First Stoica cabinet
First Stoica cabinet | |
|---|---|
 98th Cabinet of Romania | |
 | |
| Date formed | 4 October 1955 |
| Date dissolved | 19 March 1957 |
| People and organisations | |
| President of the Presidium of the Great National Assembly | Petru Groza |
| President of the Council of Ministers | Chivu Stoica (PCR) |
| First Vice President of the Council of Ministers | Emil Bodnăraș (PCR) Petre Borilă (PCR) Alexandru Drăghici (PCR) Miron Constantinescu (PCR) |
| No. of ministers | 41 |
| Total no. of members | 48 |
| Member party | PCR |
| Status in legislature | One-party state |
| History | |
| Election | 1952 |
| Legislature term | 2nd Great National Assembly |
| Predecessor | Gheorghiu-Dej II |
| Successor | Stoica II |
The first Stoica cabinet was the government of Romania from October 4, 1955 to March 19, 1957.
Changes in the government
[edit]- January 10, 1956 - The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry was divided as follows: Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Forestry and Ministry of State Farming.
- January 10, 1956 - The Ministry of Wood, Paper and Pulp Industry was reorganized, becoming the Ministry of Wood Industry.
- January 21, 1957 - The Ministry of Health merged with the Ministry of Social Welfare to form the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare.
- January 21, 1957 - The Ministry of Collections was abolished.
- February 19, 1957 - The Ministry of Communal Households and Local Industry was abolished.
Composition
[edit]The ministers of the cabinet were as follows:[1]
- President of the Council of Ministers:
- Chivu Stoica (October 4, 1955 – March 19, 1957)
- First Vice Presidents of the Council of Ministers:
- Emil Bodnăraș[2] (October 4, 1955 – March 19, 1957)
- Petre Borilă[3][4] (October 4, 1955 – March 19, 1957)
- Alexandru Drăghici[5] (October 4, 1955 – March 19, 1957)
- Miron Constantinescu (October 4, 1955 – March 19, 1957)
- Vice Presidents of the Council of Ministers:
- Dumitru Petrescu (October 4, 1955 – May 26, 1956)
- Gheorghe Hossu (26 May 1956 – 19 March 1957)
- Simion Bughici[6] (October 4, 1955 – March 19, 1957)
- Alexandru Moghioroș (October 4, 1955 – March 19, 1957)
- Alexandru Bârlădeanu[7][8] (October 4, 1955 – March 19, 1957)
- Ștefan Voitec[9] (November 24, 1956 – March 19, 1957)
- Minister of the Interior:
- Pavel Ștefan (October 4, 1955 – March 19, 1957)
- Minister of Foreign Affairs:
- Grigore Preoteasa (October 4, 1955 – March 19, 1957)
- Minister of Justice:
- Gheorghe Diaconescu (October 4, 1955 – March 19, 1957)
- Minister of National Defense:
- Leontin Sălăjan[10] (October 4, 1955 – March 19, 1957)
- Minister of Finance:
- Manea Mănescu (October 4, 1955 – March 19, 1957)
- Minister of the Metallurgy and Machine Construction:
- Gherasim Popa (October 4, 1955 – March 19, 1957)
- Minister of Chemical Industry:
- Mihail Florescu (October 4, 1955 – March 19, 1957)
- Minister of the Petroleum Industry:
- Ion Dumitru (October 4, 1955 – March 19, 1957)
- Minister of Coal:
- Ioan Mineu (October 4, 1955 – March 19, 1957)
- Minister of Electricity and Electrotechnical Industry:
- Gheorghe Cioară (October 4, 1955 – February 19, 1957)
- Nicolae Gheorghiu (19 February – 19 March 1957)
- Minister of Constructions:
- Gheorghe Hossu (4 October 1955 – 10 January 1956)
- Ștefan Bălan (January 10, 1956 – March 19, 1957)
- Minister of the Construction Materials Industry:
- Carol Loncear (October 4, 1955 – March 19, 1957)
- Minister of Light Industry:
- Alexandru Sencovici (October 4, 1955 – March 19, 1957)
- Minister of Agriculture (from January 10, 1956 the ministry was reorganized as the Ministry of Agriculture):
- Constantin Popescu[11] (October 4, 1955 – January 10, 1956)
- Gheorghe Hossu (January 10 – May 26, 1956)
- Marin Stancu (May 26, 1956 – March 19, 1957)
- Minister of Wood, Paper and Pulp Industry (the Ministry was reorganized on January 10, 1956 under the name of the Ministry of Wood Industry):
- Mihai Suder (October 4, 1955 – March 19, 1957)
- Minister of Food Industry:
- Constantin Teodoru (October 4, 1955 – March 19, 1957)
- Minister of State Agricultural Households:
- Bucur Șchiopu (January 10, 1956 – March 19, 1957)
- Minister of communal households and local industry (on February 19, 1957 the ministry was abolished):
- Anton Vlădoiu (October 4, 1955 – March 23, 1956)
- Filip Geltz (March 23, 1956 – February 19, 1957)
- Minister of Forestry:
- Constantin Popescu (January 10, 1956 – March 19, 1957)
- Minister of Collections (on January 21, 1957, the ministry was abolished):
- Mihai Dalea (October 4, 1955 – May 11, 1956)
- Constantin Doncea[12] (May 11, 1956 – January 21, 1957)
- Minister of Internal Trade:
- Ștefan Voitec[13] (October 4, 1955 – November 24, 1956)
- Minister of Foreign Trade:
- Marcel Popescu (October 4, 1955 – November 24, 1956)
- Gheorghe (Gogu) Rădulescu (24 November 1956 – 19 March 1957)
- Minister of Railways:
- Ionel Diaconescu (October 4, 1955 – September 24, 1956)
- Ion Cosma (September 24, 1956 – March 19, 1957)
- Minister of Naval and Air Transport:
- Gheorghe D. Safer (October 4, 1955 – March 19, 1957)
- Minister of Posts and Telecommunications:
- Dumitru Simulescu (October 4, 1955 – March 19, 1957)
- Minister of Social Provisions (on January 21, 1957 the ministry was abolished):
- Octavian Berlogea (October 4, 1955 – January 21, 1957)
- Minister of Health (on January 21, 1957 merged with the Ministry of Social Provisions):
- Voinea Marinescu (October 4, 1955 – January 21, 1957)
- Minister of Health and Social Provisions:
- Voinea Marinescu (January 21 – March 19, 1957)
- Minister of Education:
- Ilie G. Murgulescu (October 4, 1955 – November 24, 1956)
- Miron Constantinescu (November 24, 1956 – March 19, 1957)
- Minister of Culture:
- Constanța Crăciun[14] (October 4, 1955 – March 19, 1957)
- Minister of Religions:
- Petre Constantinescu-Iași[15] (October 4, 1955 – March 19, 1957)
Ministers Secretaries of State
[edit]- President of the State Planning Committee (with the rank of minister):
- Alexandru Bârlădeanu (October 4, 1955 – May 26, 1956)
- Gheorghe Gaston Marin (26 May 1956 – 19 March 1957)
- President of the State Control Commission (with the rank of minister):
- Dumitru Coliu (October 4, 1955 – March 19, 1957)
- President of the State Committee for Architecture and Systematization (with the rank of minister):
- Nicolae Bădescu (October 4, 1955 – March 19, 1957)
Source
[edit]- Stelian Neagoe - "History of Romanian governments from the beginning - 1859 to our days - 1995" (Ed. Machiavelli, Bucharest, 1995)
- RompresArchived 2007-02-11 at the Wayback Machine
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