |
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| 106 |
Bogdan Aurescu |
24 November 2014 |
17 November 2015 |
Ponta III, IV |
Independent |
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| 107 |
Lazăr Comănescu |
17 November 2015 |
4 January 2017 |
Cioloș |
Independent |
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| 108 |
Teodor Meleșcanu |
4 January 2017 |
29 June 2017 |
Grindeanu |
ALDE |
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| 29 June 2017 |
29 January 2018 |
Tudose |
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| 29 January 2018 |
Incumbent |
Dăncilă |
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Romania used the Julian calendar until 1919, but all dates are given in the Gregorian calendar.
The following party abbreviations are used:
| PNL = National Liberal Party |
PC = Conservative Party |
| PNR = Romanian National Party |
PP = People's Party |
| PCD = Conservative-Democratic Party |
PNŢ = National Peasants' Party |
| PND = Democratic Nationalist Party |
PNC = National Christian Party |
| FRN = National Renaissance Front (from 1940 PN; Party of the Nation) |
FP = Ploughmen's Front |
| PMR = Romanian Workers' Party (from 1965 PCR; Romanian Communist Party) |
FSN = National Salvation Front |
| PDSR = Party of Social Democracy in Romania (from 2001 PSD; Social Democratic Party) |
PNŢCD = Christian-Democratic National Peasants' Party |
| PSDR = Romanian Social Democratic Party |
PD-L = Democratic Liberal Party |
| Mil. = Military | Ind. = Independent |
Additionally, the political stance of prime ministers prior to the development of a modern party system is given by C (Conservative), MC (Moderate Conservative), RL (Radical Liberal) and ML (Moderate Liberal). Interim officeholders are denoted by italics. For those who held office multiple times, their rank of service is given by a Roman numeral.
References
External links
- MAE.ro
- GUV.ro
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