Second Gheorghiu-Dej cabinet
The second Gheorghiu-Dej cabinet was the government of Romania from 28 January 1953 to 4 October 1955.
Ministries
The ministers of the cabinet were as follows:[1]
| Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office |
|---|---|---|---|
| President of the Council of Ministers | 24 January 1953 | 4 October 1955 | |
| First Vice President of the Council of Ministers | 20 August 1954 | 4 October 1955 | |
| 20 August 1954 | 4 October 1955 | ||
| 20 August 1954 | 4 October 1955 | ||
| Vice President of the Council of Ministers | 24 January 1953 | 20 August 1954 | |
| 20 August 1954 | 4 October 1955 | ||
| 24 January 1953 | 20 August 1954 | ||
| 20 August 1954 | 4 October 1955 | ||
| 24 January 1953 | 21 April 1954 | ||
| 21 April 1954 | 4 October 1955 | ||
Gheorghe Vidrașcu | 24 January 1953 | 21 April 1954 | |
| 21 April 1954 | 4 October 1955 | ||
| Minister of Interior | 24 January 1953 | 4 October 1955 | |
| Minister of the State Security | 24 January 1953 | 4 October 1955 | |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | 24 January 1953 | 4 October 1955 | |
| Minister of Justice | Anton Tatu Jianu | 24 January 1953 | 31 May 1954 |
Gheorghe Diaconescu | 31 May 1954 | 4 October 1955 | |
| Minister of Armed Forces | 24 January 1953 | 4 October 1955 | |
| Minister of Finance | 24 January 1953 | 4 October 1955 | |
| Minister of Metallurgical Industry | Carol Loncear | 24 January 1953 | 17 October 1953 |
| 17 October 1953 | 4 October 1955 | ||
| Minister of Chemical Industry | Mihail Florescu | 24 January 1953 | 4 October 1955 |
| Minister of Petroleum Industry | Ion Dumitru | 24 January 1953 | 4 October 1955 |
| Minister of Coal Industry | Eugen Alexandru Matyas | 24 January 1953 | 4 April 1955 |
Ioan Mineu | 4 April 1955 | 4 October 1955 | |
| Minister of Electric Energy and Electrotechnical Industry | 24 January 1953 | 18 May 1954 | |
Gheorghe Cioară | 18 May 1954 | 4 October 1955 | |
| Minister of Construction and Building Materials Industry[a] | Gheorghe Roșu | 24 January 1953 | 8 October 1954 |
| Minister of Construction | Gheorghe Hossu | 8 October 1954 | 4 October 1955 |
| Minister of Building Materials Industry | Carol Loncear | 8 October 1954 | 4 October 1955 |
| Minister of Light Industry | Alexandru Sencovici | 24 January 1953 | 4 October 1955 |
| Minister of Agriculture[b] | Constantin Prisnea | 24 January 1953 | 5 November 1953 |
| 5 November 1953 | 18 May 1954 | ||
| 18 May 1954 | 4 October 1955 | ||
| Minister of Wood, Paper and Cellulose Industries | Mihai Suder | 24 January 1953 | 4 October 1955 |
| Minister of Food Industry | Dumitru Diaconescu | 24 January 1953 | 17 October 1953 |
| 17 October 1953 | 4 October 1955 | ||
| Minister of Meat, Fish, and Milk Industries[c] | Pascu Ștefănescu | 24 January 1953 | 17 October 1953 |
| Minister of State Agricultural Farms[d] | Ion Vidrașcu | 24 January 1953 | 5 November 1953 |
| Minister of Communal Farms and Local Industry | Anton Vlădoiu | 24 January 1953 | 4 October 1955 |
| Minister of Forestry[e] | 24 January 1953 | 5 November 1953 | |
| Minister of Collectivisation | Mihai Dalea | 15 February 1955 | 4 October 1955 |
| Minister of Internal Trade | Vasile Malinschi | 24 January 1953 | 16 February 1954 |
Mircea Oprișan | 16 February 1954 | 4 October 1955 | |
| Minister of Foreign Trade | 24 January 1953 | 18 May 1954 | |
Marcel Popescu | 18 May 1954 | 4 October 1955 | |
| Minister of Railways | Ionel Diaconescu | 24 January 1953 | 4 October 1955 |
| Minister of Shipping and Air Transport | Gheorghe D. Safer | 24 January 1953 | 4 October 1955 |
| Minister of Posts and Telecommunications | Dumitru Simulescu | 24 January 1953 | 4 October 1955 |
| Minister of Social Provisions | Stela Enescu | 24 January 1953 | 10 June 1954 |
Octavian Berlogea | 10 June 1954 | 4 October 1955 | |
| Minister of Health | Octavian Berlogea | 24 January 1953 | 10 June 1954 |
Voinea Marinescu | 10 June 1954 | 4 October 1955 | |
| Minister of Public Teaching[f] | Ion Nistor | 24 January 1953 | 6 October 1953 |
| Minister of Higher Teaching[g] | 24 January 1953 | 6 October 1953 | |
| Minister of Teaching[h] | 6 October 1953 | 4 October 1955 | |
| Minister of Culture[i] | 30 November 1953 | 4 October 1955 | |
| Minister of Religious Affairs | 24 January 1953 | 4 October 1955 |
Ministry-level Committees
| Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office |
|---|---|---|---|
| President of the State Planning Commission | 24 January 1953 | 4 October 1955 | |
| President of the State Control Commission | 24 January 1953 | 17 October 1953 | |
Mihai Gavriliuc | 17 October 1953 | 4 April 1955 | |
| 4 April 1955 | 4 October 1955 | ||
| President of the State Supply Commission | Emil Stanciu | 24 January 1953 | 30 November 1953 |
| President of the Collectivisation of Agricultural Products Commission | Ion Olteanu | 24 January 1953 | 15 February 1955 |
Mihai Dalea | 15 February 1955 | 4 October 1955 | |
| President of the Film Commission | Nicolae Bellu | 24 January 1953 | 30 November 1953 |
| President of the Art Commission | Nicolae Popescu-Doreanu | 24 January 1953 | 30 November 1953 |
| President of the Architecture and Systematization Commission | Nicolae Bădescu | 24 January 1953 | 4 October 1955 |
Notes
- ^ On 8 October 1954, ministry was split into the Ministry of Construction and the Ministry of Building Materials Industry.
- ^ From 5 November 1953, Minister of Agriculture and Forestry.
- ^ Ministry abolished on 17 October 1953. Departments merged into the Ministry of Food Industry.
- ^ Ministry abolished on 5 November 1953.
- ^ Ministry abolished on 5 November 1953.
- ^ On 6 October 1953, the Ministry merged with the Ministry of Higher Teaching to form the Ministry of Teaching.
- ^ On 6 October 1953, the Ministry merged with the Ministry of Public Teaching to form the Ministry of Teaching.
- ^ Ministry re-established on 6 October 1953.
- ^ Ministry re-established on 30 November 1953.
References
- ^ Stelian Neagoe - "Istoria guvernelor României de la începuturi - 1859 până în zilele noastre - 1995" (Ed. Machiavelli, Bucharest, 1995)