Fifth Maurer cabinet
Fifth Maurer cabinet | |
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![]() 107th Cabinet of Romania | |
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Date formed | 13 March 1969 |
Date dissolved | 28 March 1974 |
People and organisations | |
President of the State Council | Nicolae Ceaușescu |
President of the Council of Ministers | Ion Gheorghe Maurer (PCR) |
First Vice President of the Council of Ministers | Ilie Verdeț (PCR) |
No. of ministers | 41 |
Total no. of members | 34 |
Member party | PCR |
Status in legislature | One-party state |
History | |
Election | 1969 |
Legislature term | 6th Great National Assembly |
Predecessor | Maurer IV |
Successor | Mănescu I |
The fifth Maurer cabinet was the government of Romania from 13 March 1969 to 28 March 1974.
Changes in the government
August 19, 1969 - The Ministry of Transport was established, by merging the Ministry of Railways with the Ministry of Road, Naval and Air Transport; former Minister Ion Baicu was dismissed from office for "unsatisfactory activity"; the Minister of Railways, Florian Dănălache, was also dismissed from office. October 11, 1969 - The Ministry of Forestry Economy was renamed the Ministry of Wood Industry. October 11, 1969 - The Ministries of Industrial Construction were established: the Ministry of Construction Materials Industry. November 18, 1969 - The Superior Council of Agriculture was transformed into the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry. March 13, 1970 - The Ministry of Mining Industry and Geology was established, by merging the Ministry of Mines and the State Committee for Geology. December 25, 1970 - The Ministry of Tourism was established. January 26, 1971 - The Ministry of Agriculture, Food Industry, Forestry and Waters was established. The Minister of State Secretary for Agriculture, the President of the National Council of Waters and the Head of the Department of Food Industry became members of the Council of Ministers. April 1, 1971 - The Ministry of Transport and Telecommunications was established, by merging the Ministry of Transport with the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications. April 1, 1971 - The Ministry of Mines, Petroleum and Geology was established, by merging the Ministry of Mining Industry and Geology and the Ministry of Petroleum. September 16, 1971 - The Ministry of Technical and Material Supply and Control of Fixed Assets Management was established. September 16, 1971 - The State Committee for Culture and Art changed its name to the Council for Socialist Culture and Education. November 17, 1971 - The Ministry of Education and Training was established, which took over the powers of the Ministry of Education. January 25, 1972 - The Ministry of Forestry Economy and Building Materials was established, through the merger of the Ministry of Wood Industry, the Ministry of Building Materials Industry and the Department of Forestry within the Ministry of Agriculture, Food Industry, Forestry and Water. November 1, 1972 - The following were established: the Ministry of Heavy Machine Building Industry and the Ministry of Machine Tool Building and Electrical Engineering. November 1, 1972 - The Ministry of Armed Forces changed its name to the Ministry of National Defense.
Composition
The ministers of the cabinet were as follows:[1]
Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office |
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President of the Council of Ministers | 13 March 1969 | 28 March 1974 | |
First Vice President of the Council of Ministers | 13 March 1969 | 28 March 1974 | |
Vice President of the Council of Ministers | János Fazekas | 13 March 1969 | 28 March 1974 |
13 March 1969 | 28 February 1972 | ||
28 February 1972 | 28 March 1974 | ||
Iosif Banc | 13 March 1969 | 24 April 1972 | |
13 March 1969 | 28 March 1974 | ||
Emil Drăgănescu | 13 March 1969 | 28 March 1974 | |
Mihai Marinescu | 13 March 1969 | 28 March 1974 | |
Ion Pățan | 13 March 1969 | 28 March 1974 | |
13 October 1972 | 28 March 1974 | ||
13 October 1972 | 28 March 1974 | ||
Minister of Interior | Cornel Onescu | 13 March 1969 | 24 April 1972 |
Ion Stănescu | 24 April 1972 | 17 March 1973 | |
17 March 1973 | 28 March 1974 | ||
Minister of Foreign Affairs | 13 March 1969 | 23 October 1972 | |
23 October 1972 | 28 March 1974 | ||
Minister of Justice | Adrian Dimitriu | 13 March 1969 | 28 November 1970 |
Teodor Vasiliu | 28 November 1970 | 28 March 1974 | |
Minister of Armed Forces (since 1 November 1972, Minister of National Defense) | 13 March 1969 | 28 March 1974 | |
Minister of Finance | Virgil Pârvu | 13 March 1969 | 19 August 1969 |
19 August 1969 | 28 March 1974 | ||
Minister of Metallurgical Industry | Neculai Agachi | 13 March 1969 | 28 March 1974 |
Minister of Chemical Industry | Alexandru Boabă | 13 March 1969 | 17 September 1970 |
Mihail Florescu | 17 September 1970 | 28 March 1974 | |
Minister of Petroleum | Nicolae Toader | 13 March 1969 | 17 September 1970 |
Alexandru Boabă | 17 September 1970 | 1 April 1971 | |
Minister of Mines (on 18 March 1970 the Ministry of Mines changed its name to the Ministry of Mining Industry and Geology) | Bujor Almășan | 13 March 1969 | 1 April 1971 |
Minister of Mines, Petroleum and Geology | Bujor Almășan | 1 April 1971 | 28 March 1974 |
Minister of Electric Energy | Octavian Groza | 13 March 1969 | 18 December 1972 |
Constantin Băbălău | 18 December 1972 | 28 March 1974 | |
Minister of Construction | Dumitru Mosora | 13 March 1969 | 11 October 1969 |
Minister of Construction Materials Industry | Dumitru Mosora | 11 October 1969 | 28 November 1970 |
Traian Ispas | 28 November 1970 | 4 October 1971 | |
Minister of Forest Economy and Building Materials | 25 January 1972 | 28 March 1974 | |
Minister of Construction for the Chemical Industry and Refineries | Matei Ghigiu | 13 March 1969 | 11 October 1969 |
Minister of Industrial Construction | Matei Ghigiu | 11 October 1969 | 28 March 1974 |
Minister of Machine Building | Ioan Avram | 13 March 1969 | 1 November 1972 |
Minister of Heavy Machinery Industry (established on 1 November 1972) | Ioan Avram | 1 November 1972 | 28 March 1974 |
Minister of Machine Tool Building and Electrical Engineering (established on 1 November 1972) | Gheorghe Boldur | 1 November 1972 | 10 May 1973 |
Virgil Octavian | 10 May 1973 | 28 March 1974 | |
Minister of Light Industry | Ion Crăciun | 13 March 1969 | 28 March 1974 |
Minister of Agriculture and Forestry (on 26 January 1971 the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry changed its name to the Ministry of Agriculture, Food Industry, Forestry and Waters) | Angelo Miculescu | 18 November 1969 | 26 January 1971 |
Iosif Banc | 26 January 1971 | 24 April 1972 | |
Angelo Miculescu | 24 April 1972 | 28 March 1974 | |
Minister of Forest Economy (since 11 October 1969, Minister of the Wood Industry) | Mihai Suder | 13 March 1969 | 25 January 1972 |
Minister of Food Industry (on 26 January 1971 the Ministry of Food Industry became the Department of Food Industry, with its head bearing the rank of Minister Secretary of State) | 13 March 1969 | 26 June 1969 | |
Gheorghe Moldovan | 26 June 1969 | 26 January 1971 | |
26 January 1971 | 28 March 1974 | ||
Minister of Internal Trade | Nicolae Bozdog | 13 March 1969 | 13 October 1972 |
13 October 1972 | 28 March 1974 | ||
Minister of Foreign Trade | Gheorghe Cioară | 13 March 1969 | 30 April 1969 |
Cornel Burtică | 30 April 1969 | 28 February 1972 | |
Ion Pățan | 28 February 1972 | 28 March 1974 | |
Minister of Technical and Material Supply and Control of Fixed Assets Management (established on 16 September 1971) | Mihai Marinescu | 16 September 1971 | 13 October 1972 |
Maxim Berghianu | 13 October 1972 | 28 March 1974 | |
Minister of Railways | Florian Dănălache | 13 March 1969 | 19 August 1969 |
Minister of Road, Naval and Air Transport | Ion Baicu (inginer) | 13 March 1969 | 19 August 1969 |
Minister of Transport (since 1 April 1971, Minister of Transport and Telecommunications) | 19 August 1969 | 11 February 1971 | |
Florian Dănălache | 11 February 1971 | 13 October 1972 | |
Emil Drăgănescu | 13 October 1972 | 28 March 1974 | |
Minister of Posts and Telecommunications | Mihai Bălănescu | 13 March 1969 | 1 April 1971 |
Minister of Tourism (established on 25 December 1970) | 25 December 1970 | 28 March 1974 | |
Minister of Health | Aurel Moga (medic) | 13 March 1969 | 5 July 1969 |
Dan Enăchescu | 5 July 1969 | 24 April 1972 | |
24 April 1972 | 28 March 1974 | ||
Minister of Labor | Petre Lupu (politician) | 13 March 1969 | 28 March 1974 |
Minister for Youth Affairs (as First Secretary of the C.C. of the U.T.C.) | 13 March 1969 | 17 March 1971 | |
17 March 1971 | 23 October 1972 | ||
Ion Traian Ștefănescu | 23 October 1972 | 28 March 1974 | |
Minister of Teaching (since 17 November 1971, Minister of Education and Teaching) | Ștefan Bălan | 13 March 1969 | 19 August 1969 |
19 August 1969 | 25 November 1970 | ||
Mircea Malița | 25 November 1970 | 13 October 1972 | |
13 October 1972 | 28 March 1974 |
Ministry-level Committees
Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office |
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President of the State Planning Committee | Maxim Berghianu | 13 March 1969 | 13 October 1972 |
13 October 1972 | 28 March 1974 | ||
President of the Superior Council of Agriculture (council disbanded on 22 October 1969) | 13 March 1969 | 22 October 1969 | |
President of the State Security Council | Ion Stănescu | 13 March 1969 | 24 April 1972 |
Minister Secretary of State at the Ministry of Forestry Economy and Construction Materials | Mihai Suder | 25 January 1972 | 28 March 1974 |
Minister Secretary of State at the Ministry of Chemical Industry | Ilie Câșu | 30 December 1972 | 28 March 1974 |
Minister Secretary of State at the Ministry of Heavy Machinery Construction | Traian Dudaș | 18 December 1972 | 28 March 1974 |
Minister Secretary of State at the Ministry of Foreign Trade | Nicolae M. Nicolae | 28 February 1972 | 28 March 1974 |
Minister Secretary of State at the Ministry of Agriculture, Food Industry, Forestry and Waters | Angelo Miculescu | 26 January 1971 | 24 April 1972 |
Aldea Militaru | 30 December 1972 | 28 March 1974 | |
First Vice President of the Economic Council | Mihai Marinescu (politician) | 13 October 1972 | 28 March 1974 |
President of the State Committee for Culture and Arts (since 16 September 1971, President of the Council of Socialist Culture and Education) | Pompiliu Macovei | 13 March 1969 | 15 July 1971 |
15 July 1971 | 28 March 1974 | ||
President of the National Council of Scientific Research | Nicolae Murguleț | 13 March 1969 | 19 August 1969 |
Gheorghe Buzdugan (inginer) | 19 August 1969 | 17 September 1970 | |
Gheorghe Cioară | 17 September 1970 | 28 March 1974 | |
First Vice-President of the National Council of Scientific Research (with the rank of Minister Secretary of State) | Octavian Groza | 18 December 1972 | 28 March 1974 |
President of the State Committee for Local Government Issues | Petre Blajovici | 13 March 1969 | 28 March 1974 |
First Vice-President of the State Planning Committee (with the rank of Minister Secretary of State) | Gheorghe Cioară | 30 April 1969 | 15 May 1972 |
15 May 1972 | 18 December 1972 | ||
18 December 1972 | 28 March 1974 | ||
President of the Prices Committee | 13 March 1969 | 28 March 1974 | |
President of the National Water Council | Florin Ioan Iorgulescu | 26 January 1971 | 28 March 1974 |
President of the State Committee for Nuclear Energy | Ioan Ursu | 31 December 1969 | 28 March 1974 |
President of the Central Council of the General Union of Trade Unions of Romania | 17 November 1971 | 28 March 1974 | |
Advisor to the State Council | 31 December 1969 | 28 March 1974 | |
State Inspector General at the State General Inspectorate for Product Quality Control | Dumitru Niculescu | 21 July 1970 | 28 March 1974 |
References
- ^ Stelian Neagoe - "Istoria guvernelor României de la începuturi - 1859 până în zilele noastre - 1995" (Ed. Machiavelli, Bucharest, 1995)