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Third Antonescu cabinet

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Third Antonescu cabinet

Cabinet of Kingdom of Romania
Date formed27 January 1941 (1941-01-27)
Date dissolved23 August 1944 (1944-08-23)
People and organisations
MonarchMichael I
President of the Council of MinistersIon Antonescu
President of the Council of Ministers's history
Deputy President of the Council of MinistersMihai A. Antonescu
History
Incoming formationLegionnaires' rebellion
Outgoing formation1944 Romanian coup d'état
PredecessorSecond Antonescu cabinet
SuccessorFirst Sănătescu cabinet

The third cabinet of Ion Antonescu was the government of Kingdom of Romania from 27 January 1941 to 23 August 1944. It was established following the Legionnaires' rebellion, and the expulsion of the Iron Guard from Antonescu's second cabinet.

On 22 June 1941, Romania entered World War II on the side of the Axis powers and invaded the Soviet Union.

Following the coup d'état by King Michael I, Antonescu and his cabinet was removed from power.

Composition

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The ministers of the cabinet were as follows:[1]

Portfolio Minister Took office Left office Ref
President of the Council of Ministers27 January 194123 August 1944
Vice President of the Council of Ministers21 June 194123 August 1944
Minister of State Secretary27 January 194121 June 1941
Minister of State Secretary and Propaganda27 January 19411 April 1941
Minister of Foreign Affairs
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27 January 194129 June 1941
29 June 194123 August 1944
Minister of the Interior27 January 194123 August 1944
Minister of Justice27 January 194115 February 1941
15 February 194114 August 1942
14 August 194223 August 1944
Minister of National Defence27 January 194122 September 1941
22 September 194122 January 1942
22 January 194223 August 1944
Minister of National Economy27 January 194126 May 1941
26 May 194114 August 1942
14 August 194219 February 1943
19 February 194323 August 1944
Minister of Finance27 January 19418 April 1942[2]
8 April 194225 September 1942
25 September 19421 April 1944
1 April 194423 August 1944
Minister of Agriculture and Property27 January 194119 March 1942
19 March 19423 July 1943
3 July 194324 April 1944
24 April 194423 August 1944
Minister of Public Works and Communications27 January 19419 July 1941
9 July 19415 August 1943
6 October 194323 August 1944
Minister of War Production16 September 194223 August 1944
Minister of Labour, Health and Social Security27 January 194123 August 1944
Minister of National Education, Religious Affairs and the Arts[a]27 January 194111 November 1941
11 November 19415 December 1941
5 December 194123 August 1944
Minister of Propaganda1 April 194126 May 1941
26 May 194123 August 1944
Minister of Coordination and Economic Status27 January 19413 April 1941

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ From 15 February 1941 called the Ministry of Instruction, Education, Religious Affairs and the Arts, and From 1 June 1941, called the Ministry of National Culture and Religious Affairs.

References

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  1. ^ Stelian Neagoe - "Istoria guvernelor României de la începuturi - 1859 până în zilele noastre - 1995" (Ed. Machiavelli, Bucharest, 1995)
  2. ^ "Album miniștri de finanțe 1859–2020". mfinante.gov.ro (in Romanian). Ministry of Public Finance (Romania). Retrieved June 25, 2021.